Entinostat plus exemestane in hormone receptor-positive(HR+)advanced breast cancer(ABC)previously showed encouraging outcomes.This multicenter phase 3 trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of entinostat plus exemest...Entinostat plus exemestane in hormone receptor-positive(HR+)advanced breast cancer(ABC)previously showed encouraging outcomes.This multicenter phase 3 trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of entinostat plus exemestane in Chinese patients with HR+ABC that relapsed/progressed after≥1 endocrine therapy.Patients were randomized(2:1)to oral exemestane 25 mg/day plus entinostat(n=235)or placebo(n=119)5 mg/week in 28-day cycles.The primary endpoint was the independent radiographic committee(IRC)-assessed progression-free survival(PFS).The median age was 52(range,28—75)years and 222(62.7%)patients were postmenopausal.CDK4/6 inhibitors and fulvestrant were previously used in 23(6.5%)and 92(26.0%)patients,respectively.The baseline characteristics were comparable between the entinostat and placebo groups.The median PFS was 6.32(95%CI,5.30—9.11)and 3.72(95%CI,1.91—5.49)months in the entinostat and placebo groups(HR,0.76;95%CI,0.58—0.98;P=0.046),respectively.Grade≥3 adverse events(AEs)occurred in 154(65.5%)patients in the entinostat group versus 23(19.3%)in the placebo group,and the most common grade≥3 treatment-related AEs were neutropenia[103(43.8%)],thrombocytopenia[20(8.5%)],and leucopenia[15(6.4%)].Entinostat plus exemestane significantly improved PFS compared with exemestane,with generally manageable toxicities in HR+ABC(ClinicalTrials.gov#NCT03538171).展开更多
Background:Albuvirtide is a once-weekly injectable human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)-1 fusion inhibitor.We present interim data for a phase 3 trial assessing the safety and efficacy of albuvirtide plus lopinavir-riton...Background:Albuvirtide is a once-weekly injectable human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)-1 fusion inhibitor.We present interim data for a phase 3 trial assessing the safety and efficacy of albuvirtide plus lopinavir-ritonavir in HIV-1-infected adults already treated with antiretroviral drugs.Methods:We carried out a 48-week,randomized,controlled,open-label non-inferiority trial at 12 sites in China.Adults on the World Health Organization(WHO)-recommended first-line treatment for>6 months with a plasma viral load>1000 copies/mL were enrolled and randomly assigned(1:1)to receive albuvirtide(once weekly)plus ritonavir-boosted lopinavir(ABT group)or the WHO-recommended second-line treatment(NRTI group).The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with a plasma viral load below 50 copies/mL at 48 weeks.Non-inferiority was prespecified with a margin of 12%.Results:At the time of analysis,week 24 data were available for 83 and 92 patients,and week 48 data were available for 46 and 50 patients in the albuvirtide and NRTI groups,respectively.At 48 weeks,80.4%of patients in the ABT group and 66.0%of those in the NRTI group had HIV-1 RNA levels below 50 copies/mL,meeting the criteria for non-inferiority.For the per-protocol population,the superiority of albuvirtide over NRTI was demonstrated.The frequency of grade 3 to 4 adverse events was similar in the two groups;the most common adverse events were diarrhea,upper respiratory tract infections,and grade 3 to 4 increases in triglyceride concentration.Renal function was significantly more impaired at 12 weeks in the patients of the NRTI group who received tenofovir disoproxil fumarate than in those of the ABT group.Conclusions:The TALENT study is the first phase 3 trial of an injectable long-acting HIV drug.This interim analysis indicates that once-weekly albuvirtide in combination with ritonavir-boosted lopinavir is well tolerated and non-inferior to the WHO-recommended second-line regimen in patients with first-line treatment failure.Trial registration:ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:NCT02369965;https://www.clinicaltrials.gov.Chinese Clinical Trial Registry No.ChiCTR-TRC-14004276;http://www.chictr.org.cn/enindex.aspx.展开更多
基金sponsored by EOC Pharmaceutical CO,and CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(CIFMS,2021I2M-1-014,China)Taizhou EOC Pharma Co.,Ltd.for supporting,developing and sponsoring this trial。
文摘Entinostat plus exemestane in hormone receptor-positive(HR+)advanced breast cancer(ABC)previously showed encouraging outcomes.This multicenter phase 3 trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of entinostat plus exemestane in Chinese patients with HR+ABC that relapsed/progressed after≥1 endocrine therapy.Patients were randomized(2:1)to oral exemestane 25 mg/day plus entinostat(n=235)or placebo(n=119)5 mg/week in 28-day cycles.The primary endpoint was the independent radiographic committee(IRC)-assessed progression-free survival(PFS).The median age was 52(range,28—75)years and 222(62.7%)patients were postmenopausal.CDK4/6 inhibitors and fulvestrant were previously used in 23(6.5%)and 92(26.0%)patients,respectively.The baseline characteristics were comparable between the entinostat and placebo groups.The median PFS was 6.32(95%CI,5.30—9.11)and 3.72(95%CI,1.91—5.49)months in the entinostat and placebo groups(HR,0.76;95%CI,0.58—0.98;P=0.046),respectively.Grade≥3 adverse events(AEs)occurred in 154(65.5%)patients in the entinostat group versus 23(19.3%)in the placebo group,and the most common grade≥3 treatment-related AEs were neutropenia[103(43.8%)],thrombocytopenia[20(8.5%)],and leucopenia[15(6.4%)].Entinostat plus exemestane significantly improved PFS compared with exemestane,with generally manageable toxicities in HR+ABC(ClinicalTrials.gov#NCT03538171).
基金Frontier Biotechnologies Inc.,Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Nos.2013ZX09101001 and 2017ZX09201007)the Beijing Municipal of Science and Technology Major Project(Nos.D141100000314005,D141100000314002,and D161100000416003)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81772165,81974303,and 81571973)Beijing Key Laboratory for HIV/AIDS Research(No.BZ0089)。
文摘Background:Albuvirtide is a once-weekly injectable human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)-1 fusion inhibitor.We present interim data for a phase 3 trial assessing the safety and efficacy of albuvirtide plus lopinavir-ritonavir in HIV-1-infected adults already treated with antiretroviral drugs.Methods:We carried out a 48-week,randomized,controlled,open-label non-inferiority trial at 12 sites in China.Adults on the World Health Organization(WHO)-recommended first-line treatment for>6 months with a plasma viral load>1000 copies/mL were enrolled and randomly assigned(1:1)to receive albuvirtide(once weekly)plus ritonavir-boosted lopinavir(ABT group)or the WHO-recommended second-line treatment(NRTI group).The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with a plasma viral load below 50 copies/mL at 48 weeks.Non-inferiority was prespecified with a margin of 12%.Results:At the time of analysis,week 24 data were available for 83 and 92 patients,and week 48 data were available for 46 and 50 patients in the albuvirtide and NRTI groups,respectively.At 48 weeks,80.4%of patients in the ABT group and 66.0%of those in the NRTI group had HIV-1 RNA levels below 50 copies/mL,meeting the criteria for non-inferiority.For the per-protocol population,the superiority of albuvirtide over NRTI was demonstrated.The frequency of grade 3 to 4 adverse events was similar in the two groups;the most common adverse events were diarrhea,upper respiratory tract infections,and grade 3 to 4 increases in triglyceride concentration.Renal function was significantly more impaired at 12 weeks in the patients of the NRTI group who received tenofovir disoproxil fumarate than in those of the ABT group.Conclusions:The TALENT study is the first phase 3 trial of an injectable long-acting HIV drug.This interim analysis indicates that once-weekly albuvirtide in combination with ritonavir-boosted lopinavir is well tolerated and non-inferior to the WHO-recommended second-line regimen in patients with first-line treatment failure.Trial registration:ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:NCT02369965;https://www.clinicaltrials.gov.Chinese Clinical Trial Registry No.ChiCTR-TRC-14004276;http://www.chictr.org.cn/enindex.aspx.