A Study of Mirvetuximab Soravtansine vs. Investigator's Choice of Chemotherapy in Women With Folate Receptor (FR) Alpha Positive Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC), Primary Peritoneal or Fallopian Tube Cancer

NCT02631876CompletedPHASE3INTERVENTIONAL

Summary

Key Facts

Lead Sponsor

ImmunoGen, Inc.

Enrollment

366

Start Date

2016-03-02

Completion Date

2019-01-01

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Official Title

FORWARD I: A Randomized, Open Label Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Mirvetuximab Soravtansine (IMGN853) Versus Investigator's Choice of Chemotherapy in Women With Folate Receptor Alpha Positive Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cancer or Fallopian Tube Cancer

Interventions

Mirvetuximab soravtansinePaclitaxelPegylated liposomal doxorubicinTopotecan

Conditions

Epithelial Ovarian CancerPrimary Peritoneal CarcinomaFallopian Tube CancerOvarian Cancer

Eligibility

Age Range

18 Years+

Sex

FEMALE

Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants must be diagnosed with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer or fallopian tube cancer
* Participants must have folate receptor alpha positive tumor expression as defined in the protocol
* Participants must have platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, defined as progression within 6 months from completion of a minimum of four cycles of platinum-containing therapy.
* Participants must have received at least one but no more than three prior systemic treatment regimens and for whom single-agent chemotherapy is appropriate as the next line of treatment
* Participants must have at least one lesion that meets the definition of measurable disease by RECIST 1.1

Exclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of clear cell, low grade ovarian cancer or mixed tumors
* Participants with primary platinum-refractory disease
* Serious concurrent illness or clinically relevant active infection as defined in the protocol
* Prior treatment with mirvetuximab soravtansine
* Women who are pregnant or breast feeding

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes

Progression-Free Survival (PFS), as Assessed by BIRC Per RECIST Version 1.1 in All Participants Randomized to the Study

PFS was defined as the time from randomization until PD or death whichever occurred first, estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. PD: At least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameters (SoD) of target lesion, taken as reference the smallest (nadir) SoD since and including baseline. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the SoD must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. Unequivocal progression of non-target lesions and appearance of new lesions. Unequivocal progression should not normally trump target lesion status. It must be representative of overall disease status change, not a single lesion increase.

Time frame: From the date of randomization until the time of death or PD (maximum exposure: 86.9 weeks for mirvetuximab soravtansine arm and 62.9 weeks for IC chemotherapy arm)

PFS, as Assessed by BIRC Per RECIST Version 1.1 in Participants With High Folate Receptor Alpha Level (≥ 75% of Tumor Staining)

PFS was defined as the time from randomization until PD or death whichever occurred first, estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. PD: At least a 20% increase in the SoD of target lesion, taken as reference the smallest (nadir) SoD since and including baseline. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the SoD must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. Unequivocal progression of non-target lesions and appearance of new lesions. Unequivocal progression should not normally trump target lesion status. It must be representative of overall disease status change, not a single lesion increase.

Time frame: From the date of randomization until the time of death or PD (maximum exposure: 86.9 weeks for mirvetuximab soravtansine arm and 62.9 weeks for IC chemotherapy arm)

Secondary Outcomes

Objective Response Rate (ORR): Percentage of Participants With Objective Response, as Assessed by BIRC Per RECIST1.1

ORR was defined as percentage of participants with a best overall response (BOR) of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR). CR: Disappearance of all target or non-target lesions. All pathological or non-pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to less than (\<) 10 millimeters (mm). PR: At least 30 percent (%) decrease in the SoD of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline SoD.

Time frame: From randomization until first BOR of CR or PR (maximum exposure: 86.9 weeks for mirvetuximab soravtansine arm and 62.9 weeks for IC chemotherapy arm)

Overall Survival (OS)

OS was defined as the time from the date of randomization until the date of death from any cause. Participants who did not experience the event of death were censored at their last date known to be alive. OS was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

Time frame: From the date of randomization until the time of death (maximum exposure: 86.9 weeks for mirvetuximab soravtansine arm and 62.9 weeks for IC chemotherapy arm)

Number of Participants Achieving at Least a 15% (≥ 15-Point) Absolute Improvement From Baseline on the EORTC QLQ-OV28 Abdominal/Gastrointestinal (AB/GI) Symptom Subscale at Week 8/9 Assessment

European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Ovarian Cancer 28 (EORTC QLQ-OV28) is a 28-item ovarian cancer supplemental module. It comprises of 6 symptom scales (AB/GI symptoms, peripheral neuropathy, other chemotherapy side-effects, hormonal symptoms, body image, attitude to disease, treatment), and sexual functioning. Participants were asked to indicate extent to which they experienced AB/GI symptoms. Participants responded on a scale of 1-4(1=not at all, 2=a little, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much) to following: Did you have abdominal pain? Did you have a bloated feeling in your abdomen? Did you have problems with your clothes feeling too tight? Did you experience any change in bowel habit as a result of your disease or treatment? Were you troubled by passing wind/gas/flatulence? Have you felt full too quickly after beginning to eat? Have you had indigestion/heartburn? Data were transformed to a scale from 0-100. Lower scores=better health.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 8/9

Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

Adverse event (AE): any untoward medical occurrence that develops or worsens in severity during the conduct of a clinical study and does not necessarily have a causal relationship to study drug. Severity: graded per National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for AEs (CTCAE) v4.03 on following scale: Grade 1=mild, Grade 2=moderate, Grade 3=severe, Grade 4=life-threatening, Grade 5=death. Relation of AE to treatment was determined by investigator. Serious AEs: death, life-threatening AE, inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, persistent/significant disability or incapacity, congenital anomaly or birth defect, or an important medical event that required medical intervention to prevent 1 of the outcomes listed in this definition. TEAEs: any AE that emerged on or after the first dose, and within 30 days of the last dose. A summary of serious and all other non-serious AEs regardless of causality is located in the Reported AEs module.

Time frame: From first dose of study drug up to 30 days after last dose of study drug (maximum exposure: 86.9 weeks for mirvetuximab soravtansine arm and 62.9 weeks for IC chemotherapy arm)

Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup (GCIG) CA-125 Response Rate: Percentage of Participants With GCIG CA-125 Confirmed Clinical Responses

CA-125 Response rate wasdefined as the number of participants with a CA-125 confirmed response divided by the number of participants in the CA-125 response-evaluable population multiplied by 100.

Time frame: From first dose of study drug until CA-125 response (maximum exposure: 86.9 weeks for mirvetuximab soravtansine arm and 62.9 weeks for IC chemotherapy arm)

PFS, as Assessed by Investigator Per RECIST Version 1.1

PFS was defined as the time from randomization until PD or death whichever occurred first, estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. PD: At least a 20% increase in the SoD of target lesion, taken as reference the smallest (nadir) SoD since and including baseline. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the SoD must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. Unequivocal progression of non-target lesions and appearance of new lesions. Unequivocal progression should not normally trump target lesion status. It must be representative of overall disease status change, not a single lesion increase.

Time frame: From the date of randomization until the time of death or PD (maximum exposure: 86.9 weeks for mirvetuximab soravtansine arm and 62.9 weeks for IC chemotherapy arm)

Duration of Response (DOR), as Assessed by BIRC Per RECIST v1.1

DOR was defined as the time from the date of the first response (CR or PR), whichever was recorded first, until the date of PD. PD: At least a 20% increase in the SoD of target lesion, taken as reference the smallest (nadir) SoD since and including baseline. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the SoD must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. Unequivocal progression of non-target lesions. Unequivocal progression should not normally trump target lesion status. It must be representative of overall disease status change, not a single lesion increase. DOR was only defined for participants who had a BOR of CR or PR using the method of Kaplan-Meier.

Time frame: From the date of first response (CR or PR) until the date of PD (maximum exposure: 86.9 weeks for mirvetuximab soravtansine arm and 62.9 weeks for IC chemotherapy arm)

Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Versus Time Curve From Time of Dose Until Tlast (AUClast) of Mirvetuximab Soravtansine,Total M9346A Antibody, DM4, and S-methyl DM4

PK parameters were calculated using standard non-compartmental methods.

Time frame: Pre-dose and within 5 minutes after mirvetuximab soravtansine infusion on Day 1 of Cycles 1 and 3; and Day 8 and 15 of Cycles 1 and 3

Number of Participants With Anti-Drug Antibodies (ADA)

An electrochemiluminescent method was used for the detection of anti-mirvetuximab soravtansine antibodies in plasma from samples collected in dipotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (K2EDTA) tubes. The qualitative assay was designed to detect anti-mirvetuximab soravtansine antibodies in human plasma.

Time frame: Pre-dose and within 5 minutes after mirvetuximab soravtansine infusion on Day 1 of Cycles 1, 2, and 4; pre-dose on Day 1 of Cycle 6

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, United States

Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HAL, Tempe, United States

Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HOPE, Tucson, United States

UCLA Women's Health Clinical Research Unit - OBGYN, Los Angeles, United States

University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, United States

California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, United States

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Vallejo, United States

Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, United States

Norwalk Hospital/WCHN, Norwalk, United States

Florida State University College of Medicine, Sarasota, United States

Georgia Regents University (GRU)-Medical College of Georgia (MCG) - Cancer Center, Augusta, United States

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, United States

Sudarshan Sharma LTD, Hinsdale, United States

Community Health Network, Inc., Indianapolis, United States

Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, United States

Norton Cancer Institute, Louisville, United States

Women's Cancer Care, Covington, United States

Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, United States

WK Physician Network Clinical Research, Shreveport, United States

Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, United States

University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, United States

Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, United States

Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, United States

Mercy Women's Oncology, Springfield, United States

Center of Hope, Reno, United States

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, United States

MD Anderson Cancer Center - Cooper Health, Camden, United States

Overlook Medical Center, Summit, United States

The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center - Memorial Medical Center, Albuquerque, United States

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone, New York, United States

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and (MSK Monmouth) and ( MSK Westchester), New York, United States

Levine Cancer Institute - Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, United States

University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, United States

Fairview Hospital, Moll Pavilion Cancer Center, Cleveland, United States

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, United States

OSU Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, United States

Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield, United States

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, United States

Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research Institute, LLC, Tulsa, United States

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States

Magee - Womens Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh, United States

Women & Infants of Rhode Island, Providence, United States

Hollings Cancer Center, Charleston, United States

Texas Oncology-Austin Central, Austin, United States

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States

Texas Oncology - Fort Worth, Fort Worth, United States

Texas Oncology - The Woodlands, Gynecologic Oncology, The Woodlands, United States

Texas Oncology-Tyler, Tyler, United States

Kadlec Clinic Hematology & Oncology, Kennewick, United States

Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, United States

Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium

AZ Groeninge - Oncology Centre, Kortrijk, Belgium

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen (UZ) Leuven-Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium

Centre Hospitalier de l'Ardenne, Libramont, Belgium

University Clinical Center of Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Canada

Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Canada

Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Canada

London Health Sciences Centre, London, Canada

The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, Canada

Sunnybrook Research Institute - Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada

Hopital de la CitedelaSante, Laval, Canada

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada

McGill University Health Centre - Glen Site, Montreal, Canada

Porodnicka A Gynekologicka Klinika, Hradec Králové, Czechia

University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava Poruba, Czechia

Onkologicke oddeleni Krajske nemocnice T. Bati, a.s., Zlin, Zlín, Czechia

Institut de Cancerologie de L'Ouest - site Paul Papin, Angers, France

CHRU Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France

Institut Bergonie, Bordeaux, France

Cochin Hospital, Paris, France

Hôpital Croix St-Simon, Paris, France

Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France

Centre Armoricain de radiotherapie, Imagerie Medicale et Oncol, Plérin, France

Centre Eugene Marquis, Rennes, France

Institut Curie-Hopital Rene Huguenin, Saint-Cloud, France

Institut Claudius Regaud, Toulouse, France

Institut de Cancerologie de Lorraine, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

Gustave Roussy Institution, Villejuif, France

Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, Ireland

Mater Private Hospital and Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL), Brindisi, Italy

Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale di Ravenna, Faenza, Italy

Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori IRST-IRCCS - Oncologia medica, Meldola (FC), Italy

Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

Fondazione IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy

Istituto Nazionale Tumori- G. Pascale, Naples, Italy

Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Roma, Italy

LLC "VitaMed", Moscow, Russia

State Budget-Funded Healthcare Institution of Novosibirsk Oblast "Novosibirsk Oblast Oncology Dispensary", Novosibirsk, Russia

Budget-Funded Healthcare Institution of Omsk Oblast "Clinical Oncology Dispensary", Omsk, Russia

State Budget Institution of Health "Leningrad Regional Oncologicacal Dispensary", Saint Petersburg, Russia

Oncology and Radiology Institute Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

Oncology Institute Vojvodina, Kamenitz, Serbia

Clinical Centre Nis, Oncology Clinic, Niš, Serbia

ICO Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain

Onkologikoa, Donostia / San Sebastian, Spain

Hospital Teresa Herrera (CHUACoruña), A Coruña, Spain

IOR - Hospital Quiron Dexeus, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Vall D'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Institut Català d'Oncologia - Unitad de Investigación Clínica, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Reina Sofia, Córdoba, Spain

Complejo Hospitalario Granada, Granada, Spain

Hospital Universitario Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain

MD Anderson Cancer Center - Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Servicio de Oncología Médica Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro, Madrid, Spain

Hospital Regional Universitario Malaga - Hospital Materno Infantil de Málaga, Málaga, Spain

Hospital Son Llatzer (HSLL), Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain

Kantonsspital Winterthur, Medizinische Onkologie, Winterthur, Switzerland

Kantonsspital, Winterthur, Switzerland

Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland

UCL Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - City Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, United Kingdom

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH), Sutton, United Kingdom

The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust - New Cross Hospital - GOW, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Peterborough City Hospital, Peterborough, United Kingdom

Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Cancer,Haematology and Physics Directorate, Cancer Centre Royal Stoke University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Arden Cancer Centre, Coventry, United Kingdom

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, United Kingdom

Linked Papers

2021-03-02

Phase III, randomized trial of mirvetuximab soravtansine versus chemotherapy in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: primary analysis of FORWARD I

Mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV) is an antibody-drug conjugate comprising a folate receptor alpha (FRα)-binding antibody, cleavable linker, and the maytansinoid DM4, a potent tubulin-targeting agent. The randomized, open-label, phase III study FORWARD I compared MIRV and investigator's choice chemotherapy in patients with platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Eligible patients with 1-3 prior lines of therapy and whose tumors were positive for FRα expression were randomly assigned, in a 2 : 1 ratio, to receive MIRV (6 mg/kg, adjusted ideal body weight) or chemotherapy (paclitaxel, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, or topotecan). The primary endpoint was progression-free survival [PFS, Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1, blinded independent central review] in the intention-to-treat (ITT) population and in the prespecified FRα high population. A total of 366 patients were randomized; 243 received MIRV and 109 received chemotherapy. The primary endpoint, PFS, did not reach statistical significance in either the ITT [hazard ratio (HR), 0.98, P = 0.897] or the FRα high population (HR, 0.69, P = 0.049). Superior outcomes for MIRV over chemotherapy were observed in all secondary endpoints in the FRα high population including improved objective response rate (24% versus 10%), CA-125 responses (53% versus 25%), and patient-reported outcomes (27% versus 13%). Fewer treatment-related grade 3 or higher adverse events (25.1% versus 44.0%), and fewer events leading to dose reduction (19.8% versus 30.3%) and treatment discontinuation (4.5% versus 8.3%) were seen with MIRV compared with chemotherapy. In patients with platinum-resistant EOC, MIRV did not result in a significant improvement in PFS compared with chemotherapy. Secondary endpoints consistently favored MIRV, particularly in patients with high FRα expression. MIRV showed a differentiated and more manageable safety profile than chemotherapy.