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Time to True Deterioration (TTD) in the Composite Endpoint of Cough, Chest Pain, and Dyspnea Using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (QLQ-C30) and Lung Cancer Module 13 (QLQ-LC13)

A Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Combination With Etoposide/Platinum (Cisplatin or Carboplatin) for Participants With Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (MK-3475-604/KEYNOTE-604) · Source last updated 2022-10-03

Results reported by the registry submitting party. Population, time horizon, units and missing values must be read together.

Measure
MEDIAN
Unit
Months
Interval / dispersion
95% Confidence Interval
Time frame
Day 1 of Cycles 1-9, Day 1 of every other cycle for Cycles 10-17 and 30 days after last dose of study treatment (Up to approximately 27 months)

What was measured

TTD in patient-reported lung cancer symptoms of cough (QLQ-LC-13 Item 1), chest pain (QLQ-LC-13 Item 10), and dyspnea (QLQ-C30 Item 8) was a composite endpoint defined as the time to first onset of ≥10 point deterioration from baseline in an item confirmed by a second adjacent ≥10 point deterioration. The QLQ-LC13 consists of 13 measures of lung cancer symptoms and side effects from chemotherapy and radiation. It is scored on a 4-point scale (1=none, 2=a little, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much). Scores were transformed to a range of 0 to 100 using a standard algorithm. Higher scores represented increasing symptom severity. TTD was calculated using the product-limit Kaplan-Meier method for censored data and is presented for the first course of study treatment per protocol.

Analysis population: All participants who received at least 1 dose of study medication and had non-missing assessments.

Groups in this outcome

Pembrolizumab+EP

During each 21-day cycle, participants received pembrolizumab 200 mg intravenously (IV) on Day 1 PLUS etoposide 100 mg/m\^2 IV on Days 1, 2 and 3 PLUS investigator's choice of platinum therapy (carboplatin titrated to an area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve \[AUC\] 5 IV on Day 1 OR cisplatin 75 mg/m\^2 IV on Day 1). Participants who stopped pembrolizumab as a result of obtaining a response of stable disease (SD), partial response (PR), complete response (CR) or those who stopped after receiving pembrolizumab for 24 months for reasons other than disease progression or intolerability, were eligible for up to an additional 1 year of treatment after progressive disease if they met the criteria for retreatment.

Placebo+EP

During each 21-day cycle, participants received placebo (normal saline solution) IV on Day 1 PLUS etoposide 100 mg/m\^2 IV on Days 1, 2 and 3 PLUS investigator's choice of platinum therapy (carboplatin titrated to an AUC 5 IV on Day 1 OR cisplatin 75 mg/m\^2 IV on Day 1).

Group identifiers and denominators belong to this outcome only. They may differ in another outcome or in safety reporting.

Analysis denominator · Participants

GroupSource count
Pembrolizumab+EP221
Placebo+EP218

Reported measurements

Source class 1
Values in Months · Interval/dispersion: 95% Confidence Interval
GroupValueSpreadLowerUpperComment
Pembrolizumab+EPNANot reportedNANAMedian TTD and lower and upper limits not reached (no protocol-specified deterioration criteria reached by time of last assessment)
Placebo+EP8.7Not reported5.9NATTD upper limit not reached (no protocol-specified deterioration criteria reached by time of last assessment)

Source statistical analyses

Group order, estimate direction, methods and comments are retained. No treatment ranking is inferred.

  1. ci Lower Limit
    0.56
    ci Num Sides
    TWO_SIDED
    ci Pct Value
    95
    ci Upper Limit
    1.14
    estimate Comment
    Based on Cox regression model with treatment as a covariate stratified by platinum chemotherapy ECOG, and LDH. Cisplatin, ECOG 0, LDH ≤ULN and Cisplatin, ECOG 0, LDH \>ULN were combined into one stratum because of small sample size
    group Ids
    1. OG000
    2. OG001
    non Inferiority Type
    OTHER
    p Value
    0.208
    param Type
    Hazard Ratio (HR)
    param Value
    0.80
    statistical Comment
    Two-sided p-value based on stratified log-rank test
    statistical Method
    Log Rank
Complete source fields
analyses
  1. ci Lower Limit
    0.56
    ci Num Sides
    TWO_SIDED
    ci Pct Value
    95
    ci Upper Limit
    1.14
    estimate Comment
    Based on Cox regression model with treatment as a covariate stratified by platinum chemotherapy ECOG, and LDH. Cisplatin, ECOG 0, LDH ≤ULN and Cisplatin, ECOG 0, LDH \>ULN were combined into one stratum because of small sample size
    group Ids
    1. OG000
    2. OG001
    non Inferiority Type
    OTHER
    p Value
    0.208
    param Type
    Hazard Ratio (HR)
    param Value
    0.80
    statistical Comment
    Two-sided p-value based on stratified log-rank test
    statistical Method
    Log Rank
classes
  1. categories
    1. measurements
      1. comment
        Median TTD and lower and upper limits not reached (no protocol-specified deterioration criteria reached by time of last assessment)
        group Id
        OG000
        lower Limit
        NA
        upper Limit
        NA
        value
        NA
      2. comment
        TTD upper limit not reached (no protocol-specified deterioration criteria reached by time of last assessment)
        group Id
        OG001
        lower Limit
        5.9
        upper Limit
        NA
        value
        8.7
denoms
  1. counts
    1. group Id
      OG000
      value
      221
    2. group Id
      OG001
      value
      218
    units
    Participants
description
TTD in patient-reported lung cancer symptoms of cough (QLQ-LC-13 Item 1), chest pain (QLQ-LC-13 Item 10), and dyspnea (QLQ-C30 Item 8) was a composite endpoint defined as the time to first onset of ≥10 point deterioration from baseline in an item confirmed by a second adjacent ≥10 point deterioration. The QLQ-LC13 consists of 13 measures of lung cancer symptoms and side effects from chemotherapy and radiation. It is scored on a 4-point scale (1=none, 2=a little, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much). Scores were transformed to a range of 0 to 100 using a standard algorithm. Higher scores represented increasing symptom severity. TTD was calculated using the product-limit Kaplan-Meier method for censored data and is presented for the first course of study treatment per protocol.
dispersion Type
95% Confidence Interval
groups
  1. description
    During each 21-day cycle, participants received pembrolizumab 200 mg intravenously (IV) on Day 1 PLUS etoposide 100 mg/m\^2 IV on Days 1, 2 and 3 PLUS investigator's choice of platinum therapy (carboplatin titrated to an area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve \[AUC\] 5 IV on Day 1 OR cisplatin 75 mg/m\^2 IV on Day 1). Participants who stopped pembrolizumab as a result of obtaining a response of stable disease (SD), partial response (PR), complete response (CR) or those who stopped after receiving pembrolizumab for 24 months for reasons other than disease progression or intolerability, were eligible for up to an additional 1 year of treatment after progressive disease if they met the criteria for retreatment.
    id
    OG000
    title
    Pembrolizumab+EP
  2. description
    During each 21-day cycle, participants received placebo (normal saline solution) IV on Day 1 PLUS etoposide 100 mg/m\^2 IV on Days 1, 2 and 3 PLUS investigator's choice of platinum therapy (carboplatin titrated to an AUC 5 IV on Day 1 OR cisplatin 75 mg/m\^2 IV on Day 1).
    id
    OG001
    title
    Placebo+EP
param Type
MEDIAN
population Description
All participants who received at least 1 dose of study medication and had non-missing assessments.
reporting Status
POSTED
time Frame
Day 1 of Cycles 1-9, Day 1 of every other cycle for Cycles 10-17 and 30 days after last dose of study treatment (Up to approximately 27 months)
title
Time to True Deterioration (TTD) in the Composite Endpoint of Cough, Chest Pain, and Dyspnea Using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (QLQ-C30) and Lung Cancer Module 13 (QLQ-LC13)
type
SECONDARY
unit Of Measure
Months

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