Local Consolidative Therapy and Brigatinib in Treating Patients With Stage IV or Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Last updated: October 30, 2025
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Carcinoma

Treatment

Brigatinib

Local Consolidation Therapy

Clinical Study ID

NCT03707938
2018-0598
P30CA016672
2018-0598
NCI-2018-02099
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This early phase I trial studies the side effects and how well local consolidative therapy (LCT) and brigatinib works in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer that is stage IV or has come back (recurrent). Giving LCT, such as surgery and/or radiation, after initial treatment may kill any remaining tumor cells. Brigatinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving LCT and brigatinib may work better in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of stage IV NSCLC (or recurrentNSCLC not a candidate for definitive multimodality therapy)

  2. Documented ALK re-arrangement as detected by: (1) FISH, (2) IHC, (3) tissue NGS, or (4) cfDNA NGS

  3. Subjects can be enrolled as (1) TKI naïve or (2) after ≤ 8 weeks of first-linebrigatinib treatment without disease progression.

  4. Candidate for local consolidative therapy to at least one site of residual disease

  5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2

  6. Males or females aged at least 18 years.

  7. Adequate organ function laboratory values, defined as:

  8. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L or at least 1500/mm3 or at least 1.5 x 109/L

  9. Platelet count at least 75,000/mm3 or at least 75 x 109/L

  10. Hemoglobin (Hb) at least 9 g/dL (or 5.69 mmol/L) at baseline

  11. Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN or ≥ 60 mL/minute for subjects with creatininelevels > 1.5 × the institutional ULN

  12. Serum total bilirubin less than or equal to ≤ 1.5 × ULN or direct bilirubin ≤ULN for subjects with total bilirubin levels > 1.5 × ULN

  13. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 × ULNexcept for subjects with liver mets for whom ALT and AST should be ≤ 5× ULN

  14. International Normalized Ratio (INR) or prothrombin time (PT) ≤ 1.5 × ULNunless subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or partialthromboplastin time (PTT) is within therapeutic range of intended use ofanticoagulants

  15. Activated PTT (aPTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN unless subject is receiving anticoagulanttherapy as long as PT or PTT is within therapeutic range of intended use ofanticoagulant

  16. Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy testdocumented at time of screening.

  17. Female patients who:

  18. Are postmenopausal for at least 1 year before the screening visit, OR

  19. Are surgically sterile, OR

  20. If they are of childbearing potential, agree to use a highly effective methodof contraception from the time of signing the informed consent through 4 monthsafter the last dose of study drug, or agree to completely abstain fromheterosexual intercourse

  21. Male patients, even if surgically sterilized (i.e., status post-vasectomy), who:

  22. Agree to practice effective barrier contraception during the entire studytreatment period and through 4 months after the last dose of study drug, or

  23. Agree to completely abstain from heterosexual intercourse

  24. Have normal QT interval on screening ECG evaluation, defined as QT intervalcorrected (Fridericia) (QTcF) of ≤450 milliseconds (msec) in males or ≤470 msec infemales.

  25. Voluntary agreement to provide written informed consent and the willingness andability to comply with all aspects of the protocol.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Have been diagnosed with another primary malignancy other than NSCLC, except foradequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or cervical cancer in situ; definitivelytreated non-metastatic prostate cancer; or patients with another primary malignancywho are definitively relapse-free with at least 2 years elapsed since the diagnosisof the other primary malignancy.

  2. Previously received any prior TKI, including ALK-targeted TKIs. Note: on-goingfirst-line brigatinib use as specified in the Inclusion criteria is allowed.

  3. Previously received more than 1 regimen of chemotherapy or immunotherapy for locallyadvanced or metastatic disease. Note that history of consolidative immunotherapyafter concurrent chemoradiotherapy (for locally advanced disease) is allowed.

  4. Symptomatic CNS metastasis. Asymptomatic CNS disease requiring increasing dose ofcorticosteroids within 7 days prior to study enrollment is also not permitted.

  5. Have current spinal cord compression (symptomatic or asymptomatic and detected byradiographic imaging). Patients with leptomeningeal disease and without cordcompression are allowed.

  6. The presence of pulmonary interstitial disease, drug-related pneumonitis, orradiation pneumonitis at screening.

  7. Have a known or suspected hypersensitivity to brigatinib or its excipients.

  8. Have malabsorption syndrome or other gastrointestinal (GI) illness or condition thatcould affect oral absorption of the study drug.

  9. Be pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding.

  10. Have significant, uncontrolled, or active cardiovascular disease, specificallyincluding, but not restricted to:

  11. Myocardial infarction (MI) within 6 months prior to the first dose of studydrug

  12. Unstable angina within 6 months prior to first dose of study drug

  13. Decompensated congestive heart failure (CHF) within 6 months prior to firstdose of study drug

  14. History of clinically significant atrial arrhythmia (including clinicallysignificant bradyarrhythmia), as determined by the treating physician

  15. Any history of ventricular arrhythmia

  16. Cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack within 6 months prior tofirst dose of study drug

  17. Have uncontrolled hypertension. Patients with hypertension should be under treatmenton study entry to control blood pressure

  18. Have an ongoing or active infection, including, but not limited to, the requirementfor intravenous (IV) antibiotics.

  19. Have a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Testing is notrequired in the absence of history.

  20. Have any condition or illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, wouldcompromise patient safety or interfere with the evaluation of the study drug.

Study Design

Total Participants: 35
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Brigatinib
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
December 18, 2018
Estimated Completion Date:
January 28, 2026

Study Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the safety, tolerability, and feasibility of brigatinib with local consolidative therapy (LCT) in tyrosine kinase inhibitor-naive ALK-rearranged advanced (non-small cell lung cancer) NSCLC.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine progression-free survival (PFS) using modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1) in advanced ALK+ NSCLC patients treated with local consolidative therapy (LCT) after achieving stable disease or partial response with first-line brigatinib treatment.

II. To determine overall survival (OS).

III. To assess time to progression (TTP) of non-LCT lesions.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess time to appearance of new metastatic lesion(s).

II. To determine the utility of pre-treatment, pre-LCT, and post-LCT circulating free tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (cfDNA) as a potential prognostic and predictive biomarkers.

II. To evaluate potential impact of LCT on mechanisms of ALK resistance with molecular analysis of post-progression biopsies.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive brigatinib orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo LCT for up to 3 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Within 7 days after completion of LCT, patients receive brigatinib PO QD on days 1-28. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days and every 3 months for up to 2 years.

Connect with a study center

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

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