RT Journal Article T1 A Randomized Open-Label Phase III Trial Evaluating the Addition of Denosumab to Standard First-Line Treatment in Advanced NSCLC: The European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP) and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) SPLENDOUR Trial. A1 Peters, Solange A1 Danson, Sarah A1 Hasan, Baktiar A1 Dafni, Urania A1 Reinmuth, Niels A1 Majem, Margarita A1 Tournoy, Kurt G A1 Mark, Michael T A1 Pless, Miklos A1 Cobo, Manuel A1 Rodriguez-Abreu, Delvys A1 Falchero, Lionel A1 Moran, Teresa A1 Ortega Granados, Ana Laura A1 Monnet, Isabelle A1 Mohorcic, Katja A1 Sureda, Bartomeu Massutí A1 Betticher, Daniel A1 Demedts, Ingel A1 Macias, Jose Antionio A1 Cuffe, Sinead A1 Luciani, Andrea A1 Sanchez, Jose Garcia A1 Curioni-Fontecedro, Alessandra A1 Gautschi, Oliver A1 Price, Gillian A1 Coate, Linda A1 von Moos, Roger A1 Zielinski, Christoph A1 Provencio, Mariano A1 Menis, Jessica A1 Ruepp, Barbara A1 Pochesci, Alessia A1 Roschitzki-Voser, Heidi A1 Besse, Benjamin A1 Rabaglio, Manuela A1 O'Brien, Mary E R A1 Stahel, Rolf A K1 Bone metastases K1 Denosumab K1 NSCLC K1 RANK K1 RANKL AB Receptor activator of NF-kB ligand stimulates NF-kB-dependent cell signaling and acts as the primary signal for bone resorption. Retrospective analysis of a large trial comparing denosumab versus zoledronic acid in bone metastatic solid tumors suggested significant overall survival (OS) advantage for patients with lung cancer with denosumab (p = 0.01). The randomized open-label phase III SPLENDOUR trial was designed to evaluate whether the addition of denosumab to standard first-line platinum-based doublet chemotherapy improved OS in advanced NSCLC. Patients with stage IV NSCLC were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either chemotherapy with or without denosumab (120 mg every 3-4 wks), stratified by the presence of bone metastases (at diagnosis), Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, histology, and region. To detect an OS increase from 9 to 11.25 months (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.80), 847 OS events were required. The trial closed prematurely owing to decreasing accrual rate. A total of 514 patients were randomized, with 509 receiving one or more doses of the assigned treatment (chemotherapy: 252, chemotherapy-denosumab: 257). The median age was 66.1 years, 71% were men, and 59% were former smokers. Bone metastases were identified in 275 patients (53%). Median OS (95% confidence interval [CI]) was 8.7 (7.6-11.0) months in the control arm versus 8.2 (7.5-10.4) months in the chemotherapy-denosumab arm (HR = 0.96; 95% CI: 0.78-1.19; one-sided p = 0.36). For patients with bone metastasis, HR was 1.02 (95% CI: 0.77-1.35), whereas for those without, HR was 0.90 (95% CI: 0.66-1.23). Adverse events grade 3 or greater were observed in 40.9%, 5.2%, 8.7% versus 45.5%, 10.9%, 10.5% of patients. Conditional power for OS benefit was less than or equal to 10%. Denosumab was well-tolerated without unexpected safety concerns. There was no OS improvement for denosumab when added to chemotherapy in the intention-to-treat population and the subgroups with and without bone metastases. Our data do not provide evidence of a clinical benefit for denosumab in patients with NSCLC without bone metastases. YR 2020 FD 2020-06-18 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15788 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15788 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 11, 2025