IDeate-Lung02 phase III trial of ifinatamab deruxtecan initiated in patients with relapsed small cell lung cancer
Daiichi Sankyo and Merck Inc. (known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada) announced that the first patient has been dosed in the IDeate-Lung02 Phase III trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of investigational ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) in patients with relapsed small cell lung cancer (SCLC) versus treatment of physician’s choice of chemotherapy
Ifinatamab deruxtecan is a specifically engineered potential first-in-class B7-H3 directed DXd antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) discovered by Daiichi Sankyo and being jointly developed by Merck.
Small cell lung cancer is the second most common type of lung cancer, accounting for about 15% of cases. SCLC is aggressive and progresses rapidly to the metastatic stage, which has a five-year survival rate of only 3%. Approximately 65% of all SCLC tumors have a moderate-to-high expression of the protein B7-H3, which is associated with disease progression and poor prognosis.
“Patients living with small cell lung cancer face poor outcomes with currently available treatments,” said Mark Rutstein, MD, global head, oncology clinical development, Daiichi Sankyo. “The IDeate-Lung02 trial is an important next step as we look to better understand the role of ifinatamab deruxtecan as a potential new medicine for patients with certain types of small cell lung cancer.”
“The initiation of the IDeate-Lung02 trial for ifinatamab deruxtecan marks the second pivotal study since the start of our collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo and follows the recent initiation of the REJOICE-Ovarian01 Phase II/III study for raludotatug deruxtecan,” said Marjorie Green, MD, senior vice president and head of oncology, global clinical development, Merck Research Laboratories. “This is a significant milestone as we work together to evaluate an innovative medicine that may have the potential to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people facing small cell lung cancer, a difficult-to-treat cancer.”
The initiation of IDeate-Lung02 is based on updated results from a subgroup analysis of the IDeate-PanTumor01 Phase 1/II trial of ifinatamab deruxtecan presented at the 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.
About the IDeate-Lung02 trial: IDeate-Lung02 is a global, multicenter, randomized, open-label Phase III trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) versus treatment of physician’s choice of chemotherapy (amrubicin, lurbinectedin or topotecan) in patients with relapsed SCLC following disease progression with only one prior line of platinum-based chemotherapy. Eligible patients will be randomized to receive ifinatamab deruxtecan (12 mg/kg) or physician’s choice of chemotherapy. The dual primary endpoints are objective response rate (ORR) as assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR) and overall survival. Secondary endpoints include ORR as assessed by investigator, and progression-free survival, duration of response, disease control rate and time to response – all assessed by both BICR and investigator. IDeate-Lung02 is expected to enroll approximately 460 patients across Asia, Europe, Oceania, North America and South America.
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