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Aflibercept

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Colorectal Cancer Metastatic | Small molecule | Oncology |Sanofi|Last Updated: Feb 5, 2025

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Trial Design

RandomizedDouble-BlindPLACEBO_CONTROLLEDDMC
Total Trials3
Total Enrollment569

FDA Designations

No designations recorded

Clinical trial landscape

Aflibercept · 13 trials · 16 indications

Phase 3 3Phase 2 5Phase 1 5
NCT01670721Colorectal Cancer MetastaticColorectal Cancer Metastatic
COMPLETED175 Analytics
NCT01661270A Study of Aflibercept Versus Placebo With FOLFIRI in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Previously Treated With an Oxaliplatin ChemotherapyColorectal Cancer Metastatic
COMPLETED332 Analytics
NCT00519285Aflibercept in Combination With Docetaxel in Metastatic Androgen Independent Prostate CancerProstatic Neoplasms
COMPLETED1,224 Analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
Colorectal Cancer Metastatic
Colorectal Cancer MetastaticUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
A Study of Aflibercept Versus Placebo With FOLFIRI in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Previously Treated With an Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy
Colorectal Cancer MetastaticUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
Aflibercept in Combination With Docetaxel in Metastatic Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer
Prostatic NeoplasmsUnlock trial analytics

Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)
Baseline upto 30 days after the last treatment administration (either Aflibercept or FOLFIRI whichever comes last) (maximum exposure:723 days)

Any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received investigational medicinal product (IMP) was considered an AE without regard to possibility of causal relationship with this treatment. Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were defined as AEs that developed or worsened or became serious during on-treatment period. On-treatment period was defined as the time from the first dose of treatment to 30 days after the last dose of treatment (either Aflibercept or FOLFIRI). A serious adverse event (SAE) was defined as any untoward medical occurrence that resulted in any of the following outcomes: death, life-threatening, required initial or prolonged in-patient hospitalization, persistent or significant disability/incapacity, congenital anomaly/birth defect, or considered as medically important event. Any TEAE included participants with both serious and non-serious AEs.

Progression-free Survival (PFS)
26.7 months

PFS was defined as the time interval from the date of randomization to the date of first observation of either tumor progression or death due to any cause. Tumor assessment was performed by Independent Review Committee (IRC) as per response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) version 1.0. Progression was defined as at least 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions compared to smallest sum of diameters on-study or absolute increase and at least 5 mm, progression of existing non-target lesions, or presence of new lesions. PFS was calculated by Kaplan-Meier estimates.

Overall Survival Time
From randomization up to the cut-off date (median follow-up of 35.4 months)

Overall survival (OS) time was measured as the time from date of randomization to the date of death due to any cause. The median OS time and its 95.6% confidence interval were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. In the absence of confirmation of death, the participant was censored at the last date he/she was known to be alive or the study cut-off date (when 873 deaths have occurred), whichever was earlier.

Progression-Free Survival (PFS) rate at 1 year
Up to 1 year
Pathologic Complete Response Rate
Between days 57 and 98 after preoperative chemotherapy

The Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) Rate is defined as the number of pathologic complete responders among all patients evaluable for response, including evaluable patients who did not proceed to surgery. A pCR is defined as the absence of any residual abnormality detected in a pathological specimen.

Proportion of Patients Alive and Progression-free at 15 Months
At 15 months from initiation of therapy

Assuming that the number of treatment successes (alive and progression-free) is binomially distributed, proportion estimates along with their corresponding exact 95% confidence intervals will be calculated.

Percentage of Participants With Overall Response
Baseline and every 6 weeks until DP (maximum duration: 16.4 months)

Overall response in participants was defined as the percentage of participants with confirmed complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) assessed by an independent radiological review committee (IRRC) according to response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) version 1.1. CR was defined as disappearance of all target lesions; any lymph node (target or non-target) must have reduction in the short axis to \<10 mm; PR was defined as at least 30% decrease in sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. Percentage of participants with overall response and the 95% confidence interval (CI) were provided. The 95% CI was calculated using normal approximation.

Progression Free Survival (PFS) Rate at 12 Months
12 months

PFS rate at 12 months was defined as the percentage of patients alive without disease progression at 12 months after randomization. The primary efficacy analysis was based on assessment by the Independent Review Committee (IRC). The study was not powered for comparison of PFS rate at 12 months between the two arms (non-comparative, open-label study). Progression was defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.0), as at least a 20 percent increase in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions and/or unequivocal progression of existing non target-lesions.

Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT)
3 weeks (cycle 1)
ECG parameters (QTcF interval)
Cycle 1 and Cycle 3
selected dose of aflibercept based on Dose Limiting Toxicities observed
cycle 1 +/- 2
Dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) defined as grade 3 or higher National Cancer Institute - Common Terminology Criteria (NCI-CTC) toxicities
first 3-week cycle

Secondary Endpoints

Change From Baseline in Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) European Organization for Research and Treatment for Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30)
Pre-dose at Baseline, Day 1 of every odd cycle; and at end of treatment (30 days after last study treatment) (maximum exposure: 99 weeks)
Change From Baseline in HRQL European-Quality of Life-5 Dimension Instrument-3 Levels (EQ-5D-3L) Index Score
Pre-dose at Baseline, Day 1 of every odd cycle; and at end of treatment (30 days after last study treatment) (maximum exposure: 99 weeks)
Change From Baseline in HRQL EQ-5D-3L VAS Score
Pre-dose at Baseline, Day 1 of every odd cycle; and at end of treatment (30 days after last study treatment) (maximum exposure: 99 weeks)
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationNA
MaskingNONE
ModelSINGLE_GROUP
PurposeTREATMENT

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
Aflibercept + FOLFIRI (Irinotecan, 5-FU & Leucovorin)EXPERIMENTALAflibercept 4 mg/kg intravenous (IV) infusion over 60 minutes followed by Irinotecan 180 mg/m\^2 IV infusion over 90 minutes and Leucovorin 400 mg/m\^2 IV infusion over 120 minutes at the same time followed by 5-FU 400 mg/m\^2 IV bolus over 2-4 minutes followed by 5-FU 2400 mg/m\^2 continuous IV infusion over 46 hours on Day 1 of each cycle (1 Cycle = 2 weeks), until DP, unacceptable toxicity, death, Investigator's decision or participant's refusal of further treatment.
PlaceboPLACEBO_COMPARATORPlacebo for aflibercept intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of each cycle (1 cycle = 2 weeks) in combination with FOLFIRI regimen until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or participant's refusal. FOLFIRI regimen: Irinotecan 180 mg/m\^2 IV infusion and leucovorin 400 mg/m\^2 IV infusion, 5-Fluorouracil IV bolus 400 mg/m\^2 followed by continuous IV infusion 2400 mg/m\^2.
AfliberceptEXPERIMENTALAflibercept 4 mg/kg IV infusion on Day 1 of each cycle (1 cycle = 2 weeks) in combination with FOLFIRI regimen until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or participant's refusal. FOLFIRI regimen: Irinotecan 180 mg/m\^2 IV infusion and leucovorin 400 mg/m\^2 IV infusion, 5-Fluorouracil IV bolus 400 mg/m\^2 followed by continuous IV infusion 2400 mg/m\^2.
FOLFIRI-AFLIBERCEPTEXPERIMENTALAflibercept 4 mg/kg administered over 1 hour on Day 1, followed by FOLFIRI regimen. Treatment will be repeated every 2 weeks. FOLFIRI regimen: Irinotecan 180 mg/m² intravenous (IV) infusion and folinic acid 400 mg/m² IV infusion followed by: 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) 400 mg/m² IV bolus followed by: 5-FU 2400 mg/m² continuous IV infusion over 46 hours. FOLFIRI administration will immediately follow the aflibercept one. In the absence of PD after 6 months of the combination of chemotherapy and aflibercept, the patient will be treated with a maintenance therapy with aflibercept alone until PD or unacceptable toxicities, investigator's decision or patient's refusal of further treatment or death, whichever comes first.
FOLFOX6/Aflibercept/Radiation/SurgeryEXPERIMENTALPreoperative Chemoradiation: (6 weeks) * 5-FU: 225 mg/m2 per day by intravenous continuous infusion (IVCI), Days 1 thru 42; * Radiation: 50.4 Gy (1.8 Gy/day or 28 fractions) Mon thru Fri, Weeks 1 thru 6; * Aflibercept: 4 mg/ kg, via IV infusion, Days 1 and 15. Surgery at least 6 weeks after last day of aflibercept: Patients will undergo abdominoperineal or low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision, per standard treatment guidelines. Postoperative Chemotherapy and Aflibercept Treatments (four 28-day cycles): * Aflibercept (administered first): 4 mg/kg IV for approximately 1 hour (no more than 2 hours) on Days 1 and 15 of each cycle. * Modified FOLFOX6: * Leucovorin: 400 mg/m2 as a 2-hour infusion prior to 5-FU on Days 1 and 15 of each cycle. * Oxaliplatin: 85 mg/m2 IV as a 2-hour infusion prior to 5-FU on Days 1 and 15 of each cycle. * 5-FU: 400-mg/m2 bolus for 2 to 4 minutes followed by 2400 mg/m2 for 46 hours on Days 1 and 15 of each cycle.
Aflibercept (combination chemotherapy)EXPERIMENTALPatients receive aflibercept and fluorouracil and then continuously over 46 hours on days 1 and 15.If leucovorin is not available due to drug shortages the regimen should be administered with the leucovorin omitted. Correlative Studies are required to be available before enrolling on the study. A fresh biopsy is only required if there is insufficient material for analysis. Repeat tumor biopsies after 8 weeks of therapy are optional and will only be performed at the Ohio State University Medical Center.DCE MRI (dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging)images at weeks 0, and after 8 weeks +/- 1 week of treatment(after Cycle 2). 18FDG-PET is a functional imaging technique that relies on tumor uptake of radiolabeled tracer 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG).FDG-PET is a widely-used imaging modality in the detection and monitoring of a variety of metastatic cancers,including colorectal cancer (99-102).
Aflibercept + FOLFIRIEXPERIMENTALAflibercept 4 mg/kg intravenous (IV) infusion (1-2 hours) on Day 1 of Cycle 1 and every 2 weeks (q2w) thereafter, in combination with FOLFIRI regimen on Days 1-3 of Cycle 1 and q2w thereafter until disease progression (DP), unacceptable toxicity or participant's refusal. FOLFIRI regimen: IV infusions of levofolinate 200 mg/m\^2 (2 hours) and irinotecan 180 mg/m\^2 (90 minutes) simultaneously, followed by 5-FU 400 mg/m\^2 IV bolus injection followed by continuous IV infusion of 5-FU (46 hours) at 2400 mg/m\^2.
mFOLFOX6 onlyACTIVE_COMPARATORmodified FOLFOX6 chemotherapy regimen
mFOLFOX6 + afliberceptEXPERIMENTALmodified FOLFOX6 chemotherapy regimen in combination with aflibercept
Aflibercept/ docetaxelEXPERIMENTALPatients with advanced cancer will receive different doses of aflibercept in combination with approved dose of docetaxel. Aflibercept 4 or 6mg/kg over 1 hour IV immediately followed by Docetaxel 75mg/m2 IV over 1 hour on Day 1, every 3 weeks
1EXPERIMENTAL4 mg/kg every 2 weeks
2PLACEBO_COMPARATORmatching placebo
Aflibercept RCHOP 14EXPERIMENTALAflibercept (25 mg/ml by IV over an hour) in combination with fixed dose of rituximab (R), cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) administered every 2 weeks. A dose of 2.0 mg/kg administered as Dose Level 1, 4.0 mg/kg as Dose Level 2, and 6.0 mg/kg dose as Dose level 3.
Aflibercept RCHOP 21EXPERIMENTALAflibercept (25 mg/ml by IV over an hour) in combination with fixed dose of rituximab (R), cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) administered every 3 weeks. A dose of 3.0 mg/kg administered as Dose Level 1, 6.0 mg/kg as Dose Level 2, and 8.0 mg/kg dose as Dose level 3.
aflibercept + docetaxelEXPERIMENTAL -

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
AFLIBERCEPTDRUGPharmaceutical form:Concentrate for solution for infusion; Route of administration: Intravenous
IrinotecanDRUGPharmaceutical form:Concentrate for solution for infusion; Route of administration: Intravenous
FluorouracilDRUGPharmaceutical form:Concentrate for solution for infusion; Route of administration: Intravenous
LeucovorinDRUGPharmaceutical form:Concentrate for solution for infusion; Route of administration: Intravenous
PlaceboDRUGPharmaceutical form: Concentrate for Solution for infusion; Route of administration: Intravenous
Placebo (for aflibercept)DRUGSterile aqueous buffered solution identical to aflibercept 1-hour IV on Day 1 of each 3-Week cycle
DocetaxelDRUGMarketed formulation 75 mg/m², 1 hour IV on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle (immediately after Aflibercept or placebo)
Prednisone or PrednisoloneDRUGMarketed formulation 5 mg twice daily PO from day 1 continuously
5-FluorouracilDRUG -
Folinic AcidDRUG -
RadiationRADIATION -
SurgeryPROCEDUREAbdominoperineal or low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision, per standard treatment guidelines
FOLFOX6DRUG -
oxaliplatinDRUG85 mg/m2 IV infused over 2 hours
Correlative StudiesOTHERPatients are required to have tissue available before enrolling on the study. A fresh biopsy is only required if there is insufficient material for analysis. Repeat tumor biopsies after 8 weeks of therapy are optional and will only be performed at the Ohio State University Medical Center.
DCE MRIPROCEDUREImages at weeks 0, and after 8 weeks +/- 1 week of treatment (after Cycle 2).
f18FDG-PETRADIATION18FDG-PET is a functional imaging technique that relies on tumor uptake of radiolabeled tracer 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG). FDG-PET is a widely-used imaging modality in the detection and monitoring of a variety of metastatic cancers, including colorectal cancer (99-102).
PET (positron emission tomography)PROCEDURECorrelative studies
LevofolinateDRUGPharmaceutical form: Solution for infusion (marketed formulation); Route of administration: Intravenous
5-FUDRUGPharmaceutical form: Solution for infusion (marketed formulation); Route of administration: Intravenous
Aflibercept (AVE0005)DRUGPharmaceutical form: solution for infusion Route of administration: intravenous
Docetaxel (XRP6976)DRUGPharmaceutical form: solution for infusion Route of administration: intravenous
S-1DRUGoral administration
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range18 Years to N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites1

Inclusion criteria: * Histologically or cytologically proven adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum. * Metastatic disease. * Age ≥18 years. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-1. * One and only one prior chemotherapeutic regimen for metastatic disease. This prior ch...

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Competitive Landscape -Colorectal Cancer 258 trials (matched to "Colorectal Cancer Metastatic")

Frequently asked questions about Aflibercept

What is Aflibercept used for?

Aflibercept is an investigational oncology drug being studied for use in several cancers, including prostate neoplasms, metastatic colorectal cancer, rectal cancer, mucinous adenocarcinoma of the colon, and other malignant neoplasms. It is currently in Phase 2 clinical development for these indications.

Who makes Aflibercept?

Aflibercept is being developed by Sanofi, a company traded under the ticker SNY. The drug is currently in Phase 2 clinical development for oncology indications.

What phase is Aflibercept in?

Aflibercept is in Phase 2 clinical development. It is an investigational drug and has not been approved by regulatory authorities. Clinical trials have been completed, and the drug is no longer in active testing.

What clinical trials is Aflibercept in?

Aflibercept has been studied in several completed clinical trials, including NCT00644124 for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, NCT00876044 for cancer patients, NCT01148615 for solid tumors, and NCT01749956 for rectal cancer. These trials have all been completed.

Is Aflibercept the same as Zaltrap?

Aflibercept is also known by other names, though specific alternative names are not provided in the available information. It is an investigational drug being developed by Sanofi for oncology indications.