Results from Boehringer Ingelheim’s LUX-Lung 3 Phase III trial on stage IIIB or IV NSCLC

May 17 2012

Boehringer Ingelheim will present results from LUX-Lung 3, the company's pivotal Phase III clinical trial investigating afatinib in patients with stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation (EGFR M+), at the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, June 1-5, 2012.  LUX-Lung 3, which compares the investigational oral, once-daily therapy, afatinib, to pemetrexed/cisplatin, is the largest Phase III trial to date in first-line EGFR mutation-positive, advanced, metastatic NSCLC patients, and the first to use pemetrexed/cisplatin as a comparator in this population.

The presentation of the LUX-Lung 3 trial will shed light on a distinct and specific NSCLC patient population, those with EGFR mutations.  EGFR mutations occur in 10 to 15 percent of NSCLC patients, and are well-established predictive biomarkers that provide specific targets for therapeutic intervention in NSCLC. 

"We are excited to share the results of our pivotal LUX-Lung 3 trial, the largest and most robust ever conducted in EGFR mutation-positive patients," said Berthold Greifenberg, M.D., Vice President, Clinical Development and Medical Affairs, Oncology, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  "We are continuously advancing the development of our oncology pipeline and look forward to opportunities to contribute to the body of scientific knowledge in this area."

Additional Presentations of Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Compounds

In addition to the LUX-Lung 3 presentation, more than 15 studies of Boehringer Ingelheim's investigational therapies have been selected for inclusion at ASCO, demonstrating the company's innovative clinical development program across a variety of cancer types.

SOURCE Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.