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Background: The survival of patients with lung cancer has substantially increased in the last decade by about 15%. This increase is, basically, due to targeted therapies available for advanced stages and the emergence of immunotherapy itself. This work aims to study the situation of biomarker testing in Spain.Patients and Methods: The Thoracic Tumours Registry (TTR) is an observational, prospective, registry-based study that included patients diagnosed with lung cancer and other thoracic tumours, from September 2016 to 2020. This TTR study was sponsored by the Spanish Lung Cancer Group (GECP) Foundation, an independent, scientific, multidisciplinary oncology society that coordinates more than 550 experts and 182 hospitals across the Spanish territory.Results: 9,239 patients diagnosed with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) between 2106 and 2020 were analysed. 7,467 (80.8%) were non-squamous and 1,772 (19.2%) were squamous. Tumour marker testing was performed in 85.0% of patients with non-squamous tumours vs 56.3% in those with squamous tumours (p-value Conclusions: Despite the lack of a national project and standard protocol in Spain that regulates the determination of biomarkers, the situation is similar to other European countries. Given the growing number of different determinations and their high positivity, national strategies are urgently needed to implement next-generation sequencing (NGS) in an integrated and cost-effective way in lung cancer.

BackgroundCurrent front-line treatment for ES-SCLC includes chemotherapy plus a PD-L1 inhibitor. FDA has recently approved LUR for pretreated patients with SCLC. 2SMALL is a two-part phase 1/2 study assessing the safety, tolerability and efficacy of LUR in combination with ATZ as second line treatment for ES-SCLC. Here we report data from phase I part of the 2SMALL trial (data cut off 14-07-2021)Methods2SMALL phase I was an open-label, single arm, dose exploration trial. Elegible patients had confirmed ES-SCLC, who progressed to first line platinum based treatment, ECOG performance status score 0-1 and adequate organ function; prior exposure to immunotherapy was not allowed. During dose finding phase pts received increasing doses of LUR (2.5 mg/m2 - 3.2 mg/m2) on day (D) 1 plus a fixed dose of ATZ (1200 mg) every 3 weeks following a standard 3+3 dose escalation design. Study endpoints included the definition of the safety profile and the recommended dose. Additional objectives included efficacy (ORR and PFS).Results26 patients were treated, including male 14 pts (53,84%), with median age 60.6 years. Five pts received LUR 2.5 mg/m2 + ATZ 1200 mg, and 3 pts were evaluable without DLT. Out of the 21 pts who received LUR 3.2 mg/m2+ ATZ 1200 mg (6 pts with primary G-CSF), 5 pts (20.83%) developed DTLs: 2 pts G3 febrile neutropenia (9.52%) (1 pt with G4 thrombocytopenia), 2 pts G4 neutropenia lasting more than 72h (9.52%), 1 pt G4 thrombocytopenia (4.76%). Most frequent haematological adverse events ≥ grade 2 (21 pts) were neutropenia (42.86%), thrombocytopenia (28.57%), anaemia (19.05%); lymphopenia (4.76%) and febrile neutropenia (4.76%). The most common non-haematological TAEs ≥ grade 2 was asthenia 30,76%. No deaths treatment-related were reported. Objective responses were observed in 15 pts (ORR: 57.69%), including complete responses in 2 pts (7.69%), partial response in 13 pts (50%). 6 pts had stable disease (26.92%) and 3 pts progressive disease (11.54%). Disease control rate was 84.61%. With 8 pts censored for progression, median PFS was 4.93 months (range 3.37 - 7.67 months).ConclusionsThe combination of LUR plus ATZ was well tolerated, without unexpected toxicities. Transient haematological toxicity was dose limiting. The RD for further studies is LUR 3.2 mg/m2 on D1 + ATZ 1200 mg D1 with G-CSF. Preliminary anti-tumor activity is remarkable. 2SMALL trial part II is ongoing, and will provide further data regarding efficacy and safety of the regimen for second line SCLC.Trial RegistrationNCT04253145ReferencesSubbiah V, Paz-Ares L, Besse B, et al. Antitumor activity of lurbinectedin in second-line small cell lung cancer patients who are candidates for re-challenge with the first-line treatment. Lung Cancer 2020;150:90–96.Trigo J, Subbiah V, Besse B, et al. Lurbinectedin as second-line treatment for patients with small-cell lung cancer: a single-arm, open-label, phase 2 basket trial. Lancet Oncol 2020; 21(5):645–654.Ethics ApprovalEthics committe Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre