Andrew W. Horne
Combination of gefitinib and methotrexate to treat tubal ectopic pregnancy (GEM3): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Horne, Andrew W.; Tong, Stephen; Moakes, Catherine A.; Middleton, Lee J.; Duncan, W. Colin; Mol, Ben W.; Whitaker, Lucy H.R.; Jurkovic, Davor; Coomarasamy, Arri; Nunes, Natalie; Holland, Tom; Clarke, Fiona; Doust, Ann M.; Daniels, Jane P.
Authors
Stephen Tong
Catherine A. Moakes
Lee J. Middleton
W. Colin Duncan
Ben W. Mol
Lucy H.R. Whitaker
Davor Jurkovic
Arri Coomarasamy
Natalie Nunes
Tom Holland
Fiona Clarke
Ann M. Doust
Professor JANE DANIELS JANE.DANIELS@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Clinical Trials
Abstract
Background
Tubal ectopic pregnancies can cause substantial morbidity or even death. Current treatment is with methotrexate or surgery. Methotrexate treatment fails in approximately 30% of women who subsequently require rescue surgery. Gefitinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor, might improve the effects of methotrexate. We assessed the efficacy of oral gefitinib with methotrexate, versus methotrexate alone, to treat tubal ectopic pregnancy.
Methods
We performed a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial across 50 UK hospitals. Participants diagnosed with tubal ectopic pregnancy were administered a single dose of intramuscular methotrexate (50 mg/m2) and randomised (1:1 ratio) to 7 days of additional oral gefitinib (250 mg daily) or placebo. The primary outcome, analysed by intention to treat, was surgical intervention to resolve the ectopic pregnancy. Secondary outcomes included time to resolution of ectopic pregnancy and serious adverse events. This trial is registered at the ISRCTN registry, ISCRTN 67795930.
Findings
Between Nov 2, 2016, and Oct 6, 2021, 328 participants were allocated to methotrexate and gefitinib (n=165) or methotrexate and placebo (n=163). Three participants in the placebo group withdrew. Surgical intervention occurred in 50 (30%) of 165 participants in the gefitinib group and in 47 (29%) of 160 participants in the placebo group (adjusted risk ratio 1·15, 95% CI 0·85 to 1·58; adjusted risk difference –0·01, 95% CI –0·10 to 0·09; p=0·37). Without surgical intervention, median time to resolution was 28·0 days in the gefitinib group and 28·0 days in the placebo group (subdistribution hazard ratio 1·03, 95% CI 0·75 to 1·40). Serious adverse events occurred in five (3%) of 165 participants in the gefitinib group and in six (4%) of 162 participants in the placebo group. Diarrhoea and rash were more common in the gefitinib group.
Interpretation
In women with a tubal ectopic pregnancy, adding oral gefitinib to parenteral methotrexate does not offer clinical benefit over methotrexate and increases minor adverse reactions.
Citation
Horne, A. W., Tong, S., Moakes, C. A., Middleton, L. J., Duncan, W. C., Mol, B. W., …Daniels, J. P. (2023). Combination of gefitinib and methotrexate to treat tubal ectopic pregnancy (GEM3): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet, 401(10377), 655-663. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2822%2902478-3
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 21, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 1, 2023 |
Publication Date | Feb 25, 2023 |
Deposit Date | Feb 12, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 12, 2024 |
Journal | Lancet |
Print ISSN | 0140-6736 |
Electronic ISSN | 1474-547X |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 401 |
Issue | 10377 |
Pages | 655-663 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2822%2902478-3 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/17651674 |
Publisher URL | https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02478-3/fulltext |
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