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Lung CancerPhase 2NCT00002972

Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Lung Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing paclitaxel in people with Lung Cancer, run by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC at 5 sites in 5 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of paclitaxel in treating patients who have unresectable stage IIIB, stage IV or recurrent lung cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
paclitaxel
How many people
25 participants
Where
5 sitesin 5 countries
Study dates
Jan 1997to Aug 2002
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically proven bronchoalveolar carcinoma (BAC) based on these criteria:
  • Absence of primary adenocarcinoma elsewhere
  • Absence of a demonstrable central bronchogenic origin
  • A peripheral location in the lung parenchyma
  • Intact interstitial framework of the lung
  • A histological appearance setting it apart from other tumors, with a characteristic pattern of growth: cuboidal or cylindrical cells lining up the alveolar septa with preservation of basic pulmonary architecture
  • Must be unresectable Stage IIIB, IV, or recurrent BAC
  • Evidence of multinodular lesions involving the lungs bilaterally or unilaterally (in the latter the lesions must involve more than one lobe)
  • At least one target lesion bidimensionally measurable that has not undergone prior irradiation
  • No CNS disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 to 75 (inclusive)

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • Greater than 3 months

Hematopoietic:

  • ANC at least 1,500/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin less than 2 times upper limit of normal
  • SGOT, SGPT, and alkaline phosphatase less than 2 times upper limit of normal

Renal:

  • Creatinine less than 1.5 times upper limit of normal

Cardiovascular:

  • No history of ischemic or congestive heart disease
  • No arrhythmia requiring chronic cardiopulmonary medications
  • No history of clinically or electrographically documented myocardial infarction

Other:

  • No preexisting motor or other serious sensory neurotoxicity
  • No active or prior second primary cancer except basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No clinical evidence of uncontrolled infection
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test 72 hours prior to start of study medication
  • Adequate contraception required of all fertile patients

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • At least 4 weeks since radiotherapy
  • Must have at least one bidimensional lesion outside the irradiated fields

Surgery:

  • Fully recovered from any prior major surgery

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 5 countries.

5 sites in 5 countries

Belgium1 site
  • Centre Hospitalier Regional de la Citadelle

    Liege (Luik), 4000

Other trials in Belgium

Czechia1 site
  • University Thomayers' Hospital

    Krhanice, 257 42

Other trials in Czechia

Germany1 site
  • Universitaetsklinik und Strahlenklinik - Essen

    Essen, D-45122

Other trials in Germany

Italy1 site
  • Azienda Ospedale S. Luigi - Universita Di Torino

    Orbassano, (Torino), 10043

Other trials in Italy

Netherlands1 site
  • Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum

    Amsterdam, 1001HV

Other trials in Netherlands

About this study

Official title: Phase II Study on TAXOL in Bronchioalveolar Carcinoma

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of paclitaxel in treating patients who have unresectable stage IIIB, stage IV or recurrent lung cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Assess the therapeutic activity of paclitaxel in patients with bronchoalveolar carcinoma (BAC).
  • Assess the duration of response in patients presenting with an objective response.
  • Characterize the acute side effects of paclitaxel in patients with BAC.
  • Assess the role of some biological parameters in the natural history and the response to therapy of BAC; evaluate the expression of Ki67, p53, and K-ras mutation.

OUTLINE: This is an open label, nonrandomized, multicenter study.

Paclitaxel is administered every 3 weeks as a 3 hour continuous infusion in dextrose or normal saline. Patients are treated for a minimum of 2 cycles unless serious toxicity or complication occur.

Disease is assessed every 6 weeks until documented progression; treatment side effects are assessed separately for each cycle of therapy. Treatment is given up to a maximum of 6 cycles of therapy or until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or patient refusal occurs.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 16 or 25 patients will be accrued.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Being tested
paclitaxel
Keywords
recurrent non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV non-small cell lung cancer, adenocarcinoma of the lung
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Adenocarcinoma of Lung

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Apr 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 1997
  3. Primary completionAug 2002

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
25 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00002972
Sponsor's protocol ID
EORTC-08956
Other IDs
EORTC-08956
Status last verified
Jun 2012
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
2 Jul 2012
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Scagliotti GV, Smit E, Bosquee L, O'Brien M, Ardizzoni A, Zatloukal P, Eberhardt W, Smid-Geirnaerdt M, de Bruin HG, Dussenne S, Legrand C, Giaccone G; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Lung Cancer Group (LCG). A phase II study of paclitaxel in advanced bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (EORTC trial 08956). Lung Cancer. 2005 Oct;50(1):91-6. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2005.05.012.

    PubMed 16019107

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing paclitaxel in people with Lung Cancer, run by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC at 5 sites in 5 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Jul 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 5 sites in Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00002972, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Jul 2012.

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