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Lung CancerPhase 3NCT00003159

Surgery With or Without Preoperative Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Resectable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 3 study testing carboplatin, cisplatin and docetaxel in people with Lung Cancer, run by Medical Research Council at 2 sites in United Kingdom.

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. It is not yet known if surgery is more effective with or without preoperative chemotherapy in treating non-small cell lung cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
carboplatin, cisplatin and docetaxel
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
600 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited Kingdom
Study dates
Aug 1997to Jun 2007
Phase
Phase 3
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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically proven non-small cell lung cancer
  • Resectable disease
  • Previously untreated disease
  • No evidence of distant metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • Any age

Performance status:

  • WHO 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • WBC greater than 3,000/mm^3
  • Neutrophil count greater than 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Not specified

Renal:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • Considered fit for chemotherapy and surgical resection
  • No other disease or prior malignancy that would preclude study treatment
  • No active infection

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • No concurrent prophylactic colony-stimulating factors (except for secondary prophylaxis)
  • No concurrent immunotherapy

Chemotherapy:

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy:

  • No concurrent hormonal agents, except corticosteroids

Radiotherapy:

  • Not specified

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • No other concurrent anticancer therapy

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United Kingdom2 sites
  • Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit

    London, England, NW1 2DA

  • Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - Surrey

    Sutton, England, SM2 5PT

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About this study

Official title: Randomized Trial of Surgical Resection With or Without Pre-Operative Chemotherapy in Patients With Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) of Any Stage

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known if surgery is more effective with or without preoperative chemotherapy in treating non-small cell lung cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying surgery and preoperative chemotherapy to see how well they work compared to surgery alone in treating patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer.

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Compare the survival of patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer treated with surgery with or without preoperative chemotherapy.

Secondary

  • Compare the quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.
  • Compare pre-randomization clinical and post-surgical pathological staging in patients treated with these regimens.
  • Compare resectability rates in patients treated with these regimens.
  • Compare time to and site of relapse in patients treated with these regimens.
  • Determine response in patients treated with preoperative chemotherapy.
  • Determine the adverse effects of preoperative chemotherapy in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients undergo surgical resection no more than 4 weeks after randomization.
  • Arm II: Patients receive one of the following chemotherapy regimens immediately after randomization:
  • Regimen 1: Patients receive mitomycin IV, vinblastine IV, and cisplatin IV on day 1.
  • Regimen 2: Patients receive mitomycin IV, ifosfamide IV over 3 hours, and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1.
  • Regimen 3: Patients receive cisplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1 and vinorelbine IV over 5 -10 minutes on days 1 and 8.
  • Regimen 4: Patients receive paclitaxel IV and carboplatin IV on day 1.
  • Regimen 5: Patients receive gemcitabine IV on days 1 and 8 and cisplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1.
  • Regimen 6: Patients receive docetaxel IV and carboplatin IV on day 1. In all regimens, treatment repeats every 3 weeks for a total of 3 courses. Patients undergo surgical resection at least 4 weeks after the last course of chemotherapy.

Quality of life is assessed at 6 and 12 months and then annually thereafter.

Patients are followed 1 month after surgery, 6 months after randomization, every 3 months for 2 years, and then every 6 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 600 patients (300 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Keywords
stage I non-small cell lung cancer, stage II non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, stage 0 non-small cell lung cancer
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

What participants receive

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

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Survival

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Quality of life as measured by SF-36 questionnaire at baseline, 6 months, 12 months, and then annually thereafter

  2. Clinical and post-surgery pathological staging at pre-randomization

  3. Resectability rates

  4. Extent of surgery

  5. Time to and site of relapse

  6. Tumor response to chemotherapy

  7. Adverse effects of chemotherapy

Timeline

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

  1. First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 1997
  3. Study completionJun 2007

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 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Enrolment
600 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00003159
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000065952
Other IDs
MRC-LU22, EORTC-08012, EU-97016, ISRCTN25582437
Status last verified
May 2005
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
4 Dec 2013
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Gilligan D, Nicolson M, Smith I, Groen H, Dalesio O, Goldstraw P, Hatton M, Hopwood P, Manegold C, Schramel F, Smit H, van Meerbeeck J, Nankivell M, Parmar M, Pugh C, Stephens R. Preoperative chemotherapy in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer: results of the MRC LU22/NVALT 2/EORTC 08012 multicentre randomised trial and update of systematic review. Lancet. 2007 Jun 9;369(9577):1929-37. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60714-4.

    PubMed 17544497
  • Hopwood P, Nankivell M, Pugh C, et al.: Impact of pre-operative chemotherapy on the quality of life (QL) of patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): experience from the MRC LU22/NVALT/EORTC 08012 multicentre randomised trial. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 25 (Suppl 18): A-9020, 498s, 2007.

  • Nicolson M, Gilligan D, Smith I, et al.: Pre-operative chemotherapy in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): first results of the MRC LU22/NVALT/EORTC 08012 multi-centre randomised trial. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 25 (Suppl 18): A-7518, 389s, 2007.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing carboplatin, cisplatin and docetaxel in people with Lung Cancer, run by Medical Research Council at 2 sites in United Kingdom.

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

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Dec 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United Kingdom. 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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Survival. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00003159, which also lists 3 linked publications.

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 4 Dec 2013.

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