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Lung CancerPhase 3NCT00003447

Vinorelbine and/or Gemcitabine in Treating Older Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 3 study testing gemcitabine hydrochloride and vinorelbine tartrate in people with Lung Cancer, run by Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori at 1 site in Italy.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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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. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of vinorelbine, gemcitabine, or both in treating patients who have stage IIIB… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 70 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
gemcitabine hydrochloride and vinorelbine tartrate
How many people
630 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
Jul 1998to not given
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 70 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically proven non-small cell lung cancer Stage IV OR Stage IIIB that has supraclavicular lymph node metastases or has pleural deposits and is not curable with surgery or radical radiotherapy No brain metastases suspected clinically or demonstrated radiologically

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 70 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Neutrophil count at least 2000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL Hepatic: (Unless caused by tumor) Bilirubin no greater than 1.25 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT or SGPT no greater than 1.25 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Other: No other serious medical illness No prior or concurrent malignancy except curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No prior chemotherapy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site
  • Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori

    Naples, 80131

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About this study

Official title: Vinorelbine Versus Gemcitabine Versus Gemcitabine and Vinorelbine in Elderly Patients With Stage IIIB-IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of vinorelbine, gemcitabine, or both in treating patients who have stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the activity and toxicities of gemcitabine in elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer. II. Determine the activity and toxicity of the combination of gemcitabine and vinorelbine in these patients. III. Compare the survival rate and quality of life of these patients treated with combination chemotherapy versus single agent chemotherapy. IV. Compare objective response and time to progression of these patients treated with these chemotherapy regimens. V. Compare the toxicities of these three regimens in these patients. VI. Compare the number of hospitalizations, palliative radiation therapies, antibiotic therapies, corticosteroid therapies, analgesic therapies, and hematopoietic growth factor therapies needed for these patients treated with these chemotherapy regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified by center, stage of disease (IIIB vs IV), and performance status (0 vs 1 vs 2). Patients are randomized to one of three treatment arms. Patients receive either vinorelbine IV, gemcitabine IV, or both on days 1 and 8 of each 21 day course. Patients who achieve an objective response or stable disease after 3 courses receive 3 more courses (for a total of 6 courses). Quality of life is assessed before treatment, after course 4 (or 3 weeks after course 3, if therapy is stopped), and at 21 days after course 6 (or 12 weeks after course 3).

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 630 patients (210 patients per arm) will be accrued for this study.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Being tested
gemcitabine hydrochloride, vinorelbine tartrate
Keywords
stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV 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.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted21 May 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 1998

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
630 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00003447
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000066476
Other IDs
ITA-MILES, ITA-GOCSI-MILES, EU-98019
Status last verified
Sep 2007
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
19 Dec 2013
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Gridelli C, Perrone F, Gallo C, Cigolari S, Rossi A, Piantedosi F, Barbera S, Ferrau F, Piazza E, Rosetti F, Clerici M, Bertetto O, Robbiati SF, Frontini L, Sacco C, Castiglione F, Favaretto A, Novello S, Migliorino MR, Gasparini G, Galetta D, Iaffaioli RV, Gebbia V; MILES Investigators. Chemotherapy for elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: the Multicenter Italian Lung Cancer in the Elderly Study (MILES) phase III randomized trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003 Mar 5;95(5):362-72. doi: 10.1093/jnci/95.5.362.

    PubMed 12618501
  • Gridelli C, Perrone S, Cigolari L, et al.: The MILES (Multicenter Italian Lung Cancer in the Elderly Study) phase 3 trial: gemcitabine + vinorelbine vs vinorelbine and vs gemcitabine in elderly advanced NSCLC patients. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology A-1230, 2001.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing gemcitabine hydrochloride and vinorelbine tartrate in people with Lung Cancer, run by Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori at 1 site in Italy.

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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 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 1 site in Italy. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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 NCT00003447, which also lists 2 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 19 Dec 2013.

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