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Lung CancerPhase 3NCT00148291

Phase III Study of Docetaxel Vs Vinorelbine in Elderly Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 3 study testing Patients were randomized to receive either docetaxel 60 mg/m2 on day 1 or vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 on days 1and 8, repeated every 21 days over four cycles. in people with Lung Cancer, run by West Japan Thoracic Oncology Group.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Vinorelbine is currently the standard treatment for elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Docetaxel has also shown promising results against elderly patients in phase II studies. 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?
Patients were randomized to receive either docetaxel 60 mg/m2 on day 1 or vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 on days 1and 8, repeated every 21 days over four cycles.
How many people
180 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jun 1999to 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

Who may be able to join

  • Chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-naïve patients with histologically or cytologically diagnosis of stage IIIB or IV NSCLC and who were ≧ 70 years old with measurable or assessable disease were eligible for this trial. They had to have a life expectancy of at least 3 months. Additional entry criteria were as follows: (a) a performance status (PS) 0 to 2 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group scale; (b) adequate function of bone marrow (leukocyte count ≧ 4,000/μL, absolute neutrophil count ≧ 2,000/μL, hemoglobin concentration ≧ 9.5 g/dL, platelet count ≧ 100,000/μL), kidney (serum creatinine ≦ 1.2 mg/dL), liver (total bilirubin ≦ 1.5 times the institutional upper limits of normal, transaminase of AST and ALT ≦ 2.5 times the institutional upper limits of normal).

Who cannot join

  • Patients with symptomatic brain metastasis or apparent dementia were ineligible. Patients with active concomitant malignancy, massive pleural effusion or ascites, active infection, severe heart disease, grade 2 or higher ECG abnormality, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, ileus, pulmonary fibrosis, diarrhea, and a bleeding tendency were excluded.-

About this study

Vinorelbine is currently the standard treatment for elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Docetaxel has also shown promising results against elderly patients in phase II studies. We conducted a randomized phase III trial to evaluate whether docetaxel provided better overall survival than vinorelbine in elderly patients with advanced NSCLC.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Being tested
Patients were randomized to receive either docetaxel 60 mg/m2 on day 1 or vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 on days 1and 8, repeated every 21 days over four cycles.
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Patients were randomized to receive either docetaxel 60 mg/m2 on day 1 or vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 on days 1and 8, repeated every 21 days over four cycles.Drug

Timeline

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

  1. First posted7 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 1999

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
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
180 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00148291
Sponsor's protocol ID
WJTOG9904
Status last verified
Sep 2005
First submitted
6 Sep 2005
Last updated
6 Jan 2006
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Patients were randomized to receive either docetaxel 60 mg/m2 on day 1 or vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 on days 1and 8, repeated every 21 days over four cycles. in people with Lung Cancer, run by West Japan Thoracic Oncology Group.

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. 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 6 Jan 2006. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 6 Jan 2006.

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