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Non-Small Cell Lung CancerPhase 3IPASSNCT00322452

First Line IRESSA™ Versus Carboplatin/Paclitaxel in Asia

A Phase 3 study testing Gefitinib, Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in people with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by AstraZeneca at 56 sites in 9 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

The purpose of this study is to compare gefitinib with carboplatin / paclitaxel doublet chemotherapy given as first line treatment in terms of progression free survival in selected NSCLC patients with the objective of demonstrating non-inferiority. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
Gefitinib, Carboplatin and Paclitaxel
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,329 participants
Where
56 sitesin 9 countries
Study dates
Mar 2006to Jun 2010
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Locally advanced Stage IIIB not amenable to local therapy or Stage IV (metastatic) NSCLC with adenocarcinoma histology.
  • Never smokers or light ex-smokers.(ceased smoking at least 15 years before Day 1 of study treatment and 10 pack-years or fewer)

Who cannot join

  • Had prior chemotherapy, biological (including targeted therapies such as EGFR and vascular epidermal growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors) or immunological therapy.
  • Pre-existing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis evidence by CT scan at baseline.

Trial locations and contacts

56 sites in 9 countries.

56 sites in 9 countries

Japan22 sites
  • Research Site

    Akashi, Hyōgo

  • Research Site

    Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

  • Research Site

    Fukuoka, Fukuoka

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    Izumisano, Osaka

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    Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken

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    Kashiwa, Chiba

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    Kobe, Hyōgo

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    Koto-ku, Tokyo

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    Kumamoto, Kumamoto

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    Matsuyama, Ehime

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    Nagoya, Aichi-ken

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    Okayama, Okayama-ken

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    Okazaki, Aichi-ken

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    Ōmura, Nagasaki

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    Osaka, Osaka

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    Sakai, Osaka

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    Sapporo, Hokkaido

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    Sayama, Osaka

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    Shinjuku, Tokyo

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    Sunto-gun, Shizuoka

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    Ube, Yamaguchi

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    Yokohama, Kanagawa

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China10 sites
  • Research Site

    Beijing

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    Chengdu

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    Chongqing, Sichuan

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    Dalian, Liaoning

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    Fuzhou, Fujian

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    Guangzhou, Guangdong

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    Hangzhou

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    Nanjing, Jiangsu

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    Shanghai

  • Research Site

    Wuhan, Hubei

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Indonesia6 sites
  • Research Site

    Jakarta

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    Malang, East Java

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    Semarang, Central Java

  • Research Site

    Solo

  • Research Site

    Surabaya

  • Research Site

    Yogyakarta

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Malaysia5 sites
  • Research Site

    George Town

  • Research Site

    Kampung Baharu Nilai

  • Research Site

    Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

  • Research Site

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Research Site

    Petaling Jaya

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Taiwan4 sites
  • Research Site

    Changhua

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    Kaohsiung City

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    Taipei

  • Research Site

    Taoyuan

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Thailand4 sites
  • Research Site

    Bangkok

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    Chiang Mai

  • Research Site

    Khon Kaen

  • Research Site

    Songkhla

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Philippines3 sites
  • Research Site

    Cebu City

  • Research Site

    Manila

  • Research Site

    Quezon City

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Hong Kong1 site
  • Research Site

    Hong Kong

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Singapore1 site
  • Research Site

    Singapore

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About this study

Official title: Open Label, Randomised, Parallel Group, Multicentre, Ph III Study To Assess Efficacy, Safety & Tolerability Of Gefitinib (IRESSA™) Versus Carboplatin/Paclitaxel DC As 1st-Line Treatment In Selected Patients With Stage IIIB / IV NSCLC In Asia

The purpose of this study is to compare gefitinib with carboplatin / paclitaxel doublet chemotherapy given as first line treatment in terms of progression free survival in selected NSCLC patients with the objective of demonstrating non-inferiority.

Keywords
NSCLC, Gefitinib
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT00322452
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1Experimentalgefitinib
Receives: Drug: Gefitinib
2Active comparatorCarboplatin/Paclitaxel
Receives: Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Paclitaxel

What is being measured

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

  1. Median Progression Free Survival (PFS) in Months

    PFS was defined as the interval from the date of randomization to the date of objective disease progression (as per RECIST) or the date of death (from any cause) in the absence of objective disease progression. The median PFS in months is presented here.

    Measured: Tumour assessments as per RECIST were performed at baseline and then every 42 days ± 7 days from randomization until data cut off (14th April 2008).

Secondary outcomes (15)
  1. Median Overall Survival (OS) in Months at OS Data Cut Off (14th June 2010)

    Overall Survival was assessed via calculation of the time to death due to any cause. If a participant was known to have died, the time to death was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death. Otherwise, a participant was censored at the last date they were known to be alive. Median Overall Survival in months is presented here.

    Measured: Following the PFS DCO on 14th April 2008 information on survival status was collected every 8 weeks.

  2. Objective Tumour Response Rate According to RECIST

    Number of participants with an objective response. An objective response (OR) was defined as a patient having a best overall response of either complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to RECIST, confirmed at least 28 days following the date of the initial response.

    Measured: Tumour assessments as per RECIST were performed at baseline and then every 42 days ± 7 days from randomization until data cut off (14th April 2008).

  3. Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) Grade 3, 4, or 5 Neutropenia

    Number of patients with a neutropenia event, identified from the lab data as a worsening in absolute neutrophil count from baseline to a CTC grade 3 or above which Based on the evaluable-for-safety population, which included all patients who received at least 1 dose of study medication (gefitinib, or carboplatin or paclitaxel).

    Measured: Includes events that occurred whilst a patient was receiving first-line randomized treatment: defined as date of first dose to date of last dose +1 day for gefitinib, and date of first infusion to date of last infusion + 21 days for carboplatin/paclitaxel

  4. Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) Grade 3, 4, or 5 Thrombocytopenia

    Number of patients with a thromboctyopenia event, identified from the lab data as a worsening in platelet count from baseline to a CTC grade 3 or above. Based on the evaluable-for-safety population, which included all patients who received at least 1 dose of study medication (gefitinib, or carboplatin or paclitaxel).

    Measured: Includes events that occurred whilst a patient was receiving first-line randomized treatment: defined as date of first dose to date of last dose +1 day for gefitinib, and date of first infusion to date of last infusion + 21 days for carboplatin/paclitaxel

  5. Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) Grade 3, 4, or 5 Leukopenia

    Number of patients with a leukopenia event, identified from the lab data as a worsening in white blood cell count from baseline to a CTC grade 3 or above. Based on the evaluable for-safety-population, which included all patients who received at least 1 dose of study medication (gefitinib, or carboplatin or paclitaxel).

    Measured: Includes events that occurred whilst a patient was receiving first-line randomized treatment: defined as date of first dose to date of last dose +1 day for gefitinib, and date of first infusion to date of last infusion + 21 days for carboplatin/paclitaxel

  6. Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) Grade 3, 4, or 5 Anaemia

    Number of patients with an anaemia event, identified from the lab data as a worsening in haemoglobin from baseline to a CTC grade 3 or above. Based on the evaluable-for-safety population, which included all patients who received at least 1 dose of study medication (gefitinib, or carboplatin or paclitaxel).

    Measured: Includes events that occurred whilst a patient was receiving first-line randomized treatment: defined as date of first dose to date of last dose +1 day for gefitinib, and date of first infusion to date of last infusion + 21 days for carboplatin/paclitaxel

  7. Neurotoxicity

    Number of patients with a neurotoxicity event. Based on the evaluable-for-safety population, which included all patients who received at least 1 dose of study medication (gefitinib, or carboplatin or paclitaxel)

    Measured: Includes events that occurred whilst a patient was receiving first-line randomized treatment: defined as date of first dose to date of last dose +1 day for gefitinib, and date of first infusion to date of last infusion + 21 days for carboplatin/paclitaxel

  8. Rashes/Acnes

    Number of patients with a rashes/acnes event. Based on the evaluable-for-safety population, which included all patients who received at least 1 dose of study medication (gefitinib, or carboplatin or paclitaxel)

    Measured: Includes events that occurred whilst a patient was receiving first-line randomized treatment: defined as date of first dose to date of last dose +1 day for gefitinib, and date of first infusion to date of last infusion + 21 days for carboplatin/paclitaxel

  9. Diarrhoea

    Number of patients with a diarrhoea event. Based on the evaluable-for-safety population, which included all patients who received at least 1 dose of study medication (gefitinib, or carboplatin or paclitaxel)

    Measured: Includes events that occurred whilst a patient was receiving first-line randomized treatment: defined as date of first dose to date of last dose +1 day for gefitinib, and date of first infusion to date of last infusion + 21 days for carboplatin/paclitaxel

  10. Nausea

    Number of patients with a nausea event. Based on the evaluable for-safety-population, which included all patients who received at least 1 dose of study medication (gefitinib, or carboplatin or paclitaxel)

    Measured: Includes events that occurred whilst a patient was receiving first-line randomized treatment: defined as date of first dose to date of last dose +1 day for gefitinib, and date of first infusion to date of last infusion + 21 days for carboplatin/paclitaxel

  11. Vomiting

    Number of patients with a vomiting event. Based on the evaluable-for-safety population, which included all patients who received at least 1 dose of study medication (gefitinib, or carboplatin or paclitaxel)

    Measured: Includes events that occurred whilst a patient was receiving first-line randomized treatment: defined as date of first dose to date of last dose +1 day for gefitinib, and date of first infusion to date of last infusion + 21 days for carboplatin/paclitaxel

  12. Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) Grade 3, 4, or 5 Liver Transaminases

    Number of patients with an elevated liver transaminase event, identified from the lab data as a worsening in ALT or AST from baseline to a CTC grade 3 or above. Based on the evaluable-for-safety population, which included all patients who received at least 1 dose of study medication (gefitinib, or carboplatin or paclitaxel).

    Measured: Includes events that occurred whilst a patient was receiving first-line randomized treatment: defined as date of first dose to date of last dose +1 day for gefitinib, and date of first infusion to date of last infusion + 21 days for carboplatin/paclitaxel

  13. Quality of Life (QoL) as Measured by the Total Score of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Lung Cancer (FACT-L) Questionnaire

    Number of patients improving: a patient was described as improved if they had 2 visits (at least 21 days apart) where there was an increase in FACT-L score (from baseline) of 6 or more, and there were no intervening visits showing a decrease from baseline of 6 or more. Includes all patients with QoL data at baseline \& at least 1 post-baseline visit

    Measured: FACT-L data were collected at baseline, week 1, every 3 weeks (from baseline) until day 127, then every 42 days until the patient was confirmed as having objectively progressed (via RECIST), and at treatment discontinuation.

  14. Quality of Life (QoL) as Measured by the Trial Outcome Index (TOI) of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Lung Cancer (FACT-L) Questionnaire

    Number of patients improving: a patient was described as improved if they had 2 visits (at least 21 days apart) where there was an increase in TOI score (from baseline) of 6 or more, and there were no intervening visits showing a decrease from baseline of 6 or more. Includes all patients with QoL data at baseline \& at least 1 post-baseline visit

    Measured: FACT-L data were collected at baseline, week 1, every 3 weeks (from baseline) until day 127, then every 42 days until the patient was confirmed as having objectively progressed (via RECIST), and at treatment discontinuation.

  15. Symptom Improvement as Measured by the Lung Cancer Subscale (LCS) of the FACT-L Questionnaire

    Number of patients improving: a patient was described as improved if they had 2 visits (at least 21 days apart) where there was an increase in LCS score (from baseline) of 2 or more, and there were no intervening visits showing a decrease from baseline of 2 or more. Includes all patients with QoL data at baseline \& at least 1 post-baseline visit

    Measured: FACT-L data were collected at baseline, week 1, every 3 weeks (from baseline) until day 127, then every 42 days until the patient was confirmed as having objectively progressed (via RECIST), and at treatment discontinuation.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted8 May 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2006
  3. Primary completionApr 2008
  4. Study completionJun 2010

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
1,329 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00322452
Sponsor's protocol ID
D791AC00007
Other IDs
Iressa Pan Asian Study (IPASS)
Acronym
IPASS
Status last verified
Oct 2013
First submitted
5 May 2006
Last updated
7 Nov 2013

Publications

  • Nagase M, Aksenov S, Yan H, Dunyak J, Al-Huniti N. Modeling Tumor Growth and Treatment Resistance Dynamics Characterizes Different Response to Gefitinib or Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol. 2020 Mar;9(3):143-152. doi: 10.1002/psp4.12490. Epub 2020 Feb 7.

    PubMed 31920008
  • Wu YL, Saijo N, Thongprasert S, Yang JC, Han B, Margono B, Chewaskulyong B, Sunpaweravong P, Ohe Y, Ichinose Y, Yang JJ, Mok TS, Young H, Haddad V, Rukazenkov Y, Fukuoka M. Efficacy according to blind independent central review: Post-hoc analyses from the phase III, randomized, multicenter, IPASS study of first-line gefitinib versus carboplatin/paclitaxel in Asian patients with EGFR mutation-positive advanced NSCLC. Lung Cancer. 2017 Feb;104:119-125. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.11.022. Epub 2016 Nov 30.

    PubMed 28212993
  • Yang JC, Wu YL, Chan V, Kurnianda J, Nakagawa K, Saijo N, Fukuoka M, McWalter G, McCormack R, Mok TS. Epidermal growth factor receptor mutation analysis in previously unanalyzed histology samples and cytology samples from the phase III Iressa Pan-ASia Study (IPASS). Lung Cancer. 2014 Feb;83(2):174-81. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.11.021. Epub 2013 Dec 1.

    PubMed 24361280
  • Wu YL, Fukuoka M, Mok TS, Saijo N, Thongprasert S, Yang JC, Chu DT, Yang JJ, Rukazenkov Y. Tumor response and health-related quality of life in clinically selected patients from Asia with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer treated with first-line gefitinib: post hoc analyses from the IPASS study. Lung Cancer. 2013 Aug;81(2):280-7. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.03.004. Epub 2013 Mar 26.

    PubMed 23540718
  • Wu YL, Chu DT, Han B, Liu X, Zhang L, Zhou C, Liao M, Mok T, Jiang H, Duffield E, Fukuoka M. Phase III, randomized, open-label, first-line study in Asia of gefitinib versus carboplatin/paclitaxel in clinically selected patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: evaluation of patients recruited from mainland China. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol. 2012 Sep;8(3):232-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2012.01518.x. Epub 2012 Apr 23.

    PubMed 22897752
  • Mok TS, Wu YL, Thongprasert S, Yang CH, Chu DT, Saijo N, Sunpaweravong P, Han B, Margono B, Ichinose Y, Nishiwaki Y, Ohe Y, Yang JJ, Chewaskulyong B, Jiang H, Duffield EL, Watkins CL, Armour AA, Fukuoka M. Gefitinib or carboplatin-paclitaxel in pulmonary adenocarcinoma. N Engl J Med. 2009 Sep 3;361(10):947-57. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0810699. Epub 2009 Aug 19.

    PubMed 19692680

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Gefitinib, Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in people with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by AstraZeneca at 56 sites in 9 countries.

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 2 inclusion and 2 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 7 Nov 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 56 sites in Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and 4 more countries. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 17 May 2010). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Median Progression Free Survival (PFS) in Months (time frame: Tumour assessments as per RECIST were performed at baseline and then every 42 days ± 7 days from randomization until data cut off (14th April 2008).). 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 NCT00322452, which also lists 6 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 7 Nov 2013.

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