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Non Small Cell Lung CancerPhase 2NCT00401492

MILES-02: Study of Chemotherapy Treatment and Toxicity in Elderly Patients With Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing gemcitabine prolonged continuous infusion, cisplatin and vinorelbine in people with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by National Cancer Institute, Naples.

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 main purpose of this study is to describe activity and toxicity of single-agent gemcitabine given as prolonged infusion, and of two 2-drug combinations containing cisplatin (cisplatin + vinorelbine, and cisplatin + gemcitabine) in the treatment of elderly patients with advanced non small cell lung cancer Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 70 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
gemcitabine prolonged continuous infusion, cisplatin and vinorelbine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
How many people
159 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jun 2002to Apr 2007
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 70 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologic or cytologic diagnosis of NSCLC
  • Stage IV or IIIB with pleural effusion or metastatic supraclavicular lymphoadenopathy
  • Age > o = 70 years.
  • Written informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Performance status (ECOG) ³2
  • Previous chemotherapy.
  • Symptomatic brain metastases requiring synchronous radiotherapy
  • Previous radiotherapy (completed less than 4 weeks before enrollment)
  • Previous or synchronous malignant disease (except adequately treated non melanomatous skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix) if diagnosed in the last five years before enrollment.
  • Neutrophils < 2.000/mm³ or platelets < 100.000/mm³ or hemoglobin < 10 g/dl.
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  • Serum creatinine > 1.5 times the UNL.
  • GOT and/or GPT >1.25 times the UNL or serum total bilirubin >1.25 times the UNL without hepatic metastases.
  • GOT and/or GPT >2.5 times the UNL or serum total bilirubin >1.5 times the UNL with hepatic metastases.
  • Other concomitant diseases contraindicating the study treatments.
  • Refusal of written informed consent.
  • Follow-up impossible.

About this study

Official title: Phase II Study of Chemotherapy With Gemcitabine in Prolonged Infusion or With Schedules With Cisplatin in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Elderly Patients

The main purpose of this study is to describe activity and toxicity of single-agent gemcitabine given as prolonged infusion, and of two 2-drug combinations containing cisplatin (cisplatin + vinorelbine, and cisplatin + gemcitabine) in the treatment of elderly patients with advanced non small cell lung cancer

Read the detailed description

The study design includes three parallel phase II studies, all with the same rules for patient selection and outcome assessment. In the two studies of cisplatin-based doublets, a dose-finding phase is planned, with subsequent cohorts of 6 patients treated with increasing doses of cisplatin (50-60-70 mg/m²). Following this phase, patients will be assigned to the three studies through a randomization procedure, to reduce selection biases.

Arm A: gemcitabine:

Gemcitabine 1200 mg/m2 intravenously in 2 hours (10 mg/m²/minute) on days 1 \& 8 of each cycle, every 21 days, for a maximum of 6 cycles.

Arm B: cisplatin + vinorelbine:

Vinorelbine 25 mg/m² on days 1 \& 8, followed by Cisplatin (50 or 60 or 70 mg/m²) on day 1 of each cycle, every 21 days, for a maximum of 6 cycles.

Arm C: cisplatin + gemcitabine:

Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2,, on days 1 \& 8, followed by Cisplatin (50 or 60 or 70 mg/m²) on day 1 of each cycle, every 21 days, for a maximum of 6 cycles.

Being tested
gemcitabine prolonged continuous infusion, cisplatin, vinorelbine
Keywords
elderly, chemotherapy, quality of life, ADL, toxicity
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.

What is being measured

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

  1. Activity and toxicity of monochemotherapy with gemcitabine as prolonged infusion

  2. Toxicity and activity of 2 standard polychemotherapy cisplatin based treatments (cisplatin and vinorelbine , and cisplatin and gemcitabine

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. patient quality of life

  2. the prognostic significance of the ADL and IADL scales for time to progression and survival

  3. exploratory predictive clinical variables for chemotherapy related toxicity

  4. exploratory predictive clinical variables for response to chemotherapy

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Nov 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2002
  3. Primary completionDec 2006
  4. Study completionApr 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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
159 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00401492
Sponsor's protocol ID
MILES-02
Status last verified
Jul 2012
First submitted
17 Nov 2006
Last updated
13 Jul 2012
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Gridelli C, Maione P, Illiano A, Piantedosi FV, Favaretto A, Bearz A, Robbiati SF, Filipazzi V, Lorusso V, Carrozza F, Iaffaioli RV, Manzione L, Gallo C, Morabito A, Perrone F. Cisplatin plus gemcitabine or vinorelbine for elderly patients with advanced non small-cell lung cancer: the MILES-2P studies. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Oct 10;25(29):4663-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.12.5708.

    PubMed 17925563
  • Gridelli C, De Maio E, Barbera S, Sannicolo M, Piazza E, Piantedosi F, Brancaccio L, Morabito A, Maione P, Renda F, Signoriello G, Perrone F; MILES Investigators. The MILES-2G phase 2 study of single-agent gemcitabine with prolonged constant infusion in advanced non-small cell lung cancer elderly patients. Lung Cancer. 2008 Jul;61(1):67-72. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2007.12.002.

    PubMed 18683299

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing gemcitabine prolonged continuous infusion, cisplatin and vinorelbine in people with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by National Cancer Institute, Naples.

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 4 inclusion and 12 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 13 Jul 2012. 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 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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Activity and toxicity of monochemotherapy with gemcitabine as prolonged infusion. The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT00401492, 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 13 Jul 2012; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.

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