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Lung CancerPhase 2NCT00660816

Pemetrexed or Docetaxel With or Without Erlotinib in Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing erlotinib hydrochloride, pemetrexed disodium and docetaxel in people with Lung Cancer, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at 13 sites in United States.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Pemetrexed disodium and erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
erlotinib hydrochloride, pemetrexed disodium and docetaxel
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
46 participants
Where
13 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2008to Jul 2015
Phase
Phase 2
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

  • Pathologic diagnosis of stage IIIB (with pleural effusion) or IV non-small cell lung cancer
  • Progression following at least twelve weeks of treatment with single-agent erlotinib (or in combination with other experimental agents) during which time the patients experienced a clinical benefit as assessed by his/her treating physician and corroborated by radiographic assessment (at least one CT scan following at least 4 weeks of erlotinib monotherapy demonstrating stable disease or response on erlotinib therapy).
  • At least one measurable lesion as defined by modified Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2
  • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1.5x10(9)/L
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  • Platelet count >= 100x 10(9)
  • Hemoglobin >= 8.0 g/dl
  • Serum creatinine =< 1.5 upper limit of normal OR calculated creatinine clearance >= 45 mL/min
  • Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 2.5 x ULN
  • Available baseline diagnostic tumor specimen for correlative studies, any diagnostic material will be acceptable- paraffin block, cell block, fine needle aspirate etc.
  • Patients must provide verbal and written informed consent to participate in the study
  • Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests, and other study procedures
  • Patient must be able to take folic acid, vitamin B12 as well as dexamethasone therapy as per protocol guidelines
  • Patient must be able to interrupt nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) 2 days before (5 days for long-acting NSAIDs), the day of, and 2 days following administration of pemetrexed (this exclusion criteria applies only to patients who have not received pemetrexed chemotherapy prior)

Who cannot join

  • Active central nervous system disease (CNS) metastases, as indicated by clinical symptoms, cerebral edema or progressive growth (subjects with a clinical history of CNS metastases or cord compression are allowable if they have been definitively treated and are clinically stable for at least 4 weeks before first dose of study treatment for prior whole brain radiation and 2 weeks for prior gamma knife therapy)
  • More than 1 prior cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen for relapsed or metastatic disease (not including erlotinib)
  • Any prior epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor therapy except for erlotinib
  • Major surgery, chemotherapy, or investigational agents within 3 weeks of treatment day 1 (except for erlotinib). Radiation therapy within 2 weeks of treatment day 1 (except for erlotinib).
  • Prior treatment with both pemetrexed and docetaxel chemotherapy
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding or not receiving adequate contraception (including the patients spouse)
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  • Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric conditions or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results, and in the judgment of the investigator would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study
  • Patients who must receive pemetrexed and have the presence of third space fluid which cannot be controlled by drainage
  • Patients who must receive docetaxel and who have peripheral neuropathy > grade 2
  • Patients who must receive docetaxel and who have had a hypersensitivity reaction to medications formulated with polysorbate 80

Trial locations and contacts

13 sites in 1 country.

13 sites in 1 country

United States13 sites
  • Lake/University Ireland Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44060

  • Case Medical Center, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-5065

  • MetroHealth Medical Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44109

  • UHHS Chagrin Highlands Medical Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44122

  • Southwest General Health Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44130

  • UHHS Westlake Medical Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44145

  • Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

  • Riverside Methodist Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43124

  • Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210

  • Wayne State University

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202

  • UH-Monarch

    Mayfield Heights, Ohio, 44124

  • Columbia Presbyterian

    New York, New York, 10032

  • UH-Firelands

    Sandusky, Ohio, 44870

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About this study

Official title: Randomized Phase II Trial, Comparing Standard of Care Chemotherapy (Pemetrexed or Docetaxel) Plus Erlotinib to Standard of Care Chemotherapy (Pemetrexed or Docetaxel) Alone in EGFR TKI-Responsive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

RATIONALE: Pemetrexed disodium and erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known whether giving pemetrexed disodium or docetaxel together with erlotinib hydrochloride is more effective than giving pemetrexed disodium or docetaxel alone in treating non-small lung cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well giving pemetrexed disodium or docetaxel together with or without erlotinib hydrochloride works in treating patients with stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To evaluate whether maintenance erlotinib hydrochloride added to standard of care (pemetrexed disodium or docetaxel) chemotherapy in patients with erlotinib hydrochloride-responsive advanced non-small cell lung cancer leads to an improved progression-free survival as compared to standard of care pemetrexed disodium or docetaxel alone.

Secondary

  • To evaluate the effect of maintenance erlotinib hydrochloride on the response rate to standard of care (pemetrexed disodium or docetaxel) therapy in patients with erlotinib hydrochloride-responsive advanced non-small cell lung cancer as compared to standard of care (pemetrexed disodium or docetaxel) alone.
  • To evaluate whether maintenance erlotinib hydrochloride added to standard of care (pemetrexed disodium or docetaxel) chemotherapy in patients with erlotinib hydrochloride-responsive advanced non-small cell lung cancer leads to an improved overall survival as compared to standard of care (pemetrexed disodium or docetaxel) alone.
  • To evaluate the effect of maintenance erlotinib hydrochloride on the disease stabilization (complete response [CR] + partial response [PR] + stable disease [SD]) rate to standard of care (pemetrexed disodium or docetaxel) therapy in patients with erlotinib hydrochloride-responsive advanced non-small cell lung cancer as compared to standard of care (pemetrexed disodium or docetaxel) alone.
  • To evaluate the utility of early positron emission tomography (PET) scanning (baseline versus 1 cycle of protocol therapy) on overall disease assessment and prediction of treatment responsiveness.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, randomized study. Patients are stratified according to lifetime smoking status (never vs ever) and ECOG performance status (0-1 vs ≥ 2). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: (standard of care alone): Patients receive pemetrexed disodium intravenously (IV) over 10 minutes OR docetaxel IV over 60 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
  • Arm II: (standard of care plus erlotinib): Patients receive pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes OR docetaxel IV over 60 minutes on day 1 and erlotinib hydrochloride orally (PO) once daily on days 2-19. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients may continue to receive standard chemotherapy with or without erlotinib hydrochloride in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 8 weeks.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Being tested
erlotinib hydrochloride, pemetrexed disodium, docetaxel
Keywords
recurrent non-small cell lung cancer, 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.

  • erlotinib hydrochlorideDrug

    Also called erlotinib

    Given orally once daily on days 2-19.

  • pemetrexed disodiumDrug

    Also called MTA

    Given IV over 10 minutes on day 1

  • docetaxelDrug

    Also called TXT

    IV over 60 minutes on day 1.

Study groups in NCT00660816
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm IActive comparatorPatients receive pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes OR docetaxel IV over 60 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may continue to receive standard chemotherapy with or without erlotinib hydrochloride in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: pemetrexed disodium; Drug: docetaxel
Arm IIExperimentalPatients receive pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes OR docetaxel IV over 60 minutes on day 1 and erlotinib hydrochloride PO once daily on days 2-19. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may continue to receive standard chemotherapy with or without erlotinib hydrochloride in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: erlotinib hydrochloride; Drug: pemetrexed disodium; Drug: docetaxel

What is being measured

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

  1. Progression-free Survival

    From the date of randomization to the date of disease progression or the date of death, whichever occurs first and censored at the date of last followed for those survivors without disease progression.

    Measured: 18 months after enrollment of last patient

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Overall Survival

    Measured from the date of randomization to the date of death, whichever occurs first and censored at the date of last followed for those survivors

    Measured: 36 months after enrollment of last patient

  2. Response Rate

    Estimated based on the number of responses by excluding the dropouts who are not evaluable for response using a binomial distribution

    Measured: 36 months after enrollment of last evaluable patient

  3. Disease Stabilization Rate (e.g., Complete Response, Partial Response, and Stable Disease)

    Estimated based on number of evaluable patients with complete response, partial response or stable disease

    Measured: 36 months after enrollment of last patient

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Apr 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2008
  3. Primary completionApr 2013
  4. Study completionJul 2015

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
46 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00660816
Sponsor's protocol ID
CASE2507
Other IDs
P30CA043703, CASE2507, CASE-2507-CC350
Status last verified
Oct 2015
First submitted
16 Apr 2008
Last updated
12 Oct 2015
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing erlotinib hydrochloride, pemetrexed disodium and docetaxel in people with Lung Cancer, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at 13 sites in United States.

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 16 inclusion and 10 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 12 Oct 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 13 sites in United States. 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 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 5 Aug 2014). 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?

Progression-free Survival (time frame: 18 months after enrollment of last patient). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

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 12 Oct 2015.

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