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Non Small Cell Lung CancerNCT00684385

An Expanded Access Programme With Iressa for Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Cancer of the Head and Neck

A study testing ZD1839 in people with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer and Cancer of the Head and Neck, run by AstraZeneca at 34 sites in 4 countries.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to provide ZD1839 for those patients with locally advanced and/or metastatic non-operable non-small cell lung cancer (stage III or IV) or recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell head and neck cancer who receive the therapy on an expanded access basis due to their inability to meet… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 130 years
What is being tested?
ZD1839
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
How many people
Not given
Where
34 sitesin 4 countries
Study dates
Start not givento not given
Phase
Expanded access
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 18 to 130 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Have received at least one course of standard systemic chemotherapy or radiation therapy
  • Are ineligible for chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • Are ineligible or not candidates for enrollment in available ZD1839 trials for NSCLC or squamous cell H\&NC
  • Are, in the investigators opinion, not medically suitable for chemotherapy.

Who cannot join

  • Current eligibility (i.e., meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria except signed informed consent) for any ZD1839 protocol available to the patient, or previous enrollment in a blinded ZD1839 protocol
  • Patients from a blinded protocol may be considered for acceptance, with AstraZeneca's permission, only after trial completion and unblinding of all patients.
  • Patients eligible for or previously enrolled in an open-label or unblinded ZD1839 clinical trial may be considered for acceptance with AstraZeneca's permission
  • Incomplete healing from prior oncologic or other major surgery

Trial locations and contacts

34 sites in 4 countries.

34 sites in 4 countries

Germany25 sites
  • Research Site

    Berlin, 10117

  • Research Site

    Berlin, 13125

  • Research Site

    Berlin, 13189

  • Research Site

    Berlin, 14165

  • Research Site

    Essen, 45122

  • Research Site

    Frankfurt, 60590

  • Research Site

    Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106

  • Research Site

    Göttingen, 37075

  • Research Site

    Großhansdorf, 22927

  • Research Site

    Halle, 06112

  • Research Site

    Halle, 06120

  • Research Site

    Heidelberg, 69126

  • Research Site

    Kiel, 24105

  • Research Site

    Laatzen, 30880

  • Research Site

    Lemgo, 32657

  • Research Site

    Löwenstein, 74245

  • Research Site

    Mainz, 55131

  • Research Site

    München, 81675

  • Research Site

    Nuremberg, 90419

  • Research Site

    Oldenburg, 26121

  • Research Site

    Oldenburg, 26133

  • Research Site

    Stralsund, 18437

  • Research Site

    Stuttgart, 70174

  • Research Site

    Trier, 54292

  • Research Site

    Wiesbaden, 65199

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Hungary5 sites
  • Research Site

    Budapest, 1121

  • Research Site

    Budapest, 1122

  • Research Site

    Budapest, 1125

  • Research Site

    Kecskemét, 6000

  • Research Site

    Törökbálint, 2045

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Poland3 sites
  • Research Site

    Gdansk, 80-952

  • Research Site

    Warsaw, 02-781

  • Research Site

    Zabrze, 41-803

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United Kingdom1 site
  • Research Site

    Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5BE

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About this study

Official title: An International Expanded Access Clinical Programme With ZD1839 (IRESSA) for Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer(NSCLC) and Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic or Both Recurrent and Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (H&NC)

The purpose of this study is to provide ZD1839 for those patients with locally advanced and/or metastatic non-operable non-small cell lung cancer (stage III or IV) or recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell head and neck cancer who receive the therapy on an expanded access basis due to their inability to meet eligibility criteria for on-going recruiting trials, inability to participate in other clinical trials (e.g., poor performance status, lack of geographic proximity), or because other medical interventions are not considered appropriate or acceptable.

Being tested
ZD1839
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Head and Neck Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • ZD1839Drug

    Also called Iressa

    250mg administered daily for patients with NSCLC and500mg daily for patients with H\&NC. Treatment dispensed to patients on Day 1 and every 12 weeks thereafter until the patient withdraws. Patients with NSCLC will take one tablet at each dose administration; patients with squamous cell H\&NC will take two tablets at each dose administration.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted26 May 2008 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Expanded access
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00684385
Sponsor's protocol ID
1839IL/0052
Other IDs
D7914C00052
Status last verified
Feb 2019
First submitted
21 May 2008
Last updated
14 Mar 2019
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing ZD1839 in people with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer and Cancer of the Head and Neck, run by AstraZeneca at 34 sites in 4 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 4 inclusion and 4 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Mar 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 34 sites in Germany, Hungary, Poland, United Kingdom. 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.

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?
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 14 Mar 2019.

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