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Non-small Cell Lung CancerPhase 2NCT01755923

Gefitinib or Docetaxel as Second Line Therapy for Wild-type Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) NSCLC

A Phase 2 study testing Gefitinib and Docetaxel in people with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Peking Union Medical College Hospital at 1 site in China.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Gefitinib, the first EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) in the world was examined as monotherapy in two phase Ⅱ studies called IDEAL trials. Response rate with doses of 250mg and 500mg/day were similar, ranging from 10% to 18%. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
Gefitinib and Docetaxel
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
Dec 2012to Dec 2014
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 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age more than 18 years old
  • Life expectancy more than 12 weeks
  • histologically or cytologically confirmed inoperable non-squamous NSCLC (stage ⅢB/Ⅳ)
  • ineligible for curative radiotherapy
  • no prior radiotherapy for the target lesions
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of 0-2
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  • previous treatment include first-line platinum doublet chemotherapy
  • no EGFR gene mutation detected by Scorpions-ARMS
  • at least one bidimensionally measurable or radiographically assessable lesion
  • adequate bone marrow reserve
  • adequate hepatic and renal function

Who cannot join

  • prior treatments including any of the following drugs: gefitinib and docetaxel
  • additional malignancies
  • uncontrolled systemic disease
  • any evidence of clinically active interstitial lung disease
  • newly diagnosed central nervous system (CNS)metastasis and not treated by radiotherapy of surgery
  • pregnancy or breast feeding phase

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospita

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730

    Mengzhao Wang, MD, 010-69155039 ext. +86, mengzhaowang@sina.com

    Jing Zhao, MD, 010-69158206 ext. +86, pumchzj@sina.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Phase Ⅱ Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare Gefitinib With Docetaxel as Second-line Therapy for Advanced or Metastatic Non-squamous NSCLC Patients With Wild-type EGFR

Gefitinib, the first EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) in the world was examined as monotherapy in two phase Ⅱ studies called IDEAL trials. Response rate with doses of 250mg and 500mg/day were similar, ranging from 10% to 18%. Posterior analysis demonstrated that patients with EGFR mutation had an improved response rate (RR) to gefitinib compared to wild-type patients (46% versus 10%). The early trials that evaluated EGFR-TKIs for the second- and third-line settings of advanced NSCLC did not select patients on the basis of any EGFR marker. The IEESSA Survival Evaluation in Lung Cancer (ISEL) trial evaluated the role of second-line gefitinib 250mg/day in 1692 patients with advanced NSCLC. Patients with EGFR mutations had higher RR than patients without (37.5% versus 2.6%). From the above results, the response rate in patients without EGFR gene mutation was obviously different (10% versus 2.6%). The methods used for detecting EGFR gene mutation was different, which might contribute to the difference of response rates. In IDEAL trial, EGFR gene mutation was detected by sequencing. But in ISEL trial, EGFR gene mutation was detected by ARMS. As we know, ARMS was more sensitive than sequencing in detecting EGFR gene mutation. That is to say, in IDEAL trials some EGFR mutant patients were misdiagnosed as wild-type patients, so the response rate was higher. Recently, Wu Yi-Long et al reported that relative abundance of EGFR mutations predicted benefit form gefitinib treatment for advanced non small cell lung cancer. The study cohort was all Chinese. In this study, the objective response rate in patients without EGFR mutation detected by ARMS was 16.1%, which was significantly higher than the response rate of docetaxel. But in 2012 American society of clinical oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, the Tailor study in which Italian NSCLC patients were enrolled demonstrated a clear superiority of docetaxel over erlotinib as second line treatment for patients without EGFR mutations in exons 19 or 21. So we wonder if the racial difference is the determinant factor. So the purpose of this trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of gefitinib with docetaxel as second-line therapy for advanced or metastatic Chinese NSCLC patients with wild-type EGFR.

Read the detailed description

The adoption of docetaxel as a standard second line therapy was based on data from two phase Ⅲ trials. In the first trail, docetaxel (75mg/m2, every 3 weeks) significantly prolonged median and 1-year survival duration compared with best supportive care (median survival, 7.5 months versus 4.6 months; P=0.010; 1-year survival, 37% versus 12%), although the response rate was low (5.5%). In the second study the 6-months and median survival rates were similar for docetaxel and vinorelbine or ifosfamide. However, the 1-year survival rate was significantly greater with docetaxel than ifosfamide or vinorelbine (32% versus 19%, P=0.025). In both studies docetaxel significantly improved some parameters of quality of life. Since these two pivotal studies, new potential second-line drugs were compared with the docetaxel standard of care. With regards to the therapeutic results of the docetaxel arm of these studies, it must be emphasized that response rates and survival data were highly and significantly reproducible.

Being tested
Gefitinib, Docetaxel
Keywords
non-small cell lung cancer, wild-type EGFR, gefitinib, docetaxel, second-line therapy
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.

  • GefitinibDrug

    Also called Iressa

    Gefitinib 250mg once per day until the progression disease or intolerant side effects

  • DocetaxelDrug

    Also called Taxotere

    Docetaxel 75mg/m2 iv, d1,every 3 weeks, at least 2-6 cycles depending on the progression disease or the patient's physical condition

Study groups in NCT01755923
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
GefitinibExperimentalGefitinib (Iressa) 250mg once per day until progression disease or intolerant side effects
Receives: Drug: Gefitinib
DocetaxelActive comparatorDocetaxel 75mg/m2,d1,every 3 weeks, at least 2-6 cycles depending on the progression disease or the patient's physical condition
Receives: Drug: Docetaxel

What is being measured

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

  1. Progression free survival

    From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 52 weeks.

    Measured: up to 52 weeks (about one year)

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Overall survival

    From the date of randomization until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 100 weeks.

    Measured: Up to 100 weeks

  2. Objective response rate

    The objective response rate includes the complete remission and partial remission rate.

    Measured: up to 9 weeks

  3. the score of functional assessment of cancer treatment-lung (FACT-L)

    FACT-L is assessed at different time points.(Date of randomization, 1 week after chemotherapy/EGFR-TKI, every cycle of chemotherapy/EGFR-TKI, every month of EGFR-TKI treatment/observation, up to 100 weeks)

    Measured: up to 100 weeks

  4. Number of participants with adverse events

    The adverse events are assessed by National Cancer Institute-Common Toxcity Criteria (Version 3.0)(NCI-CTC).

    Measured: Up to 6 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted24 Dec 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2012
  3. Primary completionDec 2013 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2014 (estimated)

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
60 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01755923
Sponsor's protocol ID
PUMCH-S466
Status last verified
Dec 2012
First submitted
17 Dec 2012
Last updated
24 Dec 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Shepherd FA, Dancey J, Ramlau R, Mattson K, Gralla R, O'Rourke M, Levitan N, Gressot L, Vincent M, Burkes R, Coughlin S, Kim Y, Berille J. Prospective randomized trial of docetaxel versus best supportive care in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol. 2000 May;18(10):2095-103. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2000.18.10.2095.

    PubMed 10811675
  • Fossella FV, DeVore R, Kerr RN, Crawford J, Natale RR, Dunphy F, Kalman L, Miller V, Lee JS, Moore M, Gandara D, Karp D, Vokes E, Kris M, Kim Y, Gamza F, Hammershaimb L. Randomized phase III trial of docetaxel versus vinorelbine or ifosfamide in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer previously treated with platinum-containing chemotherapy regimens. The TAX 320 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Study Group. J Clin Oncol. 2000 Jun;18(12):2354-62. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2000.18.12.2354.

    PubMed 10856094
  • Hanna N, Shepherd FA, Fossella FV, Pereira JR, De Marinis F, von Pawel J, Gatzemeier U, Tsao TC, Pless M, Muller T, Lim HL, Desch C, Szondy K, Gervais R, Shaharyar, Manegold C, Paul S, Paoletti P, Einhorn L, Bunn PA Jr. Randomized phase III trial of pemetrexed versus docetaxel in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer previously treated with chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol. 2004 May 1;22(9):1589-97. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2004.08.163.

    PubMed 15117980
  • Cufer T, Vrdoljak E, Gaafar R, Erensoy I, Pemberton K; SIGN Study Group. Phase II, open-label, randomized study (SIGN) of single-agent gefitinib (IRESSA) or docetaxel as second-line therapy in patients with advanced (stage IIIb or IV) non-small-cell lung cancer. Anticancer Drugs. 2006 Apr;17(4):401-9. doi: 10.1097/01.cad.0000203381.99490.ab.

    PubMed 16549997
  • Fukuoka M, Yano S, Giaccone G, Tamura T, Nakagawa K, Douillard JY, Nishiwaki Y, Vansteenkiste J, Kudoh S, Rischin D, Eek R, Horai T, Noda K, Takata I, Smit E, Averbuch S, Macleod A, Feyereislova A, Dong RP, Baselga J. Multi-institutional randomized phase II trial of gefitinib for previously treated patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (The IDEAL 1 Trial) [corrected]. J Clin Oncol. 2003 Jun 15;21(12):2237-46. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2003.10.038. Epub 2003 May 14.

    PubMed 12748244
  • Kris MG, Natale RB, Herbst RS, Lynch TJ Jr, Prager D, Belani CP, Schiller JH, Kelly K, Spiridonidis H, Sandler A, Albain KS, Cella D, Wolf MK, Averbuch SD, Ochs JJ, Kay AC. Efficacy of gefitinib, an inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase, in symptomatic patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2003 Oct 22;290(16):2149-58. doi: 10.1001/jama.290.16.2149.

    PubMed 14570950
  • Bell DW, Lynch TJ, Haserlat SM, Harris PL, Okimoto RA, Brannigan BW, Sgroi DC, Muir B, Riemenschneider MJ, Iacona RB, Krebs AD, Johnson DH, Giaccone G, Herbst RS, Manegold C, Fukuoka M, Kris MG, Baselga J, Ochs JS, Haber DA. Epidermal growth factor receptor mutations and gene amplification in non-small-cell lung cancer: molecular analysis of the IDEAL/INTACT gefitinib trials. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Nov 1;23(31):8081-92. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.02.7078. Epub 2005 Oct 3.

    PubMed 16204011
  • Shepherd FA, Rodrigues Pereira J, Ciuleanu T, Tan EH, Hirsh V, Thongprasert S, Campos D, Maoleekoonpiroj S, Smylie M, Martins R, van Kooten M, Dediu M, Findlay B, Tu D, Johnston D, Bezjak A, Clark G, Santabarbara P, Seymour L; National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group. Erlotinib in previously treated non-small-cell lung cancer. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jul 14;353(2):123-32. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa050753.

    PubMed 16014882
  • Thatcher N, Chang A, Parikh P, Rodrigues Pereira J, Ciuleanu T, von Pawel J, Thongprasert S, Tan EH, Pemberton K, Archer V, Carroll K. Gefitinib plus best supportive care in previously treated patients with refractory advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: results from a randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre study (Iressa Survival Evaluation in Lung Cancer). Lancet. 2005 Oct 29-Nov 4;366(9496):1527-37. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67625-8.

    PubMed 16257339
  • Hirsch FR, Varella-Garcia M, Bunn PA Jr, Franklin WA, Dziadziuszko R, Thatcher N, Chang A, Parikh P, Pereira JR, Ciuleanu T, von Pawel J, Watkins C, Flannery A, Ellison G, Donald E, Knight L, Parums D, Botwood N, Holloway B. Molecular predictors of outcome with gefitinib in a phase III placebo-controlled study in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Nov 1;24(31):5034-42. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.06.3958.

    PubMed 17075123

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Gefitinib and Docetaxel in people with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Peking Union Medical College Hospital at 1 site in China.

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 11 inclusion and 6 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 24 Dec 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Mengzhao Wang, MD (010-69155039 ext. +86, mengzhaowang@sina.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Progression free survival (time frame: up to 52 weeks (about one year)). 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 NCT01755923, which also lists 10 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 24 Dec 2012.

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