Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB, Stage IV, or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00054392

Last Updated: 2013-07-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-09-30

Study Completion Date

2001-09-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as gemcitabine, carboplatin, and paclitaxel use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which chemotherapy regimen is more effective in treating non-small cell lung cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of different combination chemotherapy regimens in treating patients who have stage IIIB, stage IV, or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the overall survival of patients with stage IIIB or IV or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer treated with gemcitabine and carboplatin vs gemcitabine and paclitaxel vs paclitaxel and carboplatin.
* Compare the overall response rate and time to progression in patients treated with these regimens.
* Compare the toxic effects of these regimens in these patients.
* Compare the quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to weight loss within the past 6 months (less than 5% vs at least 5%), disease stage (IIIB vs IV), and brain metastases (present vs absent). Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8 and carboplatin IV over 15-30 minutes on day 1.
* Arm II: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8 and paclitaxel IV over 3 hours on day 1.
* Arm III: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 15-30 minutes on day 1.

In all arms, treatment repeats every 3 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline, every 6 weeks during study treatment, and then every 3 months until progressive disease is documented.

Patients are followed every 3 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 1,134 patients (378 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Conditions

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Lung Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

gemcitabine hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Evidence of at least 1 of the following:

* Clinically documented recurrent disease after prior radiation or surgery
* Stage IV disease (distant metastases)
* Stage IIIB disease presenting with 1 of the following:

* Pleural or pericardial effusion by CT scan or chest x-ray
* Pleural implants documented pathologically or seen on CT scan or x-ray
* Measurable or evaluable disease
* No brain metastases unless clinically stable after surgery and/or radiotherapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* 18 and over

Performance status

* ECOG 0-1

Life expectancy

* Not specified

Hematopoietic

* Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm\^3
* Platelet count at least 100,000/mm\^3

Hepatic

* Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
* AST less than 5 times upper limit of normal

Renal

* Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR
* Creatinine clearance at least 40 mL/min

Other

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* No hypersensitivity to agents that contain Cremophor EL (polyoxyethylated castor oil)

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* No prior chemotherapy for advanced NSCLC

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* See Disease Characteristics
* Recovered from prior radiotherapy
* No prior radiotherapy to the only site of measurable disease, unless the site had subsequent progression of disease documented by physical exam, radiography, or pathology
* No concurrent radiotherapy (except for brain metastases)

Surgery

* See Disease Characteristics

Other

* No concurrent aminoglycoside antibiotics
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fox Chase Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Joseph A. Treat, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Locations

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Loma Linda University Cancer Institute at Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda, California, United States

Site Status

New Hope Cancer and Research Institute - Pomona

Pomona, California, United States

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Lawrence and Memorial Hospital

New London, Connecticut, United States

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University of Florida Shands Cancer Center

Gainesville, Florida, United States

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Lakeland Regional Cancer Center at Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Lakeland, Florida, United States

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Gulf Coast Cancer Treatment Center

Panama City, Florida, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur)

Decatur, Georgia, United States

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Ingalls Cancer Care Center at Ingalls Memorial Hospital

Harvey, Illinois, United States

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Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital

Urbana, Illinois, United States

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Cancer Center of Indiana

New Albany, Indiana, United States

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CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium

South Bend, Indiana, United States

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Annapolis Oncology Center

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

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Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Greater Baltimore Medical Center Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Baystate Regional Cancer Program at D'Amour Center for Cancer Care

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

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Fallon Clinic at Worcester Medical Center

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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West Michigan Cancer Center

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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Sletten Regional Cancer Institute at Benefis Healthcare

Great Falls, Montana, United States

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Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center at Hunterdon Medical Center

Flemington, New Jersey, United States

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Howell Township, New Jersey, United States

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Jersey Shore Cancer Center at Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Neptune City, New Jersey, United States

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AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center

Pomona, New Jersey, United States

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Mercer Bucks Oncology-Hematology

Trenton, New Jersey, United States

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

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Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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Cape Fear Valley Medical Center

Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

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Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at ECU Medical School

Greenville, North Carolina, United States

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Aultman Hospital Cancer Center at Aultman Health Foundation

Canton, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center at Fairview Hospital

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Parma Community General Hospital

Parma, Ohio, United States

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Rosenfeld Cancer Center at Abington Memorial Hospital

Abington, Pennsylvania, United States

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Falling Spring Medical Associates

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States

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Hematology-Oncology Associates of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Dunmore, Pennsylvania, United States

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PinnacleHealth Regional Cancer Center at Polyclinic Hospital

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

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Richard G. Laube Cancer Center at ACMH

Kittanning, Pennsylvania, United States

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Lancaster Cancer Center

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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Central Pennsylvania Hematology and Medical Oncology Associates, PC

Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, United States

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Paoli Hematology-Oncology PC at Paoli Memorial Hospital

Paoli, Pennsylvania, United States

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Hahnemann University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Drexel University College of Medicine - Center City Hahnemann Campus

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Fox Chase Cancer Center CCOP Research Base

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Pennsylvania Oncology Hematology Associates, Incorporated - Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Allegheny Cancer Center at Allegheny General Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Hillman Cancer Center at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Pottstown Memorial Regional Cancer Center

Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States

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St. Joseph Medical Center

Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

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Lankenau Cancer Center at Lankenau Hospital

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States

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South Carolina Oncology Associates, PA

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

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Coastal Cancer Center - Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States

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Family Cancer Center, PLLC - Collierville

Collierville, Tennessee, United States

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Baptist Regional Cancer Center at Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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University of Virginia Cancer Center at UV Health System

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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David Lee Outpatient Cancer Center at Charleston Area Medical Center

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

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Morgantown Internal Medicine Group, Incorporated

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

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Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University Hospitals

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

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Countries

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United States

References

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Edelman MJ, Belani CP, Socinski MA, Ansari RH, Obasaju CK, Chen R, Monberg MJ, Treat J; Alpha Oncology Research Network. Outcomes associated with brain metastases in a three-arm phase III trial of gemcitabine-containing regimens versus paclitaxel plus carboplatin for advanced non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2010 Jan;5(1):110-6. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181c59a3a.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20035187 (View on PubMed)

Obasaju CK, Ansari RH, Socinski MA, Chen R, Monberg MJ, Catalano RB, Marinucci DM, Liles DK, Ribeiro MJ, Comis RL, Treat J; Alpha Oncology Research Network. A Comparison of white and African American outcomes from a three-arm, randomized, phase III multicenter trial of advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2010 Jul;5(7):993-1000. doi: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181e29cf3.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20593535 (View on PubMed)

Treat JA, Gonin R, Socinski MA, Edelman MJ, Catalano RB, Marinucci DM, Ansari R, Gillenwater HH, Rowland KM, Comis RL, Obasaju CK, Belani CP; Alpha Oncology Research Network. A randomized, phase III multicenter trial of gemcitabine in combination with carboplatin or paclitaxel versus paclitaxel plus carboplatin in patients with advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer. Ann Oncol. 2010 Mar;21(3):540-547. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdp352. Epub 2009 Oct 15.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19833819 (View on PubMed)

Treat J, Edelman MJ, Belani CP, Socinski MA, Monberg MJ, Chen R, Obasaju CK; Alpha Oncology Research Network. A retrospective analysis of outcomes across histological subgroups in a three-arm phase III trial of gemcitabine in combination with carboplatin or paclitaxel versus paclitaxel plus carboplatin for advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 2010 Dec;70(3):340-6. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2010.02.011. Epub 2010 Mar 27.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20347506 (View on PubMed)

Treat J, Belani CP, Edelman MJ, et al.: A randomized phase III trial of gemcitabine (G) in combination with carboplatin (C) or paclitaxel (P) versus paclitaxel plus carboplatin in advanced (Stage IIIB, IV) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): update of the Alpha Oncology trial (A1-99002L). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 23 (Suppl 16): A-LBA7025, 627s, 2005.

Reference Type RESULT

Other Identifiers

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CDR0000270434

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ALPHA-A1-99002L

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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