A Trial of Carboplatin and Gemcitabine Versus Gemcitabine Alone in Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

242 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-03-31

Study Completion Date

2007-08-31

Brief Summary

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To determine and compare the median survival produced by combined Gemcitabine plus Paraplatin versus Gemcitabine as a single-agent in patients with NSCLC and a PS equal to 2.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Gemcitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologic or cytologic new diagnosis of NSCLC, Stage IIIB with a cytologically positive pleural or pericardial effusion or Stage IV.
* No prior chemotherapy, including adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy, for the treatment of NSCLC.
* ECOG Performance Status of 2 .
* Patients must be at least 3 weeks since major surgery. Patients must be at least 1 week since surgery, such as mediastinoscopy, pleuroscopy, or thoracostomy.
* Patients must have measurable disease, defined as lesions that can be accurately measured in at least 1 dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as greater than or equal to 20 mm with conventional techniques or as greater than 10 mm with spiral CT scan.

Exclusion Criteria

* Any prior radiation therapy to the thoracic area.
* Active and ongoing systemic infection.
* Prior radiation to greater than 25% of the bone marrow.
* ECOG PS other than 2
* Patients with a known hypersensitivity to gemcitabine and carboplatin.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Principal Investigators

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Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST)

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Eli Lilly and Company

Locations

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For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Gijtenbeek RG, de Jong K, Venmans BJ, van Vollenhoven FH, Ten Brinke A, Van der Wekken AJ, van Geffen WH. Best first-line therapy for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, performance status 2 without a targetable mutation or with an unknown mutation status. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Jul 7;7(7):CD013382. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013382.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED

PMID: 37419867 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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B9E-US-S358

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

9297