Phase II Trial of Erlotinib and Concurrent Palliative Thoracic Radiation Therapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (PEARL)

NCT ID: NCT00391248

Last Updated: 2013-01-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-11-30

Study Completion Date

2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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To improve the clinical outcomes of patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with radiation therapy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Erlotinib

150 mg in a single daily dose, starting Day 1 through Day 22

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Tarceva

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (squamous cell, adenocarcinoma, poorly differentiated non-small cell carcinoma, or some combination of these); and
* Symptomatic patients (defined at discretion of investigator) for whom palliative thoracic radiation is planned (3000cGy/10 fractions); and
* At least 18 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous erlotinib therapy; or
* Planned concurrent chemotherapy; or
* Expected survival of less than 3 months; or
* ECOG Performance Status of 3 or 4; or
* Multiple CNS metastasis or a single CNS lesion that has not demonstrated radiologic stability (screening CT/MRI or head not required); or
* Granulocyte count \<1,500/mm3, platelet count \<100,000/mm3, or haemoglobin \<9.0g/dl; or
* SGOT (AST) or SGPT (ALT) \> 2.5 times (x) upper limit of normal (ULN) in the absence of known liver metastases or \> 5 x ULN in case of known liver metastases; or
* Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) \> 2.5 x ULN; or
* Serum bilirubin \> 1.5 ULN; or
* Serum creatinine \> 1.5 ULN or creatinine clearance \< 60 ml/min; or
* Serum calcium beyond ULN; or
* Patients requiring systemic anti-fungal therapy, clarithromycin, phenytoin, or oral anticoagulation therapy (see Appendix VI for complete list of medications); or
* A history of interstitial lung disease; or
* Known sensitivity to erlotinib; or
* Pregnancy, lactation, or parturition within the previous 30 days; or
* Unwillingness or inability to complete the required assessments of the trial; or
* Mental incompetence, including psychiatric or addictive disorders which would preclude meaningful informed consent; or
* History of recurrent conjunctivitis or keratitis or other inflammatory changes of the surface of the eye.
* Geographically inaccessible for treatment or follow-up evaluations; or
* Involved in an ongoing therapeutic trial.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Roche Pharma AG

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG)

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jim Wright, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Juravinski Cancer Centre

Locations

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Juravinski Cancer Centre

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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CTA-Control-105472

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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