Elderly Dependent Patients With Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

NCT ID: NCT00419042

Last Updated: 2013-10-01

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-07-31

Study Completion Date

2010-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is in non small-cell lung cancer stage IV et IIIB (T4 with pleural effusion) in elderly dependent patients with evaluation of the sequence Gemcitabine first line followed by Erlotinib when progression versus Erlotinib first line followed by Gemcitabine when progression

Detailed Description

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A multicenter phase II trial,prospective,randomized,open,non comparative

Conditions

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Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

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cancer Lung cancer None small-cell lung cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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TARCEVA

Tarceva (150 mg) is a pill you take once a day -- every day -- to help treat non-small cell lung cancer.

Intervention Type DRUG

Gemzar

GEMZAR by mixing it into a solution and giving it through a needle into a vein-called intravenous infusion (IV). This will take about 30 minutes

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Erlotinib Gemcitabine

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age \> 65
* Comorbidities score, PS and frailty score according to table 1
* No dementia, faecal or urinary incontinence, repeated falls
* ADL = 0, IADL = 0-1
* Life expectancy at least 12 weeks
* Creatinin clearance \> = 30 ml/mn (according to Cockcrofts-Gault formula)
* Competency to give written informed consent
* Haematological functions as follows : neutrophiles count \> 1.5 x 109/l and platelets \> 100 x 109/l hemoglobin \> 9,5 g/dl - Hepatic function as follows : Bilirubin \< 1,25 LNS ASAT / ALAT \<5 x NAlcPh \<5 x N
* PS \< 3
* cerebral metastasis eligible if asymptomatic
* Histologically or cytologically confirmed NSCLC
* Stage IV/IIIB4 (T4 with pleural effusion)
* No prior chemotherapy
* relapses of previous NSCLC treated by surgery or radiotherapy are eligible, if the target is measurable out of initial radiotherapy field and if cytological or histological proof
* At least one measurable target lesion by RECIST guidelines

Exclusion Criteria

* symptomatic cerebral metastasis
* Any severe comorbidity calculated by Charlson score according to table 1
* ADL \> 0 and IADL \> 1- performance status \>2 (ECOG)
* peripheral neuropathy grade 2 or more
* dementia, repeated falls, urinary or faecal incontinence
* contra-indication to corticosteroids
* contra indication to a product of this study
* unwilling or unable to comply with study requirements, for personal, family, sociologic, geographic or any other reason
* inability of the subject to give written informed consent
* lack of liberty following legal or administrative decision
* hypersensitivity to polysorbate
* hypersensitivity to erlotinib or any excipients of this product
* unusual hereditary disorders, as galactosemia, deficit in lactase and syndrome of malabsorption in glucose or galactose
* participation in concomitant clinical trial
* bronchioloalveolar or neuroendocrine or composite carcinoma
* superior vena cava syndrome
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Groupe Francais De Pneumo-Cancerologie

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Hervé LECAER, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Groupe Francais De Pneumo-Cancerologie

Locations

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Site 12

Aix-en-Provence, , France

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Site 05

Bastia, , France

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Site 22

Beauvais, , France

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Site 43

Caen, , France

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Site 30

Charleville-Mézières, , France

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Site 33

Créteil, , France

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Site 07

Draguignan, , France

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Site 32

Elbeuf, , France

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Site 04

Gap, , France

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Site 41

Le Chesnay, , France

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Site 00

Limoges, , France

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Site 25

Mantes-la-Jolie, , France

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Site 06

Marseille, , France

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Site 27

Martigues, , France

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Site 01

Meaux, , France

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Site 42

Orléans, , France

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Site 26

Paris, , France

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Site 19

Périgueux, , France

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Site 02

Reims, , France

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Site 20

Rennes, , France

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Site 17

Rouen, , France

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Site 14

Toulon, , France

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Site 11

Villefranche-sur-Saône, , France

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Countries

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France

Related Links

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http://www.g-f-p-c.org

Groupement Francais de Pneumo-cancérologie

Other Identifiers

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GFPC 05-05

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id