Safety and Efficacy of Palonosetron in Preventing Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting

NCT ID: NCT00503386

Last Updated: 2010-09-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

144 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-04-30

Study Completion Date

2006-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether palonosetron is tolerate and effective in preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in oriental population. The study is comparing the safety and efficacy of palonosetron with granisetron, a frequently used antiemetic in China.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Nausea Vomiting Chemotherapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Interventions

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Palonosetron

Intervention Type DRUG

Granisetron

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female, age ≥ 18 yrs and \<70 yrs with histologically or cytologically confirmed
* Malignant disease
* Naive or nonnaive to chemotherapy, with a Karnofsky score of ≥ 60
* Scheduled to receive two courses of moderately emetogenic chemotherapy or cisplatin 60 \~ 80 mg/m2 on study Day 1
* Use of reliable contraceptive measures (for females of childbearing potential) and negative pregnancy test at baseline visit
* Patients with hepatic, renal, or cardiovascular impairment eligible at the investigator's discretion
* Patients experiencing, at maximum, mild nausea after previous chemotherapy eligible at the investigator's discretion
* Predicted life expectancy of ≥ 3 months
* Provision of written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to understand or cooperate with study procedures
* Receipt of investigational drugs ≤ 30 days before study entry
* Receipt of other investigational drugs during the course of this study
* Seizure disorder or any condition requiring anticonvulsants, sedatives
* CNS malignancy or metastasis
* Ongoing emesis due to obstruction of digestive tract
* Emesis, retching, or Grade 2 or 3 nausea 24 hrs before chemotherapy
* Moderate or severe nausea and vomiting after any previous chemotherapy
* Scheduled receipt of any chemotherapeutic agent with an emetogenicity level \>3 during study Days 2-5
* Scheduled receipt of radiotherapy of the upper abdomen or cranium on study Days 2-5
* Scheduled to receive any other drug with potential antiemetic efficacy within 24 h of study initiation and throughout day 5
* Contraindications to 5-HT3 receptor antagonists
* Contraindications to chemotherapy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sun Yat-sen University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tigermed Consulting Co., Ltd

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hangzhou Jiuyuan Gene Engineering Co. Ltd.,

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Tongyu Lin, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sun Yat-sen University

Locations

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Fujian Provincial Tumor Hospital

Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Site Status

Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Hunan Provincial Tumor Hospital

Changsha, Hunan, China

Site Status

Jiangsu Provincial Tumor Hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

The Second Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Beijing Institute on Thoracic Cancer and Tuberculosis

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Tian W, Wang Z, Zhou J, Zhang S, Wang J, Chen Q, Huang C, Pan L, Zhang L, Huang J, Shen H, Lin T. Randomized, double-blind, crossover study of palonosetron compared with granisetron for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in a Chinese population. Med Oncol. 2011 Mar;28(1):71-8. doi: 10.1007/s12032-009-9398-2. Epub 2010 Jan 5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20049561 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20049561

Publication: Randomized, double-blind, crossover study of palonosetron compared with granisetron for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in a Chinese population. Med Oncol. 2010 Jan 5. \[Epub ahead of print\]

Other Identifiers

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HJGene_SYat-sen_06_01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id