Clinical Study of Epoetin Beta to Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia (CIA) Patients

NCT ID: NCT00628043

Last Updated: 2009-09-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

160 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-05-31

Study Completion Date

2009-09-30

Brief Summary

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This is a study to investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of epoetin beta 36,000 IU compared with placebo when administrated subcutaneously (s.c.) once-weekly for 12 weeks to anemic patients with lung cancer or gynecologic cancer undergoing chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Anemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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EPOCH

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

epoetin beta

Intervention Type DRUG

Subcutaneous administration of epoetin beta 36,000 IU once-weekly for 12 weeks

placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Subcutaneous administration of placebo once-weekly for 12 weeks

Interventions

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epoetin beta

Subcutaneous administration of epoetin beta 36,000 IU once-weekly for 12 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

Subcutaneous administration of placebo once-weekly for 12 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Lung cancer or gynecologic cancer patients
* Undergoing platinum-based chemotherapy repeated for ≧ 2 cycles after erythropoietin (EPO) or placebo administration
* 8.0 g/dL ≦ hemoglobin concentration (Hb) ≦ 10.0 g/dL
* 20 - 79 years old
* Performance status: 0 - 2
* No iron deficiency anemia

Exclusion Criteria

* Red blood cell transfusion within 4 weeks before treatment
* Erythropoietin therapy within 8 weeks before treatment
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

79 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chugai Pharmaceutical

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Principal Investigators

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Yoshito Suzuki

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Chugai Pharmaceutical

Locations

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Chugoku/Shikoku Region

Chugoku/Shikoku, , Japan

Site Status

Chubu Region

Chūbu, , Japan

Site Status

Hokkaido/Tohoku Region

Hokkaido/Tohoku, , Japan

Site Status

Kanto/Koshinetsu Region

Kanto/Koshinetsu, , Japan

Site Status

Kinki/Hokuriku Region

Kinki/Hokuriku, , Japan

Site Status

Kyushu Region

Kyushu, , Japan

Site Status

Countries

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Japan

Other Identifiers

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EPO316 JP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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