Mutations in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor(EGFR) Gene in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) and the Relation to Response of Treatment With Erlotinib

NCT ID: NCT00815971

Last Updated: 2008-12-31

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-05-31

Study Completion Date

2011-05-31

Brief Summary

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Recently it has been suggested that specific mutations in the EGFR gene in lung cancer patients is associated with response to a novel drug targeting the EGF system. Recent research also indicates that there is a possible association to the degree of aggressiveness of the disease.

The importance of these mutations is controversial, because the data are based on small studies with highly selected patients.

In this project the investigators want to study the types and frequencies of EGFR mutations in both untreated and treated patients in a systematic manner and relate this to survival.

The thorough registration of patient data in DK enables us to create a strong The investigators expect this knowledge to be of greatest importance for future rational use of drugs targeting the EGF receptors.

Detailed Description

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Aim:

1. To establish a method for identifying the mutations in the EGFR gene in small clinical samples from lung cancer patients.
2. In a retrospective study(n=500) relate survival to the frequency and types of mutations in the EGFR gene in a Danish population of patients with advanced, inoperable non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) diagnosed prior to the introduction of treatment directed towards EGFR.
3. In a prospective study (n=300), to identify the mutations in the EGFR gene in patients treated with erlotinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting the EGFR. Presence of mutations will be related to the expression of other parts of the EGF system, to mutations in the gene coding for K-RAS and to treatment response.

Conditions

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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

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EGFR mutations EGFR inhibitor erlotinib

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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NSCLC

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer carcinoma treated with erlotinib

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients who are starting treatment with erlotinib and who has who has signed the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Aarhus

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Denmark

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Aarhus University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Aarhus University Hospital

Principal Investigators

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Peter Meldgaard, PhD MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Aarhus University Hospital

Locations

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department of oncology, University Hospital of Aarhus, Nørrebrogade 44

8000 Aarhus, , Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Denmark

Central Contacts

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Britta Weber, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +4589493333

Email: [email protected]

Peter Meldgaard, PhD MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +4589493333

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Britta Weber, MD

Role: primary

Peter meldgaard, PhD MD

Role: backup

References

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Sorensen BS, Wu L, Wei W, Tsai J, Weber B, Nexo E, Meldgaard P. Monitoring of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor-sensitizing and resistance mutations in the plasma DNA of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer during treatment with erlotinib. Cancer. 2014 Dec 15;120(24):3896-901. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28964. Epub 2014 Aug 7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25103305 (View on PubMed)

Weber B, Meldgaard P, Hager H, Wu L, Wei W, Tsai J, Khalil A, Nexo E, Sorensen BS. Detection of EGFR mutations in plasma and biopsies from non-small cell lung cancer patients by allele-specific PCR assays. BMC Cancer. 2014 Apr 28;14:294. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-294.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24773774 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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M-20080012 (ethics committee)

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id