An Observational Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Elderly Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT ID: NCT01535729

Last Updated: 2015-10-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

465 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-05-31

Study Completion Date

2014-06-30

Brief Summary

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This prospective observational study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Tarceva (erlotinib) in elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after failure of at least one prior chemotherapy regimen. Data of patients treated with Tarceva in routine clinical practice will be collected for 1 year.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Cohort

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult patients, \> 65 years of age
* Locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (Stage IIIb or IV)
* Failure of at least one prior standard platinum-based chemotherapy

Exclusion Criteria

* Age \< 65 years
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hoffmann-La Roche

Locations

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Nuremberg, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Brueckl WM, Achenbach HJ, Ficker JH, Schuette W. Erlotinib treatment after platinum-based therapy in elderly patients with non-small-cell lung cancer in routine clinical practice - results from the ElderTac study. BMC Cancer. 2018 Mar 27;18(1):333. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4208-x.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29587656 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ML23023

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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