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Erlotinib or Placebo Following Chemoradiotherapy (Chemo/RT) in Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Sanofi
Genentech
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00153803
First received: September 7, 2005
Last updated: January 8, 2013
Last verified: January 2013
History of Changes
  Purpose

This is a national, randomized, web-based, double-blind study to determine whether erlotinib (Tarceva) compared to placebo improves progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with inoperable, stage III NSCLC following concurrent docetaxel, carboplatin and thoracic radiotherapy. We hypothesize that the introduction of this orally active, well-tolerated agent following concurrent chemoradiation and prior to the emergence of drug resistance will prolong the progression-free survival by 40% (10 months → 14 months).


Condition Intervention Phase
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
NSCLC
 Drug: Erlotinib (tarceva)
Drug: Placebo
 Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A National Web-Based Randomized Phase III Study of Erlotinib or Placebo Following Concurrent Docetaxel, Carboplatin, and Thoracic Radiotherapy in Patients With Inoperable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (D0410).

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Lung Cancer
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Progression Free Survival [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Overall Survival [ Time Frame: survival ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • 2 year survival [ Time Frame: 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Assess the serious adverse event profile for erlotinib [ Time Frame: 18 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Assess molecular targets as potential markers of efficacy [ Time Frame: optional 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 380
Study Start Date: May 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date: July 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: July 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Tarceva 150mg
 Drug: Erlotinib (tarceva)
Erlotinib 150mg orally each day. Patients will be treated on a continuous, once daily oral dosing schedule until disease progression, withdrawal of consent, unacceptable adverse events, death or completion of 5 years of therapy.
Placebo Comparator: 2
Matched Placebo
 Drug: Placebo
Matched placebo orally each day. Patients will be treated on a continuous, once daily oral dosing schedule until disease progression, withdrawal of consent, unacceptable adverse events death or completion of 5 years of therapy.

Detailed Description:

The promising activity of erlotinib as a single agent in advanced refractory NSCLC along with its oral administration and favorable adverse event profile makes this agent an excellent candidate to incorporate into combined modality therapy in the early stages of lung cancer. Based on these data, erlotinib is an attractive novel approach to maintenance therapy in unresectable stage III NSCLC following completion of concomitant chemoradiation. Although, a subset of patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC will be long-term survivors following chemotherapy and thoracic radiation therapy, the vast majority relapse within the first year following therapy and eventually die from chemotherapy refractory disease. We hypothesize that the introduction of an potent tyrosine kinase inhibitor to the epidermal growth factor receptor following effective concomitant chemoradiotherapy with docetaxel and carboplatin will prolong the progression-three survival time for these patients.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Unresectable, stage IIIA or IIIB NSCLC (measurable disease is not required)
  • No evidence of metastatic disease
  • No prior treatment
  • Adequate organ function
  • Adequate pulmonary function (FEV >= 1.0L or predicted FEV >0.8L)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Metastasis
  • Prior treatment
  • Malignant pleural or pericardial effusion
  • Peripheral neuropathy >= grade 2
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00153803

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Sanofi
Genentech
Investigators
Study Chair: James R Rigas, MD Norris Cotton Cancer Center
  More Information

Additional Information:
Norris Cotton Cancer Center Web site  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00153803     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: D-0410
Study First Received: September 7, 2005
Last Updated: January 8, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center:
Erlotinib
Tarceva
Web based
Stage III NSCLC

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Carcinoma
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Lung Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Bronchial Neoplasms
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
 Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Erlotinib
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 17, 2013