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Pemetrexed Plus Gemcitabine as Front-Line Chemotherapy for Patients With Malignant Pleural or Peritoneal Mesothelioma

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Eli Lilly and Company
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00061477
First received: May 28, 2003
Last updated: January 24, 2007
Last verified: January 2007
History of Changes

May 28, 2003
January 24, 2007
December 2002
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To determine the objective tumor response rate for pemetrexed plus gemcitabine every 21 days in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma who have not received prior chemotherapy
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  • To assess time to objective tumor response for responding patients;To assess duration of response for responding patients;To assess time to treatment failure;To assess time to progressive disease
  • To assess progression-free survival;To assess overall survival;To determine toxicities of pemetrexed in combination with gemcitabine in this population
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Pemetrexed Plus Gemcitabine as Front-Line Chemotherapy for Patients With Malignant Pleural or Peritoneal Mesothelioma
ALIMTA Plus Gemcitabine as Front-Line Chemotherapy for Patients With Malignant Pleural or Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Phase II Clinical Trial

The purposes of this study are to determine:

  1. The safety of Pemetrexed plus Gemcitabine and any side effects that might be associated with the combination of these two drugs.
  2. Whether Pemetrexed plus Gemcitabine can help patients with mesothelioma live longer.
  3. Whether Pemetrexed plus Gemcitabine can make the tumor smaller or disappear, and for how long.
  4. To see if patients feel better while taking Pemetrexed plus Gemcitabine.
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Interventional
Phase 2
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Mesothelioma
  • Drug: Pemetrexed
  • Drug: Gemcitabine
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Completed
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September 2006
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Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of mesothelioma that can be treated with chemotherapy
  • Have received no prior chemotherapy for mesothelioma
  • Have at least one measurable lesion
  • Have an adequate performance status
  • Sign an informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous treatment with chemotherapy for mesothelioma
  • Treatment with an investigational drug within the last 30 days, previously completed or withdrawn from this study or any other study investigating Pemetrexed
  • Treatment with radiation therapy within the last 4 weeks
  • Brain metastasis that is uncontrolled
  • Active infection or other serious condition
Both
18 Years and older
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Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
United States
 
NCT00061477
7214, H3E-US-JMFZ
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Eli Lilly and Company
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Study Director: Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company
January 2007

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