A Study With Tarceva and Chemotherapy vs. Chemotherapy Alone in Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer

June 19, 2013 updated by: Genentech, Inc.

A Phase III, Randomized, Double Blind, Multicenter Trial of Tarceva (Erlotinib) Plus Chemotherapy (Carboplatin and Paclitaxel) Versus Chemotherapy Alone in Patients With Advanced (Stage IIIb or IV) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Have Not Received Prior Chemotherapy

The purpose of this study is to determine if Tarceva plus standard chemotherapy is more effective than standard chemotherapy alone in the treatment of lung cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, United States
        • Multinational Sites
      • Denver, Colorado, United States
        • Trial Information Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Signed informed consent
  • Age >=18 years
  • Histologically documented, unresectable, inoperable, locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
  • A cytologic diagnosis is acceptable (i.e., FNA or pleural fluid cytology)
  • Measurable or non-measurable disease
  • ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
  • Life expectancy of >=3 months
  • >= 3 weeks since any prior surgery or radiotherapy (>=2 weeks for patients who receive <=30 Gy of radiotherapy involving <25% of the marrow reserve)
  • Use of an effective means of contraception (women of childbearing potential)
  • Able to comply with study and follow-up procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of small cell, carcinoid, or mixed small cell/non-small cell histology
  • Malignancies within 3 years except for adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal or squamous cell skin cancer
  • Symptomatic or untreated brain metastases
  • Prior systemic chemotherapy for NSCLC
  • Prior exposure to agents directed at the HER axis (e.g., ZD1839 [Iressa], C225 [Cetuximab], Trastuzumab [Herceptin])
  • Unstable systemic disease, including active infection, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to Day 1, or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication (patients with chronic atrial arrhythmia, i.e., atrial fibrillation or paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, are eligible)
  • History of other diseases, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of an investigational drug or that might affect the interpretation of the results of the study or render the patient at high risk from treatment complications
  • Gastrointestinal tract disease resulting in an inability to take oral medication or a requirement for intravenous (IV) alimentation, or prior surgical procedures affecting absorption
  • Pregnancy or lactation

Any of the following abnormal baseline hematologic values:

  • Granulocytes count <=1500/uL
  • Platelet count <100,000/uL

Any of the following abnormal baseline liver function tests:

  • Serum bilirubin >1.5× upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Serum ALT and AST >=2.5× ULN (>5× ULN if due to liver metastases)
  • Alkaline phosphatase >=2.5× ULN

Other baseline laboratory values:

  • Serum creatinine >1.5× ULN or creatinine clearance <60 mL/min
  • Uncontrolled hypercalcemia (>11.5 mg/dL)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Masking: Double

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Genentech, Inc.

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2001

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 16, 2002

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 16, 2002

First Posted (Estimate)

October 17, 2002

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 21, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 19, 2013

Last Verified

June 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • OSI2298g

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Lung Cancer

Clinical Trials on Tarceva (erlotinib HCl)

Search Similar Trials

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical Conditions

Drug Interventions

CROs by country

CROs in Switzerland

Conditions

Rare Diseases

Drug Interventions

Dietary Supplements

Sponsor/Collaborators

Locations

3
Subscribe