Celecoxib and Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

September 19, 2013 updated by: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

A Phase I Trial Of A COX-2 Inhibitor (Celecoxib) In Combination With An EGFR Inhibitor (OSI-774) In Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

RATIONALE: Celecoxib may stop the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Erlotinib and celecoxib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for their growth. Combining celecoxib with erlotinib may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of celecoxib when given together with erlotinib in treating patients with stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Determine the biologically active dose of celecoxib administered with erlotinib in patients with stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer.
  • Determine the toxicity profile of this regimen in these patients.

Secondary

  • Determine the clinical activity of this regimen, in terms of reduction in tumor burden, in these patients.
  • Correlate biological endpoints with cyclooxygenase-2 and epidermal growth factor receptor inhibition in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a nonrandomized, dose-escalation study of celecoxib.

Patients receive oral erlotinib once daily and oral celecoxib twice daily on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with stable or responding disease may continue treatment beyond 2 courses at the investigator's discretion.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of celecoxib until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and biologically active dose (BAD) are determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity (DLT). The BAD is defined as the maximum decrease in the level of PGE_2 where no DLT occurs.

Patients are followed every 2 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 21-27 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 1

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
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781
        • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA

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

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

    • Stage IIIB or IV
  • Measurable disease
  • Progressive disease after at least 2 prior standard chemotherapy regimens OR refused standard chemotherapy
  • No active CNS metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 21 and over

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
  • Transaminases no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • PT and/or PTT no greater than 1.5 times ULN

Renal

  • Creatinine no greater than 2 mg/dL

Cardiovascular

  • No New York Heart Association class III or IV cardiac disease
  • No myocardial infarction within the past year
  • No symptomatic ventricular arrhythmia
  • No symptomatic conduction abnormality

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No prior gastrointestinal ulceration, bleeding, or perforation
  • No hypersensitivity to celecoxib, sulfonamides, aspirin, other NSAIDs, or other reagents used in this study
  • No concurrent disease or medical condition that would preclude study treatment or compliance

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • More than 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • More than 4 weeks since prior corticosteroids

  • No concurrent steroids (including chronic use)

    • Concurrent topical steroids allowed

Radiotherapy

  • More than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy

Surgery

  • Not specified

Other

  • More than 4 weeks since prior non-cytotoxic investigational agents
  • More than 3 days since prior nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
  • No prior cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors for metastatic NSCLC
  • No prior epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor for metastatic NSCLC
  • No concurrent COX-2 inhibitors
  • No concurrent NSAIDs
  • No concurrent fluconazole or lithium

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

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Karen Rickard, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Principal Investigator: Robert A. Figlin, MD, FACP, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 4, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 5, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

November 6, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 20, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 19, 2013

Last Verified

January 1, 2006

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000335434
  • UCLA-0306083

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