A Study for Patients With Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

December 10, 2010 updated by: Eli Lilly and Company

Pemetrexed With Simplified Folate and Dexamethasone Supplementation Versus Pemetrexed With Standard Supplementation as Second-line Chemotherapy for Patients With Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Chemotherapy for patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer. Patients are given folic acid, vitamin B12 and steroids, both before and during treatment, to reduce the side effects associated with pemetrexed. The aim is whether it is possible to simplify the folic acid and steroid schedule without increasing toxicity.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

111

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

  • Australia
    • New South Wales
      • Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia, 2200
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
      • Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 2139
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      • Kingswood Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, 2747
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      • Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 2170
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    • Queensland
      • Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, 4020
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  • Italy
      • Bologna, Italy, 40100
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      • Milano, Italy, 20132
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      • Napoli, Italy, 80100
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      • Pisa, Italy, 56100
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      • Rome, Italy, 00149
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
  • Mexico
      • Mexico City, Mexico, 14000
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
      • Toluca, Mexico, CP50180
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
  • Spain
      • Pozuelo De Alarcon, Spain, 28223
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.
      • Sevilla, Spain, 41014
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.

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:

  • Histologic or cytologic diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with locally advanced or metastatic disease (Stage IIIA, IIIB or IV)that is of non-squamous histology
  • Patients must have failed only one prior chemotherapy regime and must be considered eligible for further chemotherapy following progression of their disease.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 2
  • Adequate organ function

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Concurrent administration of any other anti-tumor therapy
  • Other co-existing malignancies
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Serious concomitant disorders
  • Inability or unwillingness to take folic acid or vitamin B12 supplementation

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
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Standard Vitamin and Steroid Schedule + Pemetrexed
Standard vitamin and steroid schedule that is used with pemetrexed consisting of a minimum of 5 daily doses of folic acid before first pemetrexed dose and dexamethasone on day before, day of, and day after treatment.
Drug: pemetrexed
500 mg/m^2 intravenous infusion on day 1 of each 21-day cycle. Number of Cycles: Until progression or to a maximum of 6 cycles.
Other Names:
  • Alimta
  • LY231514
Dietary supplement: Folic acid
350-1000 micrograms taken orally for at least 5 daily doses during the 7-day period prior to the first dose of pemetrexed then continues daily throughout treatment until 3 weeks after the last dose of pemetrexed.
Other Names:
  • Folate
Dietary supplement: Vitamin B12
1000 micrograms intramuscular injection of vitamin B12 during the week prior to the first dose of pemetrexed then further injections given approximately every 9 weeks until 3 weeks after the last dose of pemetrexed.
Drug: dexamethasone
4 mg taken orally [or equivalent] twice per day the day before, the day of, and the day after the first day of pemetrexed. Continue to give dexamethasone twice per day the day before, the day of, and the day after each dose of pemetrexed.
Drug: dexamethasone
4 mg taken orally [or equivalent] twice per day on the day of the first dose of pemetrexed. Continue to give dexamethasone twice per day on the day of each dose of pemetrexed.
Experimental: Simplified Vitamin and Steroid Schedule + Pemetrexed
Simplified vitamin and steroid schedule to be used with pemetrexed consisting of 2 daily doses of folic acid before first pemetrexed dose and dexamethasone on day of treatment only.
Drug: pemetrexed
500 mg/m^2 intravenous infusion on day 1 of each 21-day cycle. Number of Cycles: Until progression or to a maximum of 6 cycles.
Other Names:
  • Alimta
  • LY231514
Dietary supplement: Vitamin B12
1000 micrograms intramuscular injection of vitamin B12 during the week prior to the first dose of pemetrexed then further injections given approximately every 9 weeks until 3 weeks after the last dose of pemetrexed.
Drug: dexamethasone
4 mg taken orally [or equivalent] twice per day the day before, the day of, and the day after the first day of pemetrexed. Continue to give dexamethasone twice per day the day before, the day of, and the day after each dose of pemetrexed.
Drug: dexamethasone
4 mg taken orally [or equivalent] twice per day on the day of the first dose of pemetrexed. Continue to give dexamethasone twice per day on the day of each dose of pemetrexed.
Dietary supplement: Folic Acid
350-1000 micrograms taken orally for two consecutive daily doses of folic acid the day before and the day of the first dose of pemetrexed the continues throughout treatment and for 3 weeks after the last dose of pemetrexed.
Other Names:
  • Folate

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Safety: Number of Participants With Drug-Related Grade 3 or 4 Toxicity
Time Frame: From first dose of treatment to last dose of treatment plus 30 days

Results are presented for the number of participants with drug-related Grade 3 or 4 toxicity/adverse event (AE). Grades range from 0 (none) to 5 (death), with Grade 3 and 4 being defined as follows:

Grade 0 = No AE; Grade 1 = Mild AE; Grade 2 = Moderate AE; Grade 3 = Severe AE; Grade 4 = Life-threatening or disabling AE; Grade 5 = Death related to AE. A detailed list of Serious and non-serious adverse events is provided in the Reported Adverse Event section.
From first dose of treatment to last dose of treatment plus 30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of Participants With Best Overall Tumor Response (Response Rate)
Time Frame: Baseline until disease progression, new therapy initiated, or death from any cause, up to 12 months after enrollment.
Response defined per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria: Complete Response (CR)=disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR)=30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions; Progressive Disease=20% increase in sum of longest diameter of target lesions; Stable Disease=small changes that do not meet above criteria. Best Overall Tumor Response is complete response plus partial response.
Baseline until disease progression, new therapy initiated, or death from any cause, up to 12 months after enrollment.
Overall Survival
Time Frame: Randomization (≤4 weeks from baseline visit) to 12 months after randomization
Overall survival is the duration from randomization to death. For patients who are alive, overall survival is censored at the date of last contact.
Randomization (≤4 weeks from baseline visit) to 12 months after randomization
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
Time Frame: Randomization (≤4 weeks from baseline visit) to 12 months after randomization
Defined as the time from date of first dose to the first observation of disease progression, or death due to any cause. For patients who are alive and have not progressed, PFS is censored at the date of last radiological assessment.
Randomization (≤4 weeks from baseline visit) to 12 months after randomization

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Eli Lilly and Company

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

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

February 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 23, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 23, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

February 7, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 28, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 10, 2010

Last Verified

December 1, 2010

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 11652 (Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number)
  • H3E-CR-S111 (Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company)

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