Neoadjuvant or Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Operable Non-small-cell Lung Cancer (NATCH)

June 8, 2022 updated by: Spanish Lung Cancer Group

Randomized Trial of Surgery With or Without Paclitaxel Plus Carboplatin as Neoadjuvant or Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Operable, Non-small-cell Lung Cancer

Open-label multicenter randomized Phase III trial.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Randomized trial of surgery with or without Paclitaxel (taxol) plus Carboplatin as neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with operable, non-small-cell lung cancer.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

624

Phase

  • Phase 3

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:

  • The patients eligible for the study are those with a diagnosis, histologically or cytologically proven, of NSCLC without metastases at stages IB, IIA, IIB and IIIA (not N2) of the disease. Patients with stage IA and tumor size >2cm will be eligible as well.
  • Patients aged > 18 years.
  • Tumor considered resectable by the attending surgeon.
  • The patient must have an ECOG *2 or Karnofsky >60%.
  • The patients need to have adequate hematological, renal and hepatic function defined as:

Absolute neutrophil counts (ANC*) *1.5 x 109/L Platelet counts *100 x 109/L Total bilirubin *1.25 x upper limit of normal distribution Serum creatinine <120 umol/L (<1.5 mg/dl) Creatinine clearance >60 ml/min

  • ANC = segmented neutrophils + banded neutrophils

    • The patients should have recovered from any serious surgical sequellae.
    • Informed consent must be obtained from the patient in accordance with the requirements of the IRB/EC.
    • If female, the patient must not be pregnant or breast-feeding. Women of child bearing potential need to have a pregnancy test performed and to take appropriate contraceptive action during the period of the study.
    • Operability criteria: Lung function test will be performed so as to confirm a predictive postoperative value of FEV-1 >-800 ml, i.e. correct homeostasis. A carbon monoxide diffusion test is to be conducted and, when applicable, repeated following the induction treatment while taking into account the sensitivity of post-chemotherapy pulmonary toxicity detection.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have previously been treated with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy.
  • History of significant cardiovascular disease such as non-controlled hypertension, unstable angina or congestive heart failure even if these are controlled by medication. Documented history of acute myocardial infarction in the previous year, ventricular arrhythmias that required medication or 2nd or 3rd atrial-ventricular blocks.
  • Pre-existing sensory or motor neurotoxicity grade >2 based on the WHO criteria.
  • Active infection or other clinical state that could seriously reduce the patient's capacity to tolerate the treatment protocol, including previous allergic reactions to products containing Cremophor (e.g. cyclosporin or vitamin K).
  • Previous or concomitant malignant tumor (with the exception of in situ cervical carcinoma, baso-cellular carcinoma, squamous cell skin carcinoma or urothelial superficial carcinoma) which are considered potentially curable with oncological treatment and have a disease free survival (DFS) greater than 5 years EXCEPTING breast cancer, melanoma and hypernephroma
  • Marked psychoses or senility

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
Experimental: 1
The patients will be randomized to receive taxol (Paclitaxel) and carboplatin as adjuvant or as neoadjuvant regimen or to surgery alone
Procedure: Surgery
Surgery
Drug: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (taxol and carboplatin)
Taxol: 200mg/m2 infusion over 3 hours; Carboplatin: AUC= 6 at the end of the Taxol infusion. Administration of 3 cycles at 21-day intervals. Prior to surgery.
Drug: Adjuvant chemotherapy (taxol and carboplatin)
Taxol: 200mg/m2 infusion over 3 hours; Carboplatin: AUC= 6 at the end of the Taxol infusion. Administration of 3 cycles at 21 days interval. Post-surgery

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Evaluate disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS)
Time Frame: 5 years
DFS: defined as the length of time from the date of diagnosis to the date of the first documented progression of disease OS: defined as the length of time from either the date of diagnosis or the start of the treatment that patients diagnosed with the disease are still alive.
5 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Evaluate levels of response and the adverse effects of the chemotherapy
Time Frame: 5 years
Occurrence and severity of adverse events
5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Spanish Lung Cancer Group

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Enriqueta Felip, MD, HOSPITAL VALL D'HEBRON (Barcelona)
  • Principal Investigator: Rafael Rosell, MD, ICO-HOSPITAL UNIV. GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL (Badalona)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 2, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 3, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

June 4, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 13, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 8, 2022

Last Verified

June 1, 2022

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Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NATCH - GECP 99/02

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