Pemetrexed Plus Cisplatin Versus Gemcitabine Plus Cisplatin for Advanced NSCLC Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (AP/GP)

May 10, 2016 updated by: Li Zhang, Sun Yat-sen University

A Phase 2,Open-label Study of First Line Pemetrexed Plus Cisplatin Versus Gemcitabine Plus Cisplatin for Advanced and Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer and Biomarker Study

A phase III trial has demonstrated that in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cisplatin/ pemetrexed provides similar efficacy with better tolerability and more convenient administration than cisplatin/gemcitabine. Moreover,this trial showed survival differences based on histologic type. The investigators want to research some biomarkers that can predict clinical outcomes.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

288

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

    • Guangdong
      • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
        • Cancer Center of Sun Yat-Sen University (CCSU)

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 to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Chemotherapy-naive patients with histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma and large-cell carcinoma, classified as stage IIIB not amenable to curative treatment or stage IV
  2. With at least one unidimensionally measurable lesion according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors;
  3. with an Eastern CooperativeOncology Group performance status of 0 or 1,
  4. At least 18 years of age
  5. adequate bone marrow reserve and organ function including calculated creatinine clearance 45 mL/min based on the standard Cockcroft and Gault formula.
  6. Prior radiation therapy was permitted if it was completed at least 4 weeks before study treatment
  7. patients had fully recovered from its acute effects.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. peripheral neuropathy > National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria grade 1
  2. progressive brain metastases,
  3. uncontrolled third-space fluid retention before study entry.
  4. Patients unable to interrupt aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or if they were unable or unwilling to take folic acid, vitamin B12, or corticosteroids.

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: Group A
Patients received cisplatin 75mg/m2 plus pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 on day 1.Chemotherapy was repeated every 3 weeks for a maximum of six cycles.Patients received dexamethasone prophylaxis of 3.75mg orally twice per day on the day before, the day of, and the day after each day-1 treatment. patients received oral folic acid (1,000ug)daily and a vitamin B12 injection (1,000 ug) every 9 weeks, beginning 1 to 2 weeks before the first dose and continuing until 3 weeks after the last dose of study treatment
Active Comparator: Group B
cisplatin 75mg/m2 on day 1 plus gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
Time Frame: 36months
36months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Response Rate
Time Frame: 6 weeks
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Li Zhang, MD, Cancer Center of Sun Yat-Sen University (CCSU)

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 25, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 1, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

September 3, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 16, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2016

Last Verified

May 1, 2016

More Information

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