Docetaxel and Gemcitabine in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Randomized Phase II Study of Docetaxel and Gemcitabine for Stage IIIB/IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00003762
• Other study ID #: NCCTG-982452
• Secondary ID: NCI-2012-02294CD
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: May 2, 2000
• Last updated: July 12, 2016
• Start date: February 1999
• Est. completion date: May 2008

Study information

• Verified date: July 2016
• Source: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of two regimens of docetaxel plus gemcitabine in treating patients who have stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the response rate of patients with stage IIIB or IV nonsmall cell lung cancer to different schedules of docetaxel and gemcitabine therapy. II. Evaluate the toxicity of this treatment in these patients. III. Describe the quality of life parameters of patients receiving this combination therapy. IV. Determine the survival rate of these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified by disease (stage IIIB vs stage IV) and performance status (0 vs 1). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms (Arm I now closed). Arm I: Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 1 followed by gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. (closed as of 8/31/1999) Arm II: Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and

15. Arm III: Patients receive docetaxel IV on day 1 and gemcitabine IV on days 1, 8, and 15. Patients continue treatment every 28 days for a maximum of 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Patients with either stable disease or complete/partial response who discontinue treatment after 4-6 courses may be eligible for NCCTG-97-24-51. Quality of life is assessed before treatment and before each course of therapy. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, then every 3 months for 5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 19-53 patients will be accrued for this study within 6-18 months.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 106
• Est. completion date: May 2008
• Est. primary completion date: February 2003
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed stage IIIB/IV nonsmall cell lung cancer eligible for first line chemotherapy Measurable disease (must be outside radiation port or proof of progressive disease) Metastatic CNS disease allowed if treated and stable for at least 21 days prior to study

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy:

Greater than 12 weeks Hematopoietic: Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL Absolute neutrophil count at least 1500/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN) Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 3 times ULN AST no greater than 2.5 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Cardiovascular: At least 3 months since prior myocardial infarction No uncontrolled congestive heart failure No uncontrolled arrhythmias Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception Peripheral neuropathy less than grade 2 No history of hypersensitivity to products containing polysorbate 80 No other significant medical condition No meningeal carcinomatosis No weight loss of greater than 10% within past 3 months due to disease

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy to pelvis, spine, or long bones and recovered No prior radiotherapy to at least 30% of bone marrow Surgery: Greater than 4 weeks since prior major surgery Other: At least 3 weeks since prior investigational drugs

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
• Lung Cancer
• Lung Neoplasms

Intervention

Drug:
• docetaxel

• gemcitabine hydrochloride

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional	Ann Arbor	Michigan
United States	Quain & Ramstad Clinic, P.C.	Bismarck	North Dakota
United States	CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project	Cedar Rapids	Iowa
United States	CCOP - Geisinger Clinical and Medical Center	Danville	Pennsylvania
United States	CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	CCOP - Duluth	Duluth	Minnesota
United States	CCOP - Merit Care Hospital	Fargo	North Dakota
United States	Altru Health Systems	Grand Forks	North Dakota
United States	CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium	Omaha	Nebraska
United States	Rapid City Regional Hospital	Rapid City	South Dakota
United States	Mayo Clinic Cancer Center	Rochester	Minnesota
United States	CentraCare Clinic	Saint Cloud	Minnesota
United States	CCOP - Metro-Minnesota	Saint Louis Park	Minnesota
United States	CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program	Scottsdale	Arizona
United States	Siouxland Hematology-Oncology	Sioux City	Iowa
United States	CCOP - Carle Cancer Center	Urbana	Illinois
United States	CCOP - Wichita	Wichita	Kansas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology	National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (2)

Huschka MM, Mandrekar SJ, Schaefer PL, Jett JR, Sloan JA. A pooled analysis of quality of life measures and adverse events data in north central cancer treatment group lung cancer clinical trials. Cancer. 2007 Feb 15;109(4):787-95. — View Citation

Jatoi A, Hillman S, Stella P, Green E, Adjei A, Nair S, Perez E, Amin B, Schild SE, Castillo R, Jett JR; North Central Cancer Treatment Group. Should elderly non-small-cell lung cancer patients be offered elderly-specific trials? Results of a pooled analysis from the North Central Cancer Treatment Group. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Dec 20;23(36):9113-9. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	response rate		Up to 5 years	No
Secondary	quality of life		Up to 5 years	No