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

Lung Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Phase II Randomized Trial of Gemcitabine/Docetaxel and Gemcitabine/Irinotecan in Stage IIIB/IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00004139
• Other study ID #: CALGB-39809
• Secondary ID: U10CA031946CLB-3
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: December 10, 1999
• Last updated: July 19, 2016
• Start date: September 1999
• Est. completion date: January 2006

Study information

• Verified date: July 2016
• Source: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• 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: Phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of gemcitabine plus either docetaxel or irinotecan in treating patients who have stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the complete and overall response rate to gemcitabine and docetaxel versus gemcitabine and irinotecan in chemotherapy naive patients with stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer. II. Compare the overall and failure free survival, duration of response, and toxicity associated with these combination regimens in this patient population.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified according to disease stage (stage IIIB vs stage IV without CNS involvement vs stage IV with CNS involvement vs recurrent/progressive disease post surgery and/or radiotherapy). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes immediately followed by irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on days 1 and 8. Arm II: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes immediately followed by docetaxel IV over 60 minutes on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving partial or complete response or stable disease receive treatment for least 6 courses and for 2 additional courses beyond the maximum response, and then at the investigator's discretion. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter until disease progression or death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 72 patients (36 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 12 months.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 80
• Est. completion date: January 2006
• Est. primary completion date: July 2004
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed stage IIIB, IV, or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) including: Squamous cell carcinoma Adenocarcinoma (including bronchoalveolar cell) Large cell anaplastic carcinoma (including giant and clear cell carcinomas) Stage IIIB eligible for other CALGB protocols consisting of combined chemotherapy and chest radiotherapy not permitted Malignant pleural effusion allowed CNS metastases allowed following completion of cranial radiotherapy Unidimensionally or bidimensionally measurable disease Solid tumor mass or hilar lesion surrounded by aerated lung Pleural based mass Mediastinal or hilar adenopathy clearly measurable No bone only disease No pleural or pericardial effusions No irradiated lesions unless progression is documented following radiotherapy

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

Not specified Hematopoietic: Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL SGOT no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Alkaline phosphatase less than 2.5 times ULN if SGOT is greater than 1.5 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Other: No other malignancies within the past 5 years except curatively treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics No prior chemotherapy for NSCLC Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy At least 2 weeks since prior whole brain radiotherapy or stereotactic radiotherapy for CNS disease Surgery: At least 2 weeks since prior surgery for CNS disease

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

• irinotecan hydrochloride

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Medical University of South Carolina	Charleston	South Carolina
United States	Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center	Durham	North Carolina
United States	CCOP - Greenville	Greenville	South Carolina
United States	CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation	Las Vegas	Nevada
United States	University of Tennessee, Memphis Cancer Center	Memphis	Tennessee
United States	Barnes-Jewish Hospital	Saint Louis	Missouri
United States	Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Georgetown University	Washington	District of Columbia
United States	Walter Reed Army Medical Center	Washington	District of Columbia

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)

Rocha Lima CM, Rizvi NA, Zhang C, Herndon JE 2nd, Crawford J, Govindan R, King GW, Green MR; Cancer Leukemia Group B. Randomized phase II trial of gemcitabine plus irinotecan or docetaxel in stage IIIB or stage IV NSCLC. Ann Oncol. 2004 Mar;15(3):410-8. R — View Citation

Rocha Lima CM, Rizvi NA, Zhang K, et al.: CALGB 39809: Randomized phase II trial of gemcitabine/irinotecan and gemcitabine/docetaxel in stage IIIB (malignant pleural effusion) or stage IV NSCLC. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical O

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	response rate		Up to 2 years	No
Primary	overall survival		Up to 2 years	No
Primary	failure-free survival		Up to 2 years	No