Cetuximab and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Cetuximab (C225) and Radiation in Elderly and /or Poor Performance Status Patients With Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase II Study to Evaluate Survival and Toxicity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00124618
• Other study ID #: NCCTG-N0422
• Secondary ID: NCI-2012-02664CD
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: July 26, 2005
• Last updated: July 1, 2016
• Start date: January 2006
• Est. completion date: March 2015

Study information

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

Clinical Trial Summary

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Cetuximab may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving cetuximab together with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving cetuximab together with radiation therapy works in treating patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

• Determine the 11 month survival rate in older and/or poor performance status patients with stage IIIA or stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer treated with cetuximab and radiotherapy.

Secondary

• Determine the tumor response rate, overall survival, and time to disease progression in patients treated with this regimen.

• Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.

• Determine whether fear of death is less severe in the oldest of patients treated with this regimen.

• Determine whether fear of death predicts survival of patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive cetuximab IV over 1-2 hours on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, and 43. Beginning on day 8, patients receive concurrent radiotherapy once daily on days 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-33, 36-40, and 43-47. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed within 1 week, at 1 and 4 months, and then every 3 months for up to 3 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 60 patients will be accrued for this study within 20 months

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 58
• Est. completion date: March 2015
• Est. primary completion date: February 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

• Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

• Stage IIIA or IIIB disease

• Must be a candidate for curative radiotherapy

• Not a candidate for other concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy

• No surgical treatment available

• No pleural effusion suspected or proven to be malignant

• No stage IV disease by bone scan or positron emission tomography scan, CT scan or MRI of the brain, and CT scan of the chest within the past 30 days

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age * 18 and over

Performance status

• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2 (age = 65 years)

• ECOG 2 (age 18 to 64 years)

Life expectancy

• At least 12 weeks

Hematopoietic

• Absolute neutrophil count = 1,500/mm^3

• Platelet count = 100,000/mm^3

• Hemoglobin = 9 g/dL

Hepatic

• Bilirubin = 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

• AST = 3 times ULN

Renal

• Creatinine = 1.5 times ULN

Pulmonary

• FEV_1 = 1 L

• No idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Other

• Not pregnant or nursing

• Negative pregnancy test

• Fertile patients must use effective contraception

• Magnesium normal

• No uncontrolled infection

• No other severe underlying disease that would preclude study entry

• No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or noninvasive carcinoma

• No major psychiatric illness that would preclude study participation

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

• Not specified

Chemotherapy

• See Disease Characteristics

• No prior chemotherapy for NSCLC

Endocrine therapy

• Not specified

Radiotherapy

• No prior therapeutic radiotherapy to the chest

• No concurrent intensity modulated radiotherapy

Other

• No prior epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors

Study Design

Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

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

Intervention

Biological:
• cetuximab

Radiation:
• radiation therapy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center	Adrian	Michigan
United States	Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest	Allentown	Pennsylvania
United States	McFarland Clinic, PC	Ames	Iowa
United States	AnMed Cancer Center	Anderson	South Carolina
United States	CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium	Ann Arbor	Michigan
United States	Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center	Ann Arbor	Michigan
United States	Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center	Aurora	Illinois
United States	St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers - Beech Grove Campus	Beech Grove	Indiana
United States	Billings Clinic - Downtown	Billings	Montana
United States	Billings Clinic Cancer Center	Billings	Montana
United States	CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium	Billings	Montana
United States	Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings	Billings	Montana
United States	Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center	Billings	Montana
United States	St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Care Services	Billings	Montana
United States	Bismarck Cancer Center	Bismarck	North Dakota
United States	Medcenter One Hospital Cancer Care Center	Bismarck	North Dakota
United States	Mid Dakota Clinic, PC	Bismarck	North Dakota
United States	St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center	Bismarck	North Dakota
United States	Wood County Oncology Center	Bowling Green	Ohio
United States	Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center	Bozeman	Montana
United States	Fairview Ridges Hospital	Burnsville	Minnesota
United States	St. James Healthcare Cancer Care	Butte	Montana
United States	Graham Hospital	Canton	Illinois
United States	Memorial Hospital	Carthage	Illinois
United States	Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates	Cedar Rapids	Iowa
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute	Chanute	Kansas
United States	Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital	Coon Rapids	Minnesota
United States	Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health	Danville	Pennsylvania
United States	CCOP - Dayton	Dayton	Ohio
United States	David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital	Dayton	Ohio
United States	Good Samaritan Hospital	Dayton	Ohio
United States	Grandview Hospital	Dayton	Ohio
United States	Samaritan North Cancer Care Center	Dayton	Ohio
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton	Dayton	Ohio
United States	Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center	Dearborn	Michigan
United States	CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Mercy Capitol Hospital	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City	Dodge City	Kansas
United States	Fairview Southdale Hospital	Edina	Minnesota
United States	St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital	Effingham	Illinois
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado	El Dorado	Kansas
United States	Eureka Community Hospital	Eureka	Illinois
United States	Blanchard Valley Medical Associates	Findlay	Ohio
United States	Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute	Flint	Michigan
United States	Hurley Medical Center	Flint	Michigan
United States	Fredericksburg Oncology, Incorporated	Fredericksburg	Virginia
United States	Fremont Memorial Hospital	Fremont	Ohio
United States	Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital	Fridley	Minnesota
United States	Galesburg Clinic, PC	Galesburg	Illinois
United States	Galesburg Cottage Hospital	Galesburg	Illinois
United States	InterCommunity Cancer Center of Western Illinois	Galesburg	Illinois
United States	Altru Cancer Center at Altru Hospital	Grand Forks	North Dakota
United States	Big Sky Oncology	Great Falls	Montana
United States	Great Falls Clinic - Main Facility	Great Falls	Montana
United States	Sletten Cancer Institute at Benefis Healthcare	Great Falls	Montana
United States	Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center	Grosse Pointe Woods	Michigan
United States	Mason District Hospital	Havana	Illinois
United States	St. Peter's Hospital	Helena	Montana
United States	Memorial Cancer Institute at Memorial Regional Hospital	Hollywood	Florida
United States	Hopedale Medical Complex	Hopedale	Illinois
United States	Hutchinson Area Health Care	Hutchinson	Minnesota
United States	Foote Memorial Hospital	Jackson	Michigan
United States	Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Florida
United States	Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West	Joliet	Illinois
United States	Glacier Oncology, PLLC	Kalispell	Montana
United States	Kalispell Medical Oncology at KRMC	Kalispell	Montana
United States	Kalispell Regional Medical Center	Kalispell	Montana
United States	Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital	Kettering	Ohio
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman	Kingman	Kansas
United States	Franciscan Skemp Healthcare - La Crosse Campus	La Crosse	Wisconsin
United States	Haematology-Oncology Associates of Ohio and Michigan, PC	Lambertville	Michigan
United States	Sparrow Regional Cancer Center	Lansing	Michigan
United States	Southwest Medical Center	Liberal	Kansas
United States	Meeker County Memorial Hospital	Lichfield	Minnesota
United States	Lima Memorial Hospital	Lima	Ohio
United States	St. Mary Mercy Hospital	Livonia	Michigan
United States	McDonough District Hospital	Macomb	Illinois
United States	HealthEast Cancer Care at St. John's Hospital	Maplewood	Minnesota
United States	Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Maplewood	Maplewood	Minnesota
United States	Northwest Ohio Oncology Center	Maumee	Ohio
United States	St. Luke's Hospital	Maumee	Ohio
United States	Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers	Michigan City	Indiana
United States	Middletown Regional Hospital	Middletown	Ohio
United States	Hennepin County Medical Center - Minneapolis	Minneapolis	Minnesota
United States	Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott - Northwestern Hospital	Minneapolis	Minnesota
United States	Community Medical Center	Missoula	Montana
United States	Guardian Oncology and Center for Wellness	Missoula	Montana
United States	Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center	Missoula	Montana
United States	Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center	Missoula	Montana
United States	Community Cancer Center of Monroe	Monroe	Michigan
United States	Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe	Monroe	Michigan
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton	Newton	Kansas
United States	BroMenn Regional Medical Center	Normal	Illinois
United States	Community Cancer Center	Normal	Illinois
United States	Alegant Health Cancer Center at Bergan Mercy Medical Center	Omaha	Nebraska
United States	CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium	Omaha	Nebraska
United States	Creighton University Medical Center	Omaha	Nebraska
United States	Immanuel Medical Center	Omaha	Nebraska
United States	St. Charles Mercy Hospital	Oregon	Ohio
United States	Toledo Clinic - Oregon	Oregon	Ohio
United States	Community Hospital of Ottawa	Ottawa	Illinois
United States	Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa	Ottawa	Illinois
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons	Parsons	Kansas
United States	Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital	Pekin	Illinois
United States	CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association	Peoria	Illinois
United States	Methodist Medical Center of Illinois	Peoria	Illinois
United States	Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria	Peoria	Illinois
United States	Proctor Hospital	Peoria	Illinois
United States	Illinois Valley Community Hospital	Peru	Illinois
United States	St. Joseph Mercy Oakland	Pontiac	Michigan
United States	Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital	Port Huron	Michigan
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt	Pratt	Kansas
United States	Perry Memorial Hospital	Princeton	Illinois
United States	Rapid City Regional Hospital	Rapid City	South Dakota
United States	Reid Hospital & Health Care Services	Richmond	Indiana
United States	Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Outpatient Center	Robbinsdale	Minnesota
United States	Mayo Clinic Cancer Center	Rochester	Minnesota
United States	Rutherford Hospital	Rutherfordton	North Carolina
United States	Seton Cancer Institute at Saint Mary's - Saginaw	Saginaw	Michigan
United States	CCOP - Metro-Minnesota	Saint Louis Park	Minnesota
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina	Salina	Kansas
United States	Firelands Regional Medical Center	Sandusky	Ohio
United States	North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated	Sandusky	Ohio
United States	Mayo Clinic Scottsdale	Scottsdale	Arizona
United States	St. Francis Cancer Center at St. Francis Medical Center	Shakopee	Minnesota
United States	Welch Cancer Center at Sheridan Memorial Hospital	Sheridan	Wyoming
United States	Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City	Sioux City	Iowa
United States	Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP	Sioux City	Iowa
United States	St. Luke's Regional Medical Center	Sioux City	Iowa
United States	Avera Cancer Institute	Sioux Falls	South Dakota
United States	Medical X-Ray Center, PC	Sioux Falls	South Dakota
United States	Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center	Sioux Falls	South Dakota
United States	CCOP - Upstate Carolina	Spartanburg	South Carolina
United States	Gibbs Regional Cancer Center at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center	Spartanburg	South Carolina
United States	St. Margaret's Hospital	Spring Valley	Illinois
United States	Valley Cancer Center	Spring Valley	Illinois
United States	HealthEast Cancer Care at St. Joseph's Hospital	St Paul	Minnesota
United States	CentraCare Clinic - River Campus	St. Cloud	Minnesota
United States	Park Nicollet Cancer Center	St. Louis Park	Minnesota
United States	Regions Hospital Cancer Care Center	St. Paul	Minnesota
United States	United Hospital	St. Paul	Minnesota
United States	Geisinger Medical Group - Scenery Park	State College	Pennsylvania
United States	Flower Hospital Cancer Center	Sylvania	Ohio
United States	Mercy Hospital of Tiffin	Tiffin	Ohio
United States	CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital	Toledo	Ohio
United States	Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center	Toledo	Ohio
United States	St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center	Toledo	Ohio
United States	Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic	Toledo	Ohio
United States	Toledo Hospital	Toledo	Ohio
United States	UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center	Troy	Ohio
United States	Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital	Urbana	Illinois
United States	CCOP - Carle Cancer Center	Urbana	Illinois
United States	Ridgeview Medical Center	Waconia	Minnesota
United States	St. John Macomb Hospital	Warren	Michigan
United States	Fulton County Health Center	Wauseon	Ohio
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington	Wellington	Kansas
United States	Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review	Wichita	Kansas
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower	Wichita	Kansas
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita	Wichita	Kansas
United States	CCOP - Wichita	Wichita	Kansas
United States	Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center	Wichita	Kansas
United States	Wesley Medical Center	Wichita	Kansas
United States	Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center	Wilkes-Barre	Pennsylvania
United States	Willmar Cancer Center at Rice Memorial Hospital	Willmar	Minnesota
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield	Winfield	Kansas
United States	HealthEast Cancer Care at Woodwinds Health Campus	Woodbury	Minnesota
United States	Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Woodbury	Woodbury	Minnesota
United States	United States Air Force Medical Center - Wright-Patterson	Wright-Patterson Afb	Ohio
United States	Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital	Xenia	Ohio

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 (1)

Jatoi A, Schild SE, Foster N, Henning GT, Dornfeld KJ, Flynn PJ, Fitch TR, Dakhil SR, Rowland KM, Stella PJ, Soori GS, Adjei AA. A phase II study of cetuximab and radiation in elderly and/or poor performance status patients with locally advanced non-small — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	11-month Survival Rate	Eleven-month survival was chosen as the survival endpoint in this trial because it represents an improvement over the median survival that is observed with radiation alone. 11-month survival will be considered synonymous with "success", unless specified otherwise. The proportion of successes will be estimated by the number of successes divided by the total number of evaluable patients. All evaluable patients will be followed from the time of protocol enrollment until death or a minimum of 11 months.	From baseline to 11 months.	No
Secondary	Survival Time	Survival time is defined as the time from registration to death due to any cause. The distribution of survival time will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier.	From baseline to up to 3 years	No
Secondary	Time to Disease Progression	Time to disease progression is defined as the time from registration to documentation of disease progression. If a patient dies without a documentation of disease progression, the patient will be considered to have had tumor progression at the time of their death unless there is sufficient documented evidence to conclude no progression occurred prior to death.	From Baseline to up to 3 years	No
Secondary	Tumor Response (Complete and Partial)	A confirmed tumor response is defined to be a Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) noted as the objective status on 2 consecutive evaluations at least 3 months apart. All patients meeting the eligibility criteria who have signed a consent form and have begun treatment will be evaluable for response.	Baseline, 1 month and 4 months after completion of treatment and then every 3 months until Progressive Disease (PD) or up to a maximum of 3 years from registration	No