A Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Sequential Combination With Gemcitabine as First Line Therapy in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomized, Open-label Study of the Effect of First Line Treatment With Tarceva in Sequential Combination With Gemcitabine, Compared to Gemcitabine Monotherapy, on Progression-free Survival in Elderly or ECOG PS of 2 Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00940875
• Other study ID #: ML22429
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: July 6, 2009
• Last updated: April 1, 2015
• Start date: June 2009
• Est. completion date: September 2011

Study information

• Verified date: April 2015
• Source: Hoffmann-La Roche
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Australia: National Health and Medical Research Council
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This 2 arm study will compare the efficacy and safety of sequential treatment with Tarceva and gemcitabine, and of gemcitabine monotherapy, as first line treatment of elderly patients, or patients with ECOG performance status of 2, with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.Patients will be randomized to receive either sequential gemcitabine 1250mg/m2/day on days 1 and 8 + Tarceva 150mg po on days 15-28 of each 4 week cycle, or gemcitabine monotherapy 1000mg/m2/day on days 1, 8 and 15 of each 4 week cycle. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 54
• Est. completion date: September 2011
• Est. primary completion date: September 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• adult patients, >=70 years of age or with ECOG PS of 2;

• advanced (stage IIIB or IV)non-small cell lung cancer;

• no prior systemic chemotherapy for advanced NSCLC or prior treatment with HER-axis targeted drugs.

Exclusion Criteria:

• active brain metastasis or spinal cord suppression;

• unstable systemic disease.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

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

Intervention

Drug:
• erlotinib [Tarceva]
150mg po on days 15-28 of each 4 week cycle
• gemcitabine
1250mg/m2/day on days 1 and 8 of each 4 week cycle
• gemcitabine
1000mg/m2/day on days 1, 8 and 15 of each 4 week cycle

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hoffmann-La Roche

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Australia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Percentage of Participants With Disease Progression or Death	Progression-free survival (PFS) was defined as the time from randomization to the date of first documentation of progressive disease (PD), according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version (V) 1.0, or date of death from any cause. PD was defined for target lesions (TLs) as at least a 20 percent (%) increase in the sum of the longest diameter (SLD), taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded since the start of treatment, and for non-target lesions (NTLs) as unequivocal progression of NTLs. Participants without documented PD were censored at the date of last tumor assessment, the last date recorded in the drug log, or the last date of follow-up the participant was known to be progression free, whichever was last. Participants without a post-Baseline (BL) tumor assessment who were known to be alive were censored at the date of randomization.	BL, Day 22 of Cycles 2, 4, and 6 (28-day cycles), every 2 months thereafter until disease progression, participant withdrawal, or study termination (12 months after randomization of the last participant).	No
Primary	PFS	The median time, in weeks, between randomization and PFS event. Participants without documented PD were censored at the date of last tumor assessment, the last date recorded in the drug log, or the last date of follow-up the participant was known to be progression free, whichever was last. Participants without a post-BL tumor assessment who were known to be alive were censored at the date of randomization. PFS was estimated by using Kaplan-Meier methodology.	BL, Day 22 of Cycles 2, 4, and 6 (28-day cycles), every 2 months thereafter until disease progression, participant withdrawal, or study termination (up to 2 years)	No
Secondary	Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Confirmed Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) According to RECIST V 1.0	As per RECIST V 1.0: for TLs, CR was defined as the disappearance of all TLs, and PR was defined as at least a 30% decrease in the SLD of TLs taking as reference the BL SLD. For NTLs, CR was defined as the disappearance of all NTLs and normalization of tumor marker levels. The 95% confidence interval (CI) for one-sample binomial was determined using the Pearson-Clopper Method.	BL, Day 22 of Cycle 2, 4, and 6 (28-day cycles), every 2 months thereafter until disease progression, participant withdrawal, or study termination (12 months after randomization of the last participant).	No
Secondary	Percentage of Participants With Non-Progression at Weeks 8 and 16	Non-progression was defined as CR, PR, or stable disease according to RECIST V 1.0: for TLs, CR was defined as the disappearance of all TLs, PR was defined as at least a 30% decrease in the SLD of TLs taking as reference the BL SLD, and SD was defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest SLD recorded since the start of treatment. For NTLs, CR was defined as the disappearance of all NTLs and normalization of tumor marker levels, and SD was defined as the persistence of 1 or more NTLs and/or maintenance of tumor marker levels above the normal limits. The 95% CI for one-sample binomial was determined using the Pearson-Clopper method.	Weeks 8 and 16	No
Secondary	Percentage of Participants Who Died		BL, Days 1, 8, and 15 of Cycles 1-6 (28-day cycles), every 28 days thereafter until death, participant withdrawal, or study termination up to 2 years.	No
Secondary	Overall Survival (OS)	OS was defined as the median time, in weeks, between randomization and death due to any cause. Participants without documented death were censored at the last date recorded in the drug log, or the last date of follow-up the participant was known to be alive, whichever was last. Participants without a post-BL assessment who were known to be alive were censored at the date of randomization. OS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methodology.	BL, Days 1, 8, and 15 of Cycles 1-6 (28-day cycles), every 28 days thereafter until death, participant withdrawal, or study termination up to 2 years.	No
Secondary	Duration of Response	Duration of response was defined as the time between the first documentation of CR or PR (whichever status was recorded first as assessed by the RECIST V 1.0) until the date of documented disease progression or death. Participants with no documented disease progression or death after confirmed CR or PR were censored at the date of the last tumor assessment or last date of follow-up when the participant was known to be progression free, whichever was last.	BL, Days 1, 8, and 15 of Cycles 1-6 (28-day cycles), every 28 days thereafter until death, participant withdrawal, or study termination up to 2 years.	No