Status:

COMPLETED

Paclitaxel + Carboplatin With/Out Cediranib Maleate in Stage III or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

NCIC Clinical Trials Group

Conditions:

Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Cedi...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Compare the progression-free survival of patients with stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer treated with paclitaxel and carboplatin in combination with either cediranib ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), meeting 1 of the following stage criteria:
  • Stage IIIB disease
  • Patients without pleural effusion who are not candidates for combined modality treatment OR who were treated at centers where combined modality treatment is not considered standard treatment are eligible
  • Stage IV disease
  • Measurable disease (phase II)
  • Measurable disease, defined as ≥ 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion ≥ 20 mm by x-ray, ultrasound, physical exam, or conventional CT scan OR ≥ 10 mm by spiral CT scan
  • Measurable lesions must be outside a previous radiotherapy field if they are the sole site of disease, unless disease progression has been documented
  • No significant central thoracic lesion with any appreciable cavitation
  • Measurable or nonmeasurable disease (phase III)
  • No necrotic or hemorrhagic tumor or metastases
  • No untreated brain or meningeal metastases
  • CT scans are not required to rule out disease unless there is clinical suspicion of CNS disease
  • Patients with previously treated stable brain metastases (by radiography or clinical exam) are eligible provided they are asymptomatic and do not require corticosteroids
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Performance status
  • ECOG 0-1
  • Life expectancy
  • Not specified
  • Hematopoietic
  • Absolute granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • No overt bleeding (i.e., ≥ 30 mL/episode) within the past 3 months
  • Hepatic
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • ALT ≤ 2 times ULN (\< 5 times ULN if liver metastases are present)
  • Renal
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
  • Proteinuria ≤ grade 1
  • Cardiovascular
  • Mean QTc ≤ 470 msec (with Bazett's correction) by ECG
  • No unstable angina
  • No congestive heart failure
  • No myocardial infarction within the past year
  • No cardiac ventricular arrhythmias requiring medication
  • No history of 2nd- or 3rd-degree atrioventricular conduction defects
  • No untreated or uncontrolled cardiovascular condition
  • No symptomatic cardiac dysfunction
  • No uncontrolled hypertension (i.e., resting blood pressure ≥ 150/100 mm Hg despite antihypertensive therapy)
  • No history of labile hypertension
  • No history of poor compliance with antihypertensive medication
  • No history of familial long-QT syndrome
  • Pulmonary
  • No clinically relevant hemoptysis (i.e., ≥ 5 mL fresh blood) within the past 4 weeks
  • Flecks of blood only in sputum allowed
  • Other
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective (double method for females; barrier method for males) contraception
  • Able and willing to participate in the quality of life assessment
  • No peripheral neuropathy \> grade 1
  • No prior allergic reaction to drugs containing Cremophor EL®
  • No active or uncontrolled infection
  • No serious illness or medical condition which would preclude study compliance
  • No inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis)
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or in situ cancer
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • At least 14 days since prior epidermal growth factor receptor-inhibitor therapy (e.g., tyrosine kinase inhibitor, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, or other agents)
  • No prior antiangiogenesis therapy, including any of the following:
  • Bevacizumab
  • Cediranib maleate
  • AZD6474
  • PTK787/ZK222584 (PTK/ZK)
  • Sunitinib malate
  • Concurrent epoetin alfa allowed
  • Chemotherapy
  • At least 12 months since prior adjuvant chemotherapy
  • Combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy regimens for locally advanced stage IIIB disease is not considered adjuvant therapy and is not allowed
  • No prior chemotherapy for metastatic or recurrent NSCLC
  • Endocrine therapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 1 week since prior steroids
  • Radiotherapy
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 21 days since prior radiotherapy except for low-dose non-myelosuppressive radiotherapy with approval
  • Concurrent palliative radiotherapy allowed with approval
  • Surgery
  • At least 14 days since prior major surgery
  • Other
  • Recovered from prior therapy
  • Prior treatment with cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors allowed
  • Concurrent prophylactic anticoagulation (e.g., warfarin) allowed provided requirements for INR are met
  • No potent inhibitors of CYP3A4 and 2C8, including any of the following drugs:
  • Amiodarone hydrochloride
  • Clarithromycin
  • Citalopram hydrobromide
  • Erythromycin
  • Omeprazole
  • Simvastatin
  • Atorvastatin
  • Lovastatin
  • Montelukast sodium
  • Verapamil hydrochloride
  • Ketoconazole
  • Miconazole
  • Indinovir and other antivrails
  • Diltiazem
  • No other concurrent experimental drug or anticancer therapy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 3 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    January 10 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    296 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00245154

    Start Date

    November 3 2005

    End Date

    January 10 2013

    Last Update

    August 4 2023

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    Instituto Alexander Fleming

    Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1426

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    Compleso Medico de la Policia Federal Argentina

    Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1437

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    Hospital Universitario Austral

    Buenos Aires, Argentina, B1629AHJ

    4

    Alfred Hospital

    Melbourne, Australia, 3004