Status:

COMPLETED

Cetuximab Plus P-HDFL for the First-line Treatment of Advanced Gastric Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan

Conditions:

Gastric Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The investigators have initial evidence that the combination of cetuximab and cisplatin-HDFL may further improve the efficacy of the cisplatin-HDFL combination chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

The clinical efficacy (confirmed objective response rates, progression-free survival, overall survival), and treatment-related toxicities of this novel regimen will be examined as the first-line treat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 to 75 years
  • Histologically proven adenocarcinoma
  • At least one "measurable" lesion (by RECIST)
  • No prior chemotherapy for gastric cancer
  • WHO performance status ≦ 2
  • Adequate baseline organ functions
  • Fasting serum triglyceride level \> 70 mg/dL
  • Written informed consent
  • At least one month from gastrectomy
  • Availability of tumor sample for immunohistochemical or pharmacogenomic testing of EGFR

Exclusion

  • Concomitant anti-cancer biological agents, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy
  • CNS metastasis
  • Pregnancy, breast-feeding women and women of child-bearing potential
  • Life expectancy less 3 months
  • Serious concomitant illness
  • Concurrent or prior second malignancy
  • Known hypersensitivity reaction to any of the components of study treatments

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

39 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00275951

Start Date

December 1 2005

End Date

June 1 2009

Last Update

November 16 2012

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Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 100