Status:

COMPLETED

Weekly Paclitaxel Plus Gemcitabine as Second-line in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Center, Korea

Conditions:

Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

As a single agent, paclitaxel has a response rate of 33% and 25-29% in SCLC patients with sensitive relapse and with resistant relapse, respectively. As a single agent, gemcitabine also has a response...

Detailed Description

The treatment consists of paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 and gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m2 given intravenously on days 1 and 8 of a 21-day cycle. Patients receive treatment every 3 weeks till disease progression

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed SCLC
  • Clinically diagnosed metastatic or recurrent SCLC according to Sixth Edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual
  • At least 18 years old
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Disease status must be that of measurable disease defined as RECIST:Lesions that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension \> 10 mm with chest x-ray, spiral CT scan or physical examination
  • Progression during or after prior first line chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy.
  • Before study entry, a minimum of 21 days must have elapsed since any prior chemotherapy or radiation
  • No prior radiotherapy to measurable lesion(s) but previous surgery and/or chest radiotherapy for the primary lesion is allowed
  • Adequate major organ function including the following:Hematologic function: WBC ≥ 3,500/mm3 or absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm3, platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3Hepatic function: bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x UNL , AST/ALT levels ≤ 2.5 x UNLRenal function: serum creatinine ≤ 1.5mg/dL
  • Patients should sign an informed consent
  • If female: childbearing potential either terminated by surgery, radiation, or menopause, or attenuated by use of an approved contraceptive method (intrauterine device \[IUD\], birth control pills, or barrier device) during and for 3 months after trial. If male, use of an approved contraceptive method during the study and 3 months afterwards. Females with childbearing potential must have a urine negative hCG test within 7 days prior to the study registration.

Exclusion

  • MI within preceding 6 months or symptomatic heart disease including unstable angina, congestive heart failure, or uncontrolled arrhythmia
  • Serious concurrent infection or nonmalignant illness that is uncontrolled or whose control may be jeopardized by complication of study therapy
  • Other malignancy with the past 5 years except adequately treated cutaneous basal cell carcinoma or uterine cervix in situ cancer
  • Pregnant or nursing women
  • Psychiatric disorder that would preclude compliance.
  • Major surgery other than biopsy within the past two weeks.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

35 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00453167

Start Date

December 1 2005

End Date

March 1 2010

Last Update

July 12 2010

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National Cancer Center, Korea

Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 411-769