Phase 2
N=72
Cetuximab in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Stage IIIB or Stage IV Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00103207 ↗Enrolled (actual)
72
Serious AEs
37.5%
Results posted
Jan 2013
Primary outcome: Primary: Objective Response Rate (Proportion of Patients With Objective Response) — 0.07 Proportion
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Interventions
- cetuximab (Biological)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
- Primary completion
- Apr 2010
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Objective Response Rate (Proportion of Patients With Objective Response) |
0.07 | — |
| SECONDARY Overall Survival |
17.9 | — |
| SECONDARY Time to Progression |
3.8 | — |
| SECONDARY Overall Survival by Smoking Status |
40.9; 15.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Time to Progression by Smoking Status |
2.6; 3.7 | — |
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.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well cetuximab works in treating patients with recurrent or stage IIIB or stage IV lung cancer.
Eligibility Criteria
INCLUSION CRITERIA
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed bronchoalveolar carcinoma (BAC) or adenocarcinoma of the lung with BAC features meeting 1 of the following stage criteria:
- Stage IIIB disease (with pleural or pericardial effusion)
- Stage IV disease
- Recurrent disease
- Measurable disease
- Tumor tissue available from biopsy
- Age of 18 and over
- ECOG performance status of 0-2
- Life expectancy greater than 3 months
- White blood cell (WBC) ≥ 3,000/mm^3
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm^3
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3
- Bilirubin normal
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or alanine aminotranferease (ALT) ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal
- Creatinine normal OR Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min
- No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen for advanced BAC
- More than 3 years since prior chemotherapy for other malignancies
- At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin) for this malignancy and recovered
- HIV-positive patients are eligible provided the following criteria are met:
- CD4 count ≥ 100/mm^3
- Undetectable viral load within the past 3 months
- Receiving a stable antiretroviral regimen for ≥ 4 weeks before study entry
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
EXCLUSION CRITERIA
- Untreated brain metastases
- Patients with stable brain metastases ≥ 4 weeks after external beam radiotherapy to the brain are eligible
- Acute hepatitis
- Symptomatic congestive heart failure
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Unstable angina pectoris
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Pregnant or nursing
- Prior allergic reaction to chimerized or murine monoclonal antibody therapy
- Documented presence of human anti-mouse antibodies
- Ongoing or active infection
- Psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
- Other uncontrolled illness
- Prior cetuximab
- Concurrent filgrastim (G-CSF) or sargramostim (GM-CSF)
- Other prior known epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors (e.g., gefitinib or erlotinib)
- Other concurrent investigational agents
- Other concurrent anticancer therapy
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00103207). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.