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Phase 4 N=33 Treatment

Chemotherapy for Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Enrolled (actual)
33
Serious AEs
39.4%
Results posted
Oct 2009
Primary outcome: Primary: Proportion of Participants With a Complete or Partial Response (Objective Response Rate [ORR]) — 0.182 proportion of responders

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Interventions
pemetrexed (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Eli Lilly and Company
Primary completion
Sep 2008

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Proportion of Participants With a Complete or Partial Response (Objective Response Rate [ORR])
0.182
SECONDARY
Proportion of Participants With a Best Overall Response of Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR), and Stable Disease (SD) (Disease Control Rate [DCR])
0.545
SECONDARY
Overall Survival
20.2
SECONDARY
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
6.9
SECONDARY
Duration of Response
6.6
SECONDARY
Time to Treatment Failure
2.9
SECONDARY
Time to Tumor Progression
6.9

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and toxicity of pemetrexed dosing that is tailored to individual patient tolerance in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Histologic or cytologic diagnosis non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (Stage IIIB or IV)
  • Patients' NSCLC must have progressed following one chemotherapy regimen for palliative therapy with or without subsequent targeted biological therapy
  • Disease status must be that of measureable disease as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 1

Exclusion Criteria

  • Concurrent administration of any other tumor therapy
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Serious concomitant disorders
  • Inability or unwillingness to take folic acid or vitamin B12 supplementation
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00380718). 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.

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