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N/A Completed N=465

An Observational Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Elderly Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01535729 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
465
Serious AEs
20.5%
Results posted
Oct 2015
Primary outcomePrimary: Percentage of Participants Who Were Alive 1 Year After Start of Treatment — 30.6; 26.6; 29.8; 37.2 percentage of participants

Summary

This prospective observational study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Tarceva (erlotinib) in elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after failure of at least one prior chemotherapy regimen. Data of patients treated with Tarceva in routine clinical practice will be collected for 1 year.

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Percentage of Participants Who Were Alive 1 Year After Start of Treatment
30.6; 26.6; 29.8; 37.2; 25.6
SECONDARY
Median Overall Survival: Age
7.039; 6.612; 7.928; 6.020 0.756
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Fatigue
89.1; 38.7; 19.5; 13.8
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Rash
90.6; 37.9; 19.5; 13.8
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Diarrhea
89.6; 39.0; 19.5; 13.8
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Rash Based on Severity During the Course of Time
19.2; 23.1; 4.4; 8.1; 5.7; 1.0
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Diarrhea Based on Severity During the Course of Time
11.9; 7.3; 0.3; 0.3; 2.3; 0.8
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Fatigue Based on Severity During the Course of Time
6.8; 8.1; 0.3; 1.8; 1.8; 0.3
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Dose Modifications by Reason
1.0; 0.8; 0.3; 0.3; 0.3; 0.3
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Dose Withdrawals by Reason
34.3; 2.9; 3.4; 8.3; 1.0; 12.7
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Cough by Severity
13.8; 24.9; 2.9; 1.6; 15.1; 14.5
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Dyspnea by Severity
16.1; 20.3; 8.1; 1.3; 10.1; 17.4
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR) and Stable Disease (SD)
0.8; 4.9; 25.2; 0.5; 3.1; 14.3
SECONDARY
Time to Start of Erlotinib Therapy After End of First Line Therapy
2.30
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Remission of CR and PR
5.7; 3.6; 1.8; 2.1
SECONDARY
Median Progression Free Survival: Overall
3.5
SECONDARY
Median Progression Free Survival: Age
3.257; 3.388; 5.033; 2.928 0.895
SECONDARY
Median Progression Free Survival: Gender
3.355; 4.046 0.015 sig
SECONDARY
Median Progression Free Survival: Smoking Status
3.454; 5.526; 2.993 0.000 sig
SECONDARY
Median Progression Free Survival: Best Response to Prior Chemotherapy
SECONDARY
Median Overall Survival: Overall
7.1
SECONDARY
Median Overall Survival: Gender
6.283; 8.125 0.027 sig
SECONDARY
Median Overall Survival: Smoking Status
6.612; 11.184; 5.855 0.000 sig
SECONDARY
Median Overall Survival: Best Response to Prior Chemotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adult patients, > 65 years of age
  • Locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (Stage IIIb or IV)
  • Failure of at least one prior standard platinum-based chemotherapy

Exclusion Criteria

  • Age < 65 years
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01535729). 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. Informational only — not medical advice.

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