Erlotinib vs. Standard Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)Performance Status (PS) 2

NCT00085839 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 103

Last updated 2012-08-09

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Summary

The purpose of this noncomparative study is to obtain preliminary estimates of the efficacy of erlotinib and standard chemotherapy in patients with advanced, previously untreated nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 2. The study will also evaluate the safety of single-agent erlotinib in this patient population.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Tarceva (Trademark) (erlotinib HCl, OSI-774)

Erlotinib tablets administered orally, 150 mg/day (starting dose) or 100 mg/day (reduced dose), continuous therapy

DRUG

Combination carboplatin and paclitaxel

Paclitaxel 200 mg/m\^2 IV infusion over 3 hours and carboplatin AUC 6 mg/mL x min IV over 15 - 30 minutes, both given on Day 1 every 21 days for 4 cycles

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • OSI Pharmaceuticals

    lead INDUSTRY

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-02-29
Primary Completion
2007-03-31
Completion
2007-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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