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Trial of Pemetrexed or Pemetrexed With Gemcitabine for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer Who Are Not Eligible for Platinum-Based Chemotherapy and Have Not Previously Been Treated With Chemotherapy

NCT00489983 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 91

Last updated 2007-06-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is for elderly patients who haven't been given prior chemotherapy or for patients who cannot be treated with platinum based chemotherapy. The patients who are eligible for this study will have been diagnosed with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. The patients will be randomly assigned to one of two treatment options: single agent pemetrexed or single agent pemetrexed with single agent gemcitabine following right after the pemetrexed treatment.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

pemetrexed

DRUG

gemcitabine

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) · Eli Lilly and Company

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-07-31
Completion
2005-03-31

Countries

  • Germany
  • Italy
  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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