Nilotinib 800 Mg And Imatinib 800 Mg For The Treatment Of Patients With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (Gist) Refractory To Imatinib 400 Mg

NCT00751036 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 94

Last updated 2014-03-26

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Summary

The study will investigate the comparative efficacy and safety of two oral inhibitors of Kit and PDGFR: nilotinib 400 mg bid, a novel agent, and imatinib 400 mg bid, an approved agent with an established efficacy.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Nilotinib

Nilotinib hard gel capsules were supplied to the Investigators at dose strengths of 200 mg. Nilotinib is a novel agent, which has been approved for the treatment of chronic phase and accelerated phase Philadelphia-chromosome-positive CML in adult patients resistant to or intolerant to prior therapy that included imatinib.

DRUG

Imatinib

Imatinib tablets were supplied at 100 mg and/or 400 mg dose strength. Imatinib is an approved agent for GIST. Efficacy of imatinib at a dose of 400 mg bid has been established in the setting of disease progression after the use of the conventional dose (400 mg qd).

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-06-30
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • China
  • Mexico
  • Russia
  • South Korea
  • Thailand
  • Venezuela

Study Locations

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