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Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Gefitinib (Iressa® 250mg) as Maintenance Therapy in Locally Advanced or Metastatic (Stage IIIB/IV) Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

NCT00770588 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 296

Last updated 2016-02-08

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Summary

This is a double blind, multicentre, randomized, placebo-controlled study. The eligible patients will be randomized to receive gefitinib or placebo at 1:1 ratio. This study will recruit 296 male or female, histologically or cytologically diagnosed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC patients with a World Health Organization (WHO) Performance Status (PS) 0-2. Patients must have completed 4 cycles of platinum based first line doublet chemotherapy without experiencing disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The chemotherapy shall be given every 3 weeks, which includes cisplatin or carboplatin, combined with any one of the following: gemcitabine, paclitaxel, docetaxel, vinorelbine.

Conditions

  • Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Interventions

DRUG

Gefitinib

Dose form: 250 mg/tablet; Route: oral; Frequency: 1 tablet per day; Duration: until to objective PD

DRUG

Placebo

To match Gefitinib

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-01-31
Completion
2011-02-28

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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