BIBW 2992 (Afatinib) vs Gemcitabine-cisplatin in 1st Line Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

NCT01121393 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 364

Last updated 2018-12-14

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Summary

To investigate the efficacy and safety of BIBW 2992 compared to standard first-line chemotherapy in patients with stage IIIB or IV adenocarcinoma of the lung harbouring an EGFR activating mutation

Conditions

  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
  • Adenocarcinoma

Interventions

DRUG

Gemcitabine+Cisplatin

Gemcitabine d1,8, Cisplatin d1, 21 days as a course, up to 6 courses.

DRUG

BIBW 2992

starting dose is 40 mg, in the event of no or minimal drug-related adverse events after one course, the dose will be increased to 50mg. in the event of certain drug related Adverse Event (AE), dose reduction will be increments of 10 mg, with the lowest dose being 20mg.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Boehringer Ingelheim · Boehringer Ingelheim

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-19
Primary Completion
2017-11-23
Completion
2017-11-26

Countries

  • China
  • South Korea
  • Thailand

Study Locations

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