Comparing 3 Schedules of Alimta Plus Gemzar
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00034606 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 2, 2002
Last Update Posted : July 19, 2006
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Lung Neoplasms Neoplasms | Drug: Pemetrexed (Alimta) in combination with gemcitabine (Gemzar) | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of non-small lung cancer
- No prior chemotherapy
- Able to care for self
Exclusion Criteria:
- An ongoing infection
- Pregnancy or breast feeding
- Other serious medical condition
- Cancer that has spread to the brain
- Inability to take folic acid

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00034606
United States, Minnesota | |
Rochester, Minnesota, United States |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00034606 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
5115 H3E-MC-JMEL |
First Posted: | May 2, 2002 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 19, 2006 |
Last Verified: | July 2006 |
Lung cancer cancer neoplasm non-small chemotherapy |
Neoplasms Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Lung Neoplasms Carcinoma, Bronchogenic Bronchial Neoplasms Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Gemcitabine Pemetrexed |
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Folic Acid Antagonists Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors |