A Comparison of Two Doses of Pemetrexed in Patients Who Have Lung Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00078260 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 24, 2004
Last Update Posted : September 12, 2019
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The purposes of this study are to determine:
- the safety of pemetrexed and any side effects that might be associated with it
- how much pemetrexed should be given to patients.
It is possible that information collected during this study will be analyzed by the Sponsor in the future to evaluate pemetrexed for other possible uses or for other medical or scientific purposes other than those currently proposed.
Although pemetrexed has been shown to be effective in some patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, pemetrexed might not have beneficial effects for all patients.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Drug: pemetrexed | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 589 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized Phase 3 Study of Two Doses of Alimta in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Have Failed a Prior Platinum-Containing Chemotherapy |
Study Start Date : | December 2003 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2006 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2008 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: A |
Drug: pemetrexed
A: 500 mg/m2, IV, q 21 days until disease progression B: 900 mg/m2, IV, q 21 days until disease progression |
Experimental: B |
Drug: pemetrexed
A: 500 mg/m2, IV, q 21 days until disease progression B: 900 mg/m2, IV, q 21 days until disease progression |
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: baseline to date of death from any cause ]
- Progression free survival [ Time Frame: baseline to measured progressive disease ]
- Tumor response rate [ Time Frame: baseline to measured progressive disease ]
- Adverse events [ Time Frame: every cycle ]

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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 locally advanced or metastatic (Stage III or IV at entry) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is not amenable to curative therapy.
- Patients must have been previously treated with one platinum-containing chemotherapy regimen for locally advanced or metastatic disease. Patients are also eligible if they have received one platinum-based chemotherapy regimen as neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy, but must have received an additional chemotherapy regimen upon recurrence.
- No more than two prior systemic anti-cancer therapies will be allowed.
- Prior radiation therapy is allowed to less than 25% of the bone marrow. Prior radiation to the whole pelvis is not allowed. Prior radiotherapy must be completed at least 2 weeks before study enrollment, and the patient must have recovered from the acute toxic effects of the treatment prior to study enrollment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy.
- Breast-feeding.
- Second primary malignancy that is clinically detectable at the time of consideration for study enrollment.
- Inability to interrupt aspirin, or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents for a 5-day period.
- Inability or unwillingness to take folic acid or vitamin B12 supplementation.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00078260
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For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. | |
Gaziantep, Turkey |
Study Director: | 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 |
Publications of Results:
Responsible Party: | Eli Lilly and Company |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00078260 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
8433 H3E-MC-JMGX ( Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company ) |
First Posted: | February 24, 2004 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 12, 2019 |
Last Verified: | September 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Anonymized individual patient level data will be provided in a secure access environment upon approval of a research proposal and a signed data sharing agreement. |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) Clinical Study Report (CSR) |
Time Frame: | Data are available 6 months after the primary publication and approval of the indication studied in the US and EU, whichever is later. Data will be indefinitely available for requesting. |
Access Criteria: | A research proposal must be approved by an independent review panel and researchers must sign a data sharing agreement. |
URL: | https://vivli.org/ |
Lung Neoplasms Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases |
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