Pemetrexed and Cisplatin Treatment Before Surgery in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer - Full Text View

Purpose

To determine the response to this regimen for therapy prior surgery in patients with locally advanced disease or metastatic disease.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer	Drug: pemetrexed Drug: cisplatin	Phase 2


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Non-Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Alimta (Pemetrexed) and Cisplatin Treatment as Neoadjuvant Therapy in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Lung Cancer

Drug Information available for: Cisplatin Pemetrexed Pemetrexed disodium

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Eli Lilly and Company:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Treatment Response [ Time Frame: every 21 day cycle (3 cycles) and 3-4 weeks after last cycle ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Pathologic Remissions After Surgery [ Time Frame: surgical tumor resection (3-4 weeks after completing three 21-day cycles of therapy) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Relapse-Free Survival [ Time Frame: Every 21 day cycle (3 cycles) and then every 3 months for the first 2 years, every 6 months until 5 years have elapsed and annually thereafter ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]


Enrollment:	10
Study Start Date:	November 2005
Study Completion Date:	December 2007
Primary Completion Date:	December 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: A	Drug: pemetrexed 500 mg/m2, intravenous (IV), every 21 days x 3 cycles Other Names: LY231514 Alimta Drug: cisplatin 75 mg/m2, intravenous (IV), every 21 days x 3 cycles

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of non-small-cell carcinoma of the lung
Patients with locally advanced disease or metastatic disease, candidates to surgery after evaluation by oncologist and thoracic surgeon
Tumour with possibility of curative surgery
At least one uni-dimensionally measurable lesion
Adequate pulmonary function to perform the planned surgical resection

Exclusion Criteria:

Active infection (at the investigator's discretion)
Pregnancy or breast-feeding
Serious concomitant illness at the investigator's discretion
Previous diagnosis of malignant disease
They have received treatment during the last 30 days with a drug, other than the study drug, that has not received regulatory approval for any indication at the time of their entry in the study

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00259285

Locations


Spain
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.
Barakaldo, Spain, 48903
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Barcelona, Spain, 08035
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La Coruña, Spain, 15006
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Madrid, Spain, 28034
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Pamplona, Spain, 31008
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Valencia, Spain, 46014

Sponsors and Collaborators

Eli Lilly and Company

Investigators


Study Director:	Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT- 5 hours, EST)	Eli Lilly and Company

More Information

Additional Information:

Lilly Clinical Trial Registry This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided


Responsible Party:	Chief Medical Officer, Eli Lilly
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00259285 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	9901, H3E-XM-S092
Study First Received:	November 28, 2005
Results First Received:	December 19, 2008
Last Updated:	April 7, 2009
Health Authority:	Spain: Ministry of Health

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Bronchial Neoplasms Carcinoma, Bronchogenic Lung Diseases Lung Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms	Pemetrexed Antimetabolites Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antineoplastic Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Folic Acid Antagonists Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Pharmacologic Actions Therapeutic Uses

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