Chemotherapy Treatment in Re-occurring Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) After Previous Chemotherapy and Surgical Removal of the NSCLC Tumor
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00356525 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Stopped early due to low enrollment)
First Posted : July 26, 2006
Results First Posted : July 29, 2009
Last Update Posted : August 17, 2010
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The purpose of this study is to help answer:
- Whether pemetrexed, gemcitabine and/or carboplatin can shrink tumor(s) or make tumor(s) disappear in patients with relapsed lung cancer (lung cancer that has come back after surgical removal and chemotherapy), and to determine how long this will last
- Whether pemetrexed, gemcitabine and/or carboplatin can help patients with relapsed lung cancer live longer
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Lung Neoplasms | Drug: pemetrexed Drug: gemcitabine Drug: carboplatin Drug: Pemetrexed | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 41 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase II, Randomized, Open-Label Trial of Biweekly Pemetrexed Plus Gemcitabine vs. Pemetrexed or Pemetrexed Plus Carboplatin in Relapsed Non Small Cell Lung Cancer After Neoadjuvant or Adjuvant Chemotherapy |
Study Start Date : | September 2006 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2008 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Less Than One Year: Pemetrexed
Disease relapse at less than one year after neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy
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Drug: pemetrexed
500 mg/m2, intravenous (IV), every 14 days x 6 cycles or until disease progression
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Drug: gemcitabine 1500 mg/m2, intravenous (IV), every 14 days x 6 cycles or until disease progression
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Experimental: Less Than One Year: Pemetrexed + Gemcitabine
Disease relapse at less than one year after neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy
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Drug: Pemetrexed
500 mg/m2, intravenous (IV), every 21 days x 6 cycles or until disease progression
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Experimental: One Year or Greater: Pemetrexed + Carboplatin
Disease relapse at one year or greater after neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy
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Drug: carboplatin
area under the curve (AUC) 5, intravenous (IV), every 21 days x 6 cycles or until disease progression Drug: Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2, intravenous (IV), every 21 days x 6 cycles or until disease progression
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Experimental: One Year or Greater: Pemetrexed + Gemcitabine
Disease relapse at one year or greater after neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy
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Drug: pemetrexed
500 mg/m2, intravenous (IV), every 14 days x 6 cycles or until disease progression
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Drug: gemcitabine 1500 mg/m2, intravenous (IV), every 14 days x 6 cycles or until disease progression
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- Objective Tumor Response [ Time Frame: baseline to time of response (up to 17.5 months) ]Best response recorded from the start of treatment until disease progression/recurrence using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria. Complete Response=disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response=30% decrease in sum of longest diameter of target lesions; Progressive Disease=20% increase in sum of longest diameter of target lesions; Stable Disease=small changes that do not meet above criteria.
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: baseline to trial termination (17.5 months) ]Overall survival is the number of participants who were alive when the trial was terminated.
- Time to Progressive Disease [ Time Frame: baseline to measured progressive disease (up to 17.5 months) ]
- Duration of Response [ Time Frame: time of response to progressive disease (up to 17.5 months) ]
- Time to Treatment Failure [ Time Frame: baseline to stopping treatment (up to 17.5 months) ]

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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:
- You have non-small cell lung cancer that has come back (relapsed) after initial treatment with surgery and chemotherapy.
- You have good kidney, liver, and bone marrow organ function.
- You are fully active or able to carry out light work such as housework or office work.
Exclusion Criteria:
- You have received pemetrexed or gemcitabine in the past for lung cancer
- You are currently receiving another treatment for your relapsed lung cancer, or have had chemotherapy or certain other therapies for relapsed lung cancer in the past
- You are unable to take corticosteroid drugs like dexamethasone
- You are unable or unwilling to take the folic acid pills or Vitamin B12 injections that are required for the study
- You are unable to stop taking aspirin or other drugs that control inflammation for certain periods of time during the study
- You have had a heart attack in the last 6 months, or have other heart problems that are not controlled with medication

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00356525
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Miami, Florida, United States, 33179 | |
United States, Illinois | |
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Evanston, Illinois, United States, 60201 | |
United States, Kansas | |
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Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214 | |
United States, Minnesota | |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455 | |
United States, Missouri | |
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110 | |
United States, Nebraska | |
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Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114 | |
United States, North Carolina | |
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37404 | |
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Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38120 | |
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203 | |
United States, Texas | |
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Houston, Texas, United States, 77060 | |
Brazil | |
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Caxias Do Sul, Brazil, 95070560 | |
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Porto Alegre, Brazil, 90430-090 | |
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Santo Andre, Brazil, 09090780 | |
India | |
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Bangalore, India, 560 029 | |
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Mumbai, India, 400016 | |
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Trivandrum, India, 695011 |
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 |
Responsible Party: | Chief Medical Officer, Eli Lilly |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00356525 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
9934 H3E-US-S082 ( Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company ) |
First Posted: | July 26, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | July 29, 2009 |
Last Update Posted: | August 17, 2010 |
Last Verified: | August 2010 |
Lung Neoplasms Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Gemcitabine Carboplatin Pemetrexed Antineoplastic Agents |
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Folic Acid Antagonists Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors |