Chemotherapy With Pemetrexed in Combination With Platinum for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00402051 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 22, 2006
Results First Posted : January 7, 2010
Last Update Posted : February 17, 2010
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer | Drug: Pemetrexed Drug: Cisplatin Drug: Carboplatin | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 133 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized Phase 2 Study of Pemetrexed in Combination With Cisplatin or Carboplatin in the First Line Therapy of Advanced NSCLC |
Study Start Date : | November 2006 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2008 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Pemetrexed + Cisplatin |
Drug: Pemetrexed
500 mg/m2, intravenous (IV), every 21 days x 6 cycles
Other Names:
Drug: Cisplatin 75 mg/m2, intravenous (IV), every 21 days x 6 cycles |
Experimental: Pemetrexed + Carboplatin |
Drug: Pemetrexed
500 mg/m2, intravenous (IV), every 21 days x 6 cycles
Other Names:
Drug: Carboplatin Area under the concentration curve (AUC) 5, intravenous (IV), every 21 days x 6 cycles |
- Percentage of Participants Surviving Progression-Free at 6 Months (Progression Free Survival [PFS] Rate) [ Time Frame: Randomization to Month 6 ]For this study, we used the exponential distribution (assumption done for the calculation of the sample size) to estimate the PFS rate. The PFS rate (%) and the 95% confidence intervals were calculated based on the following formula: exp(-6 λ) ± 1.96 * exp(-6 λ) * (-6 λ)/√r. Where λ was calculated based on the Maximum-Likelihood estimator for ln(λ) as given by (Collett 2003): ln(λ) = ln[ r / ∑ti ] with r = number of patients with events up to 6 months, ti = survival time of patient i (i=1,…,n), event or censored up to 6 months, and n= total number of patients per treatment group.
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: Randomization to date of death from any cause (up to 1 year) ]Defined as the time from randomization to the date of death from any cause.
- Number of Participants With Tumor Response (as Basis for Response Rate) [ Time Frame: Every 6 weeks for 6 months during the treatment period, and every 3 months during the follow-up period, until disease progression ]Best overall response was evaluated using RECIST Criteria which define when cancer patients improve ("respond"), stay the same ("stabilize"), or worsen ("progression") during treatment. CR: complete response, disappearance of all target lesions; PR: partial response, 30% decrease in sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; PD: progressive disease, 20% increase in sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; SD: stable disease, small changes not meeting above criteria. Response Rate: number of participants with response(CR+PR)per total population, multiplied by 100 to give a percentage.
- Time to Treatment Failure (TTF) [ Time Frame: Randomization to stopping of treatment, progression, death or initiation of further chemotherapy, whichever occurs first (up to 1 year) ]Defined as time from randomization to the first date of disease progression, death due to any cause, or early discontinuation of treatment (any reason), whichever occurred first
- Pharmacology Toxicities [ Time Frame: Every 21-day cycle for up to 6 cycles ]Number of patients experiencing Grade 3 or 4 hematologic and non-hematologic adverse events (AEs) possibly related to study drug or protocol procedures in this study (a subset of those listed in the AE Module). AEs were graded using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3.0 (CTCAE v3.0) for defining and grading specific adverse events. A grading (severity) scale is provided for each adverse event term. Grades range from 0 (none) to 5 (death). Grade 3 AEs are severe and undesirable; Grade 4 AEs are life-threatening or disabling.

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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:
- Cytologically and/or histologically confirmed NSCLC Stage IIIb or IV
- No previous systemic chemotherapy for this cancer
- At least one uni-dimensionally measurable lesion meeting Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance status of 0 or 1 and adequate organ function
- Prior radiation therapy allowed but limited to <25% of the patient's bone marrow
Exclusion Criteria:
- Serious concomitant systemic disorder or active infection
- Mild to moderate renal insufficiency, but unable to interrupt salicylates or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases requiring concurrent corticosteroid therapy
- Presence of clinically significant third-space fluid collections

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Muenchen, Germany, 81664 |
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Responsible Party: | Chief Medical Officer, Eli Lilly |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00402051 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
11077 H3E-SB-S109 ( Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company ) |
First Posted: | November 22, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | January 7, 2010 |
Last Update Posted: | February 17, 2010 |
Last Verified: | February 2010 |
Lung Neoplasms Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Carcinoma, Bronchogenic |
Bronchial Neoplasms Cisplatin Carboplatin Pemetrexed Antineoplastic Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Folic Acid Antagonists Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors |