MILES-4: Study Comparing Gemcitabine and Pemetrexed, With or Without Cisplatin, in Patients With Nonsquamous Lung Cancer - Full Text View

Purpose

The purposes of this study are to test whether the addition of cisplatin to single agent chemotherapy (either gemcitabine or pemetrexed) prolongs survival in elderly patients with non squamous non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and to test whether pemetrexed prolongs survival as compared to gemcitabine in elderly patients with non squamous NSCLC.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IIIB	Drug: Gemcitabine Drug: Pemetrexed Drug: Cisplatin	Phase 3


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	A Factorial Study Comparing Pemetrexed With Gemcitabine and Testing the Efficacy of the Addition of Cisplatin in Elderly Patients With Non Squamous Advanced, Metastatic or Recurrent NSCLC.

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Genetics Home Reference related topics: lung cancer

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Lung Cancer

Drug Information available for: Cisplatin Gemcitabine Gemcitabine hydrochloride Pemetrexed Pemetrexed disodium

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Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute, Naples:

Primary Outcome Measures:

overall survival [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
factorial design with two comparisons: single agent chemotherapy versus chemotherapy plus cisplatin (Arms A+C versus Arms B + D), and gemcitabine versus pemetrexed (Arms A+B versus Arms C+D)

Secondary Outcome Measures:

worst grade toxicity per patient [ Time Frame: evaluated at end of each 3 week cycle of chemotherapy up to 18 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
according to Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events v. 4.03
progression free survival [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
changes in quality of life [ Time Frame: baseline and up to 18 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
objective response [ Time Frame: after 9 and 18 weeks of therapy ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Other Outcome Measures:

identification of patient and lesion specific prognostic factors [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
identification of patient and lesion specific factors predictive of chemotherapy efficacy [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]


Estimated Enrollment:	550
Study Start Date:	July 2012
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2016
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	June 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: A: Gemcitabine Single agent gemcitabine dose 1200 mg/m2 days 1 and 8, every 3 weeks	Drug: Gemcitabine
Experimental: B: Gemcitabine + Cisplatin Gemcitabine dose 1000 mg/m2 days 1 and 8, every 3 weeks	Drug: Gemcitabine Drug: Cisplatin 60 mg/m2 day 1 every 3 weeks
Active Comparator: C: Pemetrexed	Drug: Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 day 1 every 3 weeks
Experimental: D: Pemetrexed + Cisplatin	Drug: Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 day 1 every 3 weeks Drug: Cisplatin 60 mg/m2 day 1 every 3 weeks

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	70 Years and older (Senior)
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of cytologically or histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer.
Non squamous tumor type (including those with a non-specified tumor type).
Metastatic (stage IV, both M1A or M1B) or locally advanced (stage IIIB, with metastasis to supraclavicular nodes) according to TNM VII edition.
Both patients at first diagnosis or those with disease recurrence after former surgery are eligible.
At least one target or non-target lesion according to RECIST revised version 1.1.
Male or female > or = 70 years of age.
ECOG PS 0 or 1.
Life expectancy > 3 months.
Neutrophils > or = 1500 mm3, platelets > or = 100000 mm3, and haemoglobin > or = 9 g/dL.
Bilirubin level either normal or < 1.5 x ULN.
AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) < or = 2.5 x ULN (< or = 5 x ULN if liver metastasis are present).
Serum creatinine < 1.5 x ULN.
Signed written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

Prior chemotherapy or therapy with systemic anti-neoplastic therapy for advanced disease. Prior surgery and/or localised irradiation is permitted. Prior adjuvant chemotherapy is permitted if it did not contain gemcitabine and pemetrexed and if at least 6 months elapsed from the end of adjuvant chemotherapy.
Any unstable systemic disease (including active infections, significant cardiovascular disease or myocardial infarction within the previous year, any significant hepatic, renal or metabolic disease), metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding that contraindicates the use of study medications or render the patient at high risk from treatment complications.
Any other malignancies within 5 years (except for adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal or squamous cell skin cancer or surgically resected prostate cancer with normal PSA).
Patients with symptomatic brain metastasis or spinal cord compression that has not yet been treated with surgery and/or radiation; patients with CNS metastases or spinal cord compression previously treated with surgery and/or radiation are eligible if they are asymptomatic and do not require steroids (anti-seizure medications are allowed).
Known or suspected hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01656551

Contacts


Contact: Francesco Perrone, M.D., Ph.D.	+39 081 5903571	francesco.perrone@usc-intnapoli.net
Contact: Maria Carmela Piccirillo, M.D.	+39 081 5903681	marilina.piccirillo@usc-intnapoli.net

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Sponsors and Collaborators

National Cancer Institute, Naples

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Cesare Gridelli, M.D.	S.G. Moscati Hopital, Avellino, Italy, Division of Medical Oncology
Principal Investigator:	Francesco Perrone, M.D., Ph.D	National Cancer Institute Naples, Italy; Director Clinical Trials Unit
Principal Investigator:	Ciro Gallo, M.D., Ph.D	Second University of Naples, Italy; Chair of Medical Statistics
Principal Investigator:	Massimo Di Maio, M.D.	National Cancer Institute, Naples

More Information


Responsible Party:	National Cancer Institute, Naples
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01656551 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	MILES-4 2012-000164-25
Study First Received:	July 23, 2012
Last Updated:	November 25, 2015
Health Authority:	Italy: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute, Naples:


elderly chemotherapy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


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 Gemcitabine Cisplatin 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

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MILES-4: Study Comparing Gemcitabine and Pemetrexed, With or Without Cisplatin, in Patients With Nonsquamous Lung Cancer (MILES-4)