Biweekly Gemcitabine and Docetaxel as First Line Treatment for Advanced Disease in Elderly Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00905983 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified May 2009 by Hospital Arnau de Vilanova.
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
First Posted
: May 21, 2009
Last Update Posted
: May 21, 2009
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung | Drug: Gemcitabine and Docetaxel | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 48 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase II Study of Biweekly Gemcitabine and Docetaxel as First Line Treatment for Advanced Disease in Elderly Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients. |
Study Start Date : | October 2007 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 2009 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | September 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Gemcitabine and Docetaxel
Patients received biweekly docetaxel 50 mg/m2 iv, Gemcitabine 2000 mg/m2 iv days 1 and 14.
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Drug: Gemcitabine and Docetaxel
Docetaxel 50 mg/m2, IV, and Gemcitabine 2000 mg/m2, IV, on day 1 and 14 of each 28 day cycle. Number of Cycles: 6
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- Overall response rate = sum of complete and partial tumour responses divided by the number of included patients [ Time Frame: 2 & 4 months ]
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: time from study entry to death from any cause ]
- Toxicity [ Time Frame: biweekly ]
- Duration of response [ Time Frame: time from first response (CR or PR) to tumor progression ]
- Time to progression [ Time Frame: time from study entry to observed tumor progression or death due to progression disease ]
- Measurement of quality of life [ Time Frame: 28 days ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 70 Years and older (Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced NSCLC.
- Stage III with pleural effusion and stage IV.
- Patients are 70 years old.
- Patients with 1 > ECOG PS =1.
- Patients must have at least one measurable lesion, no previously irradiated.
- Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
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Adequate organ function according to the following criteria:
- Bone marrow: ANC >= 2.0x10(9)cells/L; Platelet count >= 100x10(9)cells/L; Leukocyte count >= 4000x10(6)/L; Hemoglobin >= 10 g/dL.
- Liver function: Bilirubin <= 1.5 X ULN; Alkaline phosphatase <= 5 x ULN;AST and ALT <= 1.5 x ULN.
- Renal function: serum creatinine <= 2mg/dL.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior systemic chemotherapy for advanced disease.
- Patients with symptomatic brain metastases.
- No measurable bone metastases or malignant pleural effusion as only measurable lesion.
- History of prior malignancies, except curatively treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix or other cancer curatively treated and with no evidence of disease for at least five years.
- History of hypersensitivity reaction to study drugs.
- Concurrent treatment with other experimental drugs.
- Current peripheral neuropathy NCI grade 2.
- Participation in clinical trials within 30 days of study entry.
- Major surgery, open biopsy or traumatic lesion 28 days before to study start.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00905983
Spain | |
Hospital Virgen de los Lirios | |
Alcoy, Alicante, Spain, 3804 | |
Hospital Clínica de Benidorm | |
Benidorm, Alicante, Spain, 03501 | |
Hospital General de Elda | |
Elda, Alicante, Spain, 03600 | |
Hospital Althaia, Xarxa Asistencial de Manresa | |
Manresa, Barcelona, Spain, 08243 | |
Hospital Provincial de Castellón | |
Castellón de la Plana, Castellón, Spain, 12002 | |
Hospital de Sagunto | |
Sagunto, Valencia, Spain, 46520 | |
Hospital San Juan de Alicante | |
Alicante, Spain, 03550 | |
Hospital Universitario La Fe | |
Valencia, Spain, 46009 | |
Instituto Valenciano de Oncología | |
Valencia, Spain, 46009 | |
Hospital Arnau de Vilanova | |
Valencia, Spain, 46015 | |
Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset | |
Valencia, Spain, 46017 |
Study Director: | Oscar Juan, Doctor | Hospital Arnau de Vilanova de Valencia | |
Principal Investigator: | Alfredo Sánchez, Doctor | Hospital Provincial de Castellón | |
Principal Investigator: | José Muñoz, Doctor | H. Universitario Dr. Peset | |
Principal Investigator: | Sonia Maciá, Doctor | Hospital General de Elda | |
Principal Investigator: | Vicente Giner, Doctor | Hospital de Sagunto | |
Principal Investigator: | José Gómez, Doctor | Hospital Universitario La Fe | |
Principal Investigator: | Gaspar Esquerdo, Doctor | Hospital Clínica de Benidorm | |
Principal Investigator: | Antonio López, Doctor | Hospital San Juan de Alicante | |
Principal Investigator: | Francisco Aparisi, Doctor | Hospital Virgen de los Lirios | |
Principal Investigator: | Miguel A. Muñoz, Doctor | Instituto Valenciano de Oncología | |
Principal Investigator: | Silvia Catot, Doctor | Hospital Althaia, Xarxa Asistencial de Manresa |
Responsible Party: | Vicente Alberola Candel, ASOCIACIÓN TERAPEUTICA EN HEMATOLOGÍA Y ONCOLOGÍA MÉDICAS H. ARNAU DE VILANOVA |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00905983 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CPNM-ANC-07 |
First Posted: | May 21, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 21, 2009 |
Last Verified: | May 2009 |
Keywords provided by Hospital Arnau de Vilanova:
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Elderly patients Docetaxel Gemcitabine |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma, Bronchogenic Bronchial Neoplasms Lung Neoplasms Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Gemcitabine Docetaxel Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic |
Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Tubulin Modulators Antimitotic Agents Mitosis Modulators |