Lung CancerPhase 1/2NCT00003202
Gemcitabine Plus Radiation Therapy or Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
A Phase 1/2 study testing cisplatin, gemcitabine hydrochloride and radiation therapy in people with Lung Cancer, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages Up to 120 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Lung Cancer
- What is being tested?
- cisplatin, gemcitabine hydrochloride and radiation therapy
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Jan 1998to Jul 2006
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Up to 120 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically confirmed stage IIIA or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer that is unicentric and inoperable, including the following cellular types:
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Adenocarcinoma
- Bronchoalveolar carcinoma
- Large cell anaplastic carcinoma
- Non-small cell lung cancer not otherwise specified
- Tumors may be multifocal if all of disease is believed to be result of direct spread
- Disease must be fully accessible by radiotherapy ports for the entire prescribed dose
- No supraclavicular nodes or diffuse pleural involvement
- No contralateral hilar disease or an exudative, bloody, or cytologically malignant effusion
- Measurable disease required for phase II of this study
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
- Any age
Performance status:
- ECOG 0-2
Life expectancy:
- At least 1 year
Hematopoietic:
- Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3
- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3
- Hemoglobin greater than 10 g/dL
Hepatic:
- Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
Renal:
- BUN no greater than 1.5 times normal
- Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times normal
Pulmonary:
- FEV1 no greater than 1 liter except if tumor has negatively impacted
- pulmonary function
Other:
- No other serious medical or psychiatric illness
- No prior lung cancer except if free of disease for more than 3 years
- No other prior malignancy except nonmelanoma skin cancer or if free of
- disease for more than 1 year
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
- Not specified
Chemotherapy:
- No prior chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy:
- Not specified
Radiotherapy:
- No prior thoracic radiotherapy
- Concurrent radiotherapy to other anatomic sites allowed
Surgery:
- Not specified
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1082
About this study
Official title: Alternating Phase I/II Trials of Twice-Weekly Infusion Gemcitabine (2'2'-Difluoro-2'-Deoxycytidine) and Concurrent Thoracic Radiation Alone - Or Following 2 Cycles of Cisplatin/Gemcitabine Induction Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Stage IIIA/IIIB Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to compare the effectiveness of gemcitabine with radiation therapy alone or following two-drug combination chemotherapy in treating patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer.
Read the detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the maximum tolerated dose of twice-weekly gemcitabine when delivered concurrently with thoracic radiotherapy alone or following 2 cycles of induction chemotherapy in patients with Stage IIIA or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.
- Assess the toxicity of concurrent thoracic radiation and gemcitabine in these patients.
- Determine the effectiveness of concurrent radiation and gemcitabine by determining the complete response rate, partial response rate, time to recurrence, pattern of recurrence, and overall survival in a cohort of these patients.
OUTLINE: This is an alternating two arm, dose escalation, multicenter study.
Arm I: Patients receive twice-weekly gemcitabine as a 30 minute infusion. Concurrent radiation therapy is administered 5 days a week for 6 weeks.
Arm II: Patients receive 2 cycles of induction chemotherapy consisting of gemcitabine as a 30 minute infusion on day 1 and 8 and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1. Each cycle is 21 days. Patients then receive gemcitabine and radiation therapy as in arm I.
Cohorts of 3 patients are enrolled into each treatment arm at each dose level of gemcitabine. Toxicity for each arm is assessed independently. Once dose limiting toxicity (DLT) is observed at any dose level, 3 more patients are enrolled at the same dose level. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is defined as the dose at which no more than 1 of 6 patients experiences grade 4 toxicity, or no more than 4 of 6 patients experience grade 3 or worse toxicity (DLT). After the MTD is determined for each treatment arm, additional patients are treated at that dose level for the phase II portion of the study.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, then every 4 months for the next 2 years, and then every 6 months thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: There will be approximately 24-48 patients accrued into this study within 1-2 years.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer
- Being tested
- cisplatin, gemcitabine hydrochloride, radiation therapy
- Keywords
- squamous cell lung cancer, large cell lung cancer, stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, adenocarcinoma of the lung, adenosquamous cell lung cancer
- Medical subject headings
- Lung Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Adenocarcinoma of Lung
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
cisplatinDrug
radiation therapyRadiation
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
•Determine the maximum tolerated dose of twice-weekly gemcitabine when delivered concurrently with thoracic radiotherapy
Measured: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes (1)
assess the efficacy of dose of twice-weekly gemcitabine when delivered concurrently with thoracic radiotherapy
Measured: 72 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Nov 2003 (estimated)
- Study startJan 1998
- Primary completionApr 2002
- Study completionJul 2006
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Lung CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Wake Forest University Health SciencesThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Arthur William Blackstock, MD, Study chair, Wake Forest University Health Sciences
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00003202
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CDR0000066052
- Other IDs
- CCCWFU-62197, NCI-G98-1386
- Status last verified
- Aug 2018
- First submitted
- 1 Nov 1999
- Last updated
- 10 Aug 2018
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Aug 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Alternating Phase I/II Trials of Twice-Weekly Infusion Gemcitabine (2'2'-Difluoro-2'-Deoxycytidine) and Concurrent Thoracic Radiation Alone - Or Following 2 Cycles of Cisplatin/Gemcitabine Induction Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Stage IIIA/IIIB Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00003202
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CDR0000066052
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer
- Keywords
- squamous cell lung cancer, large cell lung cancer, stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, adenocarcinoma of the lung, adenosquamous cell lung cancer
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Study start
- Jan 1998
- Primary completion
- Apr 2002 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jul 2006 (actual)
- First posted
- 26 Nov 2003 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to compare the effectiveness of gemcitabine with radiation therapy alone or following two-drug combination chemotherapy in treating patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the maximum tolerated dose of twice-weekly gemcitabine when delivered concurrently with thoracic radiotherapy alone or following 2 cycles of induction chemotherapy in patients with Stage IIIA or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.
- Assess the toxicity of concurrent thoracic radiation and gemcitabine in these patients.
- Determine the effectiveness of concurrent radiation and gemcitabine by determining the complete response rate, partial response rate, time to recurrence, pattern of recurrence, and overall survival in a cohort of these patients.
OUTLINE: This is an alternating two arm, dose escalation, multicenter study.
Arm I: Patients receive twice-weekly gemcitabine as a 30 minute infusion. Concurrent radiation therapy is administered 5 days a week for 6 weeks.
Arm II: Patients receive 2 cycles of induction chemotherapy consisting of gemcitabine as a 30 minute infusion on day 1 and 8 and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1. Each cycle is 21 days. Patients then receive gemcitabine and radiation therapy as in arm I.
Cohorts of 3 patients are enrolled into each treatment arm at each dose level of gemcitabine. Toxicity for each arm is assessed independently. Once dose limiting toxicity (DLT) is observed at any dose level, 3 more patients are enrolled at the same dose level. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is defined as the dose at which no more than 1 of 6 patients experiences grade 4 toxicity, or no more than 4 of 6 patients experience grade 3 or worse toxicity (DLT). After the MTD is determined for each treatment arm, additional patients are treated at that dose level for the phase II portion of the study.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, then every 4 months for the next 2 years, and then every 6 months thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: There will be approximately 24-48 patients accrued into this study within 1-2 years.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
Who may qualify
- Ages
- Up to 120 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| cisplatin | Drug | – |
| gemcitabine hydrochloride | Drug | – |
| radiation therapy | Radiation | – |
Primary outcome
•Determine the maximum tolerated dose of twice-weekly gemcitabine when delivered concurrently with thoracic radiotherapy
Time frame: 6 weeks
1 secondary outcome
assess the efficacy of dose of twice-weekly gemcitabine when delivered concurrently with thoracic radiotherapy
Time frame: 72 days
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 10 Aug 2018.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Arthur William Blackstock, MD study chair
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1/2 study testing cisplatin, gemcitabine hydrochloride and radiation therapy in people with Lung Cancer, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Aug 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this combined phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
•Determine the maximum tolerated dose of twice-weekly gemcitabine when delivered concurrently with thoracic radiotherapy (time frame: 6 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Aug 2018.