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Lung CancerPhase 2NCT00227708

Docetaxel in Treating Older Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing docetaxel and quality-of-life assessment in people with Lung Cancer, run by UNICANCER at 9 sites in 3 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Chemotherapy drugs may have different effects in older patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 70 to 120 years
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
docetaxel and quality-of-life assessment
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
58 participants
Where
9 sitesin 3 countries
Study dates
Jun 2005to 29 Aug 2006
Phase
Phase 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 70 to 120 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer, including adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma, or combination of these histologies
  • Stage IIIB (i.e., pleural T4) disease
  • Stage IV disease
  • Recurrent disease after prior surgery or radiotherapy allowed provided disease is in an area that was not previously irradiated
  • Measurable disease by CT scan or MRI
  • No symptomatic brain metastasis
  • Activity of Daily Living Scale score ≥ 4
  • Instrumental Autonomy of Daily Living Scale score ≥ 4

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 70 and over

Performance status

  • Not specified

Life expectancy

  • More than 3 months

Hematopoietic

  • Neutrophil count > 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count > 100,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin > 10 g/dL

Hepatic

  • Transaminases < 1.5 times normal
  • Bilirubin normal
  • Alkaline phosphatase < 2.5 times normal
  • Pre-albumin > 1.5 mg/dL

Renal

  • Creatinine clearance > 30 mL/min

Cardiovascular

  • No congestive heart failure
  • No unstable angina pectoris
  • No myocardial infarction within the past year
  • No uncontrolled hypertension
  • No uncontrolled high-risk arrhythmias

Gastrointestinal

  • No active peptic ulcer
  • No inflammatory bowel disease

Neurologic

  • No history of dementia or seizures that would preclude giving informed consent
  • No peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 2
  • No history of significant neurologic disorders

Immunologic

  • No history of hypersensitivity to the study drug or drugs formulated with polysorbate 80
  • No active uncontrolled infection

Other

  • No history of psychotic disorders
  • No uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  • No absolute contraindication to corticosteroid use
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No geriatric depression scale score ≥ 12/15
  • No familial, social, geographical, or psychological reason that would preclude study follow up

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • No prior chemotherapy for stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • No concurrent chronic treatment with corticosteroids except low-dose (i.e., methylprednisolone ≤ 20 mg/day or equivalent) treatment that was initiated > 6 months ago

Radiotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics

Surgery

  • See Disease Characteristics

Other

  • More than 30 days since prior active participation in another therapeutic clinical trial
  • No other concurrent anticancer therapy
  • No other concurrent investigational drugs

Trial locations and contacts

9 sites in 3 countries.

9 sites in 3 countries

France5 sites
  • Centre Medico-Chirurgical de Creil

    Creil, 60107

  • Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Georges-Francois Leclerc

    Dijon, 21079

  • Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal St. Aubin les Elbeuf

    Elbeuf, 76503

  • Marseille Institute of Cancer - Institut J. Paoli and I. Calmettes

    Marseille, 13273

  • Institut Curie Hopital

    Paris, 75248

Other trials in France

United Kingdom3 sites
  • Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology at Belfast City Hospital

    Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7AB

  • West of Scotland Cancer Centre

    Glasgow, Scotland, G11 6NT

  • Charing Cross Hospital

    London, England, W6 8RF

Other trials in United Kingdom

Switzerland1 site
  • Clinique De Genolier

    Genolier, Ch-1272

Other trials in Switzerland

About this study

Official title: Phase II Trial Assessing the Impact on Instrumental and Daily Living Autonomy of a Chemotherapy Regimen With Bi-Weekly Docetaxel in the Treatment of Metastatic or Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Patients Over the Age of 70

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Chemotherapy drugs may have different effects in older patients.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well docetaxel works in treating older patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Determine the quality of life of older patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer treated with docetaxel.

Secondary

  • Determine the response rate in patients treated with this drug.
  • Determine the overall survival and progression-free survival of patients treated with this drug.
  • Determine the mood status and autonomy of activity of patients treated with this drug.
  • Determine the toxicity of this drug in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive docetaxel IV twice in week 1. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Quality of life is assessed during study therapy in weeks 3-4, 7-8, and 11-12, and then at 6 and 12 months after completion of study treatment.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 58 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Being tested
docetaxel, quality-of-life assessment
Keywords
adenocarcinoma of the lung, adenosquamous cell lung cancer, large cell lung cancer, squamous cell lung cancer, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV non-small cell lung cancer, recurrent non-small cell lung cancer
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Adenocarcinoma of Lung, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • docetaxelDrug

  • quality-of-life assessmentProcedure or surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Quality of life

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Response rate

  2. Overall survival

  3. Progression-free survival

  4. Mood status and autonomy of activity

  5. Toxicity

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2005
  3. Study completion29 Aug 2006

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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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
58 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00227708
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000443593
Other IDs
FRE-FNCLCC-GERICO-05/0501, EU-20521
Status last verified
Feb 2020
First submitted
26 Sep 2005
Last updated
13 Feb 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing docetaxel and quality-of-life assessment in people with Lung Cancer, run by UNICANCER at 9 sites in 3 countries.

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 13 Feb 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 9 sites in France, United Kingdom, Switzerland. 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 phase mean?

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?

Quality of life. 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 13 Feb 2020.

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