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Celecoxib and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lung Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00030407
Lead Sponsor
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Celecoxib may slow the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy and celecoxib may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of celecoxib and docetaxel in treating patients who have non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the efficacy and feasibility of celecoxib combined with docetaxel as first-line therapy in elderly or poor performance status patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

* Determine the response rate of patients treated with this regimen.

* Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive oral celecoxib twice daily (beginning on day -7 of the first course) and docetaxel IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who achieve a complete response (CR) receive 2 additional courses after CR. Patients who achieve stable disease (SD) or a partial response (PR) receive a minimum of 2 additional courses after SD or PR. At the discretion of the treating physician, patients then receive maintenance therapy comprising celecoxib only.

Patients who discontinue therapy for disease progression or unacceptable toxicity are followed for at least 6 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 21-39 patients will be accrued for this study within 13-28 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Celecoxib & DocetaxelCelecoxibCelecoxib: On day -7 of the first cycle, patients will start, Celecoxib 400 mg po bid daily, each dose to give with meals Docetaxel: On day 1, 8, and 15 of each cycle patients will receive: Docetaxel 36mg/m2 over 60 minutes, duration of each cycle will be 28 days.
Celecoxib & DocetaxelDocetaxelCelecoxib: On day -7 of the first cycle, patients will start, Celecoxib 400 mg po bid daily, each dose to give with meals Docetaxel: On day 1, 8, and 15 of each cycle patients will receive: Docetaxel 36mg/m2 over 60 minutes, duration of each cycle will be 28 days.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Efficacy of combining celecoxib with docetaxel in elderly (> or = 70 yrs old) or poor performance status (PS)of 2Weeks 1, 2, and 3

Blood levels of VEGF \& PGE2

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Response rate of Celecoxib and DocetaxelEvery 2 cycles (or every 42 days); After therapy is completed or if the patient is only on Celecosxib, will be assessed for progression every month by clinical exam and every 3 months by radiological evaluation.

CT Chest/Abdomen

Toxicity of Celecoxib and DocetaxelWeeks 1, 2, and 3 of each 28 day cycle

Routine bloodwork

Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in tumorsPre-Study

Tissue sample from initial diagnosis, parrafin embedded tissue block

Changes in plasma levels of prostaglandin E2(PGE2) & vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)Pre-study, Weeks 1, 2 and 5

Collecting blood plasma

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

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