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Cetuximab in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Stage IIIB or Stage IV Lung Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lung Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00103207
Lead Sponsor
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well cetuximab works in treating patients with recurrent or stage IIIB or stage IV lung cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Determine the objective response rate in patients with recurrent or stage IIIB or IV bronchoalveolar carcinoma (BAC) or adenocarcinoma of the lung with BAC features treated with cetuximab.

Secondary

* Determine the overall survival and time to progression in patients treated with this drug.

* Determine the toxic effects of this drug in these patients.

* Correlate expression of total and phosphorylated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), total and phosphorylated AKT3, and total and phosphorylated MAPKinase with response in patients treated with this drug.

* Determine whether the presence of polymorphisms or mutations in the EGFR gene influences response in patients treated with this drug.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive cetuximab IV over 1-2 hours once on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years.

ACTUAL ACCRUAL: A total of 72 patients were accrued for this study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
72
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Objective Response Rate (Proportion of Patients With Objective Response)Assessed every 8 weeks during treatment; after off-treatment, every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years

Response was evaluated using RECIST 1.0 criteria. Per RECIST criteria, Complete response (CR)= disappearance of all target and nontarget lesions Partial response (PR)= \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesions from baseline, and persistence of one or more non-target lesion(s) and/or the maintenance of tumor marker level above the normal limits. Objective response = CR + PR.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall SurvivalEvery week during treatment; after off-treatment, every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years

Overall survival is defined as the time from registration to death.

Time to ProgressionAssessed every 8 weeks during treatment; after off-treatment, every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years

Time to progression is defined as time from study entry until disease progression. Progression is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the baseline measurements, or the appearance of one or more new lesion(s) or unequivocal progression of existing nontarget lesions.

Overall Survival by Smoking StatusOverall survival assessed every week during treatment; after off-treatment, every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years. Smoking status evaluated at baseline

Medians of overall survival by smoking status are reported.

Time to Progression by Smoking StatusProgression assessed every 8 weeks during treatment; after off-treatment, every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years. Smoking status evaluated at baseline

Medians of time to progression by smoking status are reported.

Trial Locations

Locations (157)

Aurora Presbyterian Hospital

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital

🇺🇸

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

St. Anthony Central Hospital

🇺🇸

Denver, Colorado, United States

Porter Adventist Hospital

🇺🇸

Denver, Colorado, United States

Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center

🇺🇸

Denver, Colorado, United States

St. Joseph Hospital

🇺🇸

Denver, Colorado, United States

Rose Medical Center

🇺🇸

Denver, Colorado, United States

CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program

🇺🇸

Denver, Colorado, United States

Swedish Medical Center

🇺🇸

Englewood, Colorado, United States

St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center

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Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

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Aurora Presbyterian Hospital
🇺🇸Aurora, Colorado, United States
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