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Combination Chemotherapy Plus Fluoxetine in Treating Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Anxiety Disorder
Fatigue
Lung Cancer
Depression
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00005850
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Brief Summary

This trial is designed to test the efficacy of fluoxetine to improve patient's quality of life during chemotherapy. An innovative application of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor may modulate the effects of fatigue, anxiety and depression which worsen quality of life.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary Objectives:

1. To preliminarily test the efficacy of fluoxetine to improve the quality of life of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer receiving chemotherapy by decreasing anxiety, depression and fatigue.

2. To test the feasibility of conducting a multi-center clinical trial of fluoxetine administered by oncologists concurrently with chemotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Secondary Objectives:

1. To describe the tumor response rate associated with the administration of gemcitabine/cisplatin in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

2. To describe the overall survival and failure-free survival associated with the administration of gemcitabine/cisplatin.

3. To describe the toxicity associated with the administration of gemcitabine/cisplatin.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
21
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
gemcitabine + cisplatin + fluoxetinecisplatinPatients receive gemcitabine and cisplatin. Treatment repeats every 21 days for a total of six cycles. Patients receive fluoxetine for 7 weeks. Further use of fluoxetine is at the discretion of the patient and physician.
gemcitabine + cisplatin + fluoxetinegemcitabine hydrochloridePatients receive gemcitabine and cisplatin. Treatment repeats every 21 days for a total of six cycles. Patients receive fluoxetine for 7 weeks. Further use of fluoxetine is at the discretion of the patient and physician.
gemcitabine + cisplatin + fluoxetinefluoxetinePatients receive gemcitabine and cisplatin. Treatment repeats every 21 days for a total of six cycles. Patients receive fluoxetine for 7 weeks. Further use of fluoxetine is at the discretion of the patient and physician.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in the MHI-17 global psychological distress subscaleUp to 8 weeks
Overall survivalUp to 2 years post-treatment
Failure-free survivalUp to 2 years post-treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (43)

Memorial Regional Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Hollywood, Florida, United States

Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Institute at Good Samaritan Medical Center

🇺🇸

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Incorporated

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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Beth Israel Medical Center

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia

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Columbia, Missouri, United States

CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.

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Syracuse, New York, United States

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

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Syracuse, New York, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dallas

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

Lenoir Memorial Hospital Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Kinston, North Carolina, United States

FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital

🇺🇸

Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States

Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center

🇺🇸

Anniston, Alabama, United States

Broward General Medical Center

🇺🇸

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Virginia Oncology Associates - Norfolk

🇺🇸

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego

🇺🇸

San Diego, California, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Las Vegas

🇺🇸

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham

🇺🇸

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

🇺🇸

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

University of Nebraska Medical Center

🇺🇸

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Washington, DC

🇺🇸

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Saint Anthony Medical Center

🇺🇸

Rockford, Illinois, United States

West Suburban Center for Cancer Care

🇺🇸

River Forest, Illinois, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Baltimore

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Lakeland Medical Center - St. Joseph

🇺🇸

Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States

Cooper University Hospital

🇺🇸

Camden, New Jersey, United States

Elmhurst Hospital Center

🇺🇸

Elmhurst, New York, United States

Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital

🇺🇸

Jamaica, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse

🇺🇸

Syracuse, New York, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Asheville

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Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Cape Fear Valley Health System

🇺🇸

Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

NorthEast Oncology Associates

🇺🇸

Concord, North Carolina, United States

New Hanover Regional Medical Center

🇺🇸

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Fargo

🇺🇸

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

St. Mary's Medical Center

🇺🇸

Huntington, West Virginia, United States

Martha Jefferson Hospital

🇺🇸

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc.

🇺🇸

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Ministry Medical Group - Northern Region

🇺🇸

Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Medical Sciences Campus

🇵🇷

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Florida Hospital Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Orlando, Florida, United States

Baptist Hospital East - Louisville

🇺🇸

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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