Gefitinib Versus Pemetrexed for Previously Treated NSCLC Patients
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Previous Treated Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT01783834
- Lead Sponsor
- Gachon University Gil Medical Center
- Brief Summary
To compare the efficacy of gefitinib versus pemetrexed as second-line chemotherapy for patients with previous treated non-small cell lung cancer
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 95
Inclusion Criteria
- Cells pathologically diagnosed as histological or radical surgery or radiation therapy is not possible stage IIIB and stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer patients
- second line
- ECOG 0~2
- Patients with normal liver function and renal function
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with severe acute infection requiring antibiotic therapy
- Patients who have received treatment in other areas of cancer within 5 years
- During pregnancy and lactation patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description gefitinib Gefitinib gefitinib pemetrexed Pemetrexed pemetrexed
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Overall response rate 5 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Progression free survival 5years
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Gachon university Gil Medical Center
🇰🇷Incheon, Korea, Republic of
Gachon university Gil Medical Center🇰🇷Incheon, Korea, Republic of