Randomized Study of Docetaxel Versus Docetaxel Plus Genasense™ (G3139; Bcl-2 Antisense Oligonucleotide) in Patients With Previously Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

OBJECTIVES:

• Compare the survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with docetaxel with or without oblimersen (G3139).
• Compare the proportion of major antitumor responses in patients treated with these regimens.
• Compare the response duration and time to progression in patients treated with these regimens.
• Compare the safety and clinical benefit of these regimens, in terms of changes in performance status and tumor-related symptoms, in these patients.
• Compare the proportion of patients surviving 6 and 12 months after treatment with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to response to prior first-line chemotherapy regimen (progression vs stable disease, partial response, or complete response), ECOG performance status (0-1 vs 2), and prior paclitaxel treatment (yes vs no). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

• Arm I: Patients receive oblimersen (G3139) IV continuously on days 1-7 and docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 5. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with responding or stable disease upon completion of 8 courses may receive 8 or more additional courses at physician's discretion.
• Arm II: Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Upon completion of 8 courses, patients may continue to receive docetaxel off study at physician's discretion.

Patients are followed every 9 weeks for up to 18 months.