A Placebo-Controlled, Multicentre, Randomised, Parallel Group, Trial to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Gefitinib (Iressa® 250mg) as Maintenance Therapy in Locally Advanced or Metastatic (StageIIIB/IV) Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Chinese Patients Who HaveNot Experienced Disease Progression or Unacceptable Toxicity During Front Line Standard Platinum-Based Chemotherapy
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Intervention
- Gefitinib
- Conditions
- Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
- Enrollment
- 296
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Progression Free Survival (PFS)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This is a double blind, multicentre, randomized, placebo-controlled study. The eligible patients will be randomized to receive gefitinib or placebo at 1:1 ratio. This study will recruit 296 male or female, histologically or cytologically diagnosed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC patients with a World Health Organization (WHO) Performance Status (PS) 0-2. Patients must have completed 4 cycles of platinum based first line doublet chemotherapy without experiencing disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The chemotherapy shall be given every 3 weeks, which includes cisplatin or carboplatin, combined with any one of the following: gemcitabine, paclitaxel, docetaxel, vinorelbine.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic (stage=IIIB/IV) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) before the front line chemotherapy. Note: sputum cytology alone is not acceptable
- •Patients have completed 4 cycles of first line platinum contained doublet chemotherapy without progression or intolerable toxicity.
- •Patients with PR or SD on study entry need to have one or more measurable lesions according to RECIST criteria.
- •The study treatment should be started at least 3 weeks (21 days) but no more than 6 weeks (42 days) since last dose of chemotherapy, and within 4 weeks (28 days) since last tumour assessment.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Prior exposure to monoclonal antibodies or small molecule inhibitors against EGFR receptors. (e.g. gefitinib, erlotinib, C225)
- •Patients with previously diagnosed and treated CNS metastases or spinal cord compression may be considered if they are clinically stable and have been discontinued from steroid therapy for at least 4 weeks prior to first dose of study medication.
- •Any evidence of clinically active interstitial lung disease (patients with chronic, stable, radiographic changes who are asymptomatic need not be excluded)
- •Known biomarker status of one or more of the following: Tumour EGFR gene copy number, tumour EGFR gene mutation status, tumour EGFR protein expression.
Arms & Interventions
gefitinib
Gefitinib (Iressa® 250 mg) 1 tablet daily
Intervention: Gefitinib
placebo
placebo 1 tablet daily
Intervention: Placebo
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
Time Frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first.The primary analysis of PFS will be performed when at least 265 events have occurred, which is expected to occur approximately.
PFS will be calculated from the tumour measurements collected at each tumour assessment per the RECIST criteria and/or the date of patient death. Progression is defined, using RECIST, as a measurable increase in the smallest dimension of any target or non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions, since baseline.
Secondary Outcomes
- Adverse Event(AEs and SAEs must be collected from the time that the main study informed consent is obtained to 28 days after discontinuation of study drug. Any ongoing AE or SAE at discontinuation of study treatment and during 28 day follow-up period must be monitored)
- Overall Survival (OS)(The OS will be assessed from the time of randomization to death from any cause.For patients not known to have died or who have withdrawn from the study for whatever reason,OS will be censored at the last date at which patients were known to be alive.)
- Objective Tumour Response (ORR)(TTumour assessment using RECIST will be performed at baseline then every 42 days (6 weeks) ± 7 days (1 week) from randomisation until objective progression or death from any cause.)
- Disease Control Rate (DCR)(Tumour assessment using RECIST will be performed at baseline then every 42 days (6 weeks) ± 7 days (1 week) from randomisation until objective progression or death from any cause.)
- Symptom Improvement(at randomization, every 6 weeks until disease progression, and at discontinuation.)