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PET/CT Scan as a Tool to Rationalize the Treatment of of Advanced NSCLC Patients Undergoing First Chemotherapy

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IIIB
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Metastatic
Interventions
Procedure: PET/CT
Registration Number
NCT02035683
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute, Naples
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test whether an early metabolic response, measured by PET/CT scan after the first cycle of chemotherapy, is able to predict which patients with advanced NSCLC have a better prognosis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
220
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of cytologically or histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer.
  • Metastatic (stage IV, both M1A or M1B) or locally advanced (stage IIIB, with metastasis to supraclavicular nodes) according to TNM VII edition.
  • Both patients at first diagnosis or those with disease recurrence after initial surgery are eligible.
  • At least one target or non-target lesion according to RECIST revised version 1.1.
  • Age > or = 18 years .
  • ECOG PS 0-2.
  • Life expectancy > 3 months.
  • Signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Uncontrolled diabetes (glucose > 200 mg/dl
  • EGFR mutation, for those patients who have had testing done. (EGFR test is not required for participation in the study, but may be conducted as part of normal clinical practice, and patients with EGFR mutation would not be candidate for first-line chemotherapy.)
  • Any other malignancies within 5 years (except for adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal or squamous cell skin cancer or surgically resected prostate cancer with normal PSA).
  • Pregnant or lactating females.
  • Previous medical therapy for metastatic disease (prior surgery, radiation therapy are permitted, as well as adjuvant medical therapy completed at least 6 months prior to study entry).
  • Any poorly controlled illness (including active infections, significant hepatic, renal, metabolic or cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within previous 12 months) that may, according to physician's judgement, interfere with the patient's ability to undergo chemotherapy and/or the examinations within the study protocol
  • Inability to provide informed consent.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Advanced NSCLC patients undergoing first-line chemotherapyPET/CTsingle cohort
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
change from baseline in highest value SUVmax (maximum standardized uptake values in PET/CT scan)one year

To validate as prognostic factor, in terms of overall survival,early metabolic response, defined as a reduction of more than 50% of the highest value of SUVmax recorded at PET/CT scan after one cycle of chemotherapy, compared to the highest value of SUVmax recorded baseline examination

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
objective response3 months
Change from baseline in SUVmaxsum, TLGmax and TLGmaxsumone year

to describe and validate early metabolic response as a prognostic factor (in terms of overall survival), using the sum of the SUVmax (SUVmaxsum) , the highest value of TLG (TLGmax), the sum of TLG ( TLGmaxsum).

correlation among SUVmax, SUVmaxsum, TLGmax, TLGsum with progression-free survivalone year

prognostic role of early metabolic response (defined according the above reported 4 parameters) in terms of progression free survival after a first line chemotherapy

correlation among SUVmax, SUVmaxsum, TLGmax, TLGsum with objective response3 months

To describe the association between early metabolic response (defined according the above reported 4 parameters) and objective response according RECIST criteria, measured after 3 cycles of chemotherapy

progression free survival12 months
overall survivalone year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

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Napoli, Italy

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