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Erlotinib (Tarceva (Trademark), OSI-774) in Treating Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Failed Prior Chemotherapy
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00072631
Lead Sponsor
OSI Pharmaceuticals
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if erlotinib will improve disease at doses that produce its characteristic rash in patients with advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Detailed Description

Only patients with 0 to 1 performance status on the ECOG scale are eligible.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
43
Inclusion Criteria
  • Confirmed diagnosis of Stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer (histological or cytological).
  • Received prior chemotherapy treatment for advanced, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
  • Measurable disease per RECIST criteria.
  • Adequate bone marrow, hepatic and renal function.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Breast cancer or skin cancer at any time in the past or any other cancer in the past 5 years.
  • Brain metastases that are unstable, require steroids, are life-threatening or required radiation in the last 28 days.
  • Known hypersensitivity to minocycline.
  • History of serious cardiac disease that is not controlled.
  • Serious eye conditions.
  • Prior treatment with inhibitors of EGFR of any kind.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1 erlotinibTarceva (Trademark) (erlotinib HCl, OSI-774)-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Feasibility of intrapatient dose escalation of erlotinib HCI to introduce a characteristic, target rash, and evaluate the effect on objective response rate3 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Feasibility of correlating objective response rate and duration of response to grade of rash3 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute for Drug Development Cancer Therapy and Research Center

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

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