Erlotinib (Tarceva (Trademark), OSI-774) in Treating Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Advanced Non Small Cell Lung CancerFailed 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
Group Intervention Description 1 erlotinib Tarceva (Trademark) (erlotinib HCl, OSI-774) -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility of intrapatient dose escalation of erlotinib HCI to introduce a characteristic, target rash, and evaluate the effect on objective response rate 3 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility of correlating objective response rate and duration of response to grade of rash 3 years
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Institute for Drug Development Cancer Therapy and Research Center
🇺🇸San Antonio, Texas, United States
Institute for Drug Development Cancer Therapy and Research Center🇺🇸San Antonio, Texas, United States