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Bevacizumab and Docetaxel in Treating Older Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lung Cancer
Interventions
Biological: bevacizumab
Registration Number
NCT00541099
Lead Sponsor
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Bevacizumab may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, also work in different ways to kill tumor cells or stop them from growing. Giving bevacizumab together with docetaxel may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving bevacizumab together with docetaxel works in treating older patients with stage III or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* To determine the proportion of elderly (≥ 75 years of age) patients with stage III or IV non-small cell lung cancer surviving for at least 6 months when treated with a combination of bevacizumab and weekly docetaxel.

Secondary

* To assess the progression-free and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.

* To determine the response rate in patients treated with this regimen.

* To assess the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 and 15 and docetaxel IV on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment may repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed for 4 weeks.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
11
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Avastin & DocetaxelbevacizumabAvastin 10.0 mg/kg on days 1 and 15; Dexamethasone 4 mg evening before, morning of and evening of each dose of docetaxel; Docetaxel 35 mg/m2 on day 1, 8, 15
Avastin & DocetaxeldocetaxelAvastin 10.0 mg/kg on days 1 and 15; Dexamethasone 4 mg evening before, morning of and evening of each dose of docetaxel; Docetaxel 35 mg/m2 on day 1, 8, 15
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Survival6 months when treated with combination of Avastin and weekly docetaxel
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression-free Survival6 months when treated with combination of Avastin and weekly docetaxel

Progression-free survival in months via the Kaplan-Meier method

Overall Survival4 weeks after removal from study or until death

Overall survival using Kaplan-Meier method.

Toxicity According to NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 3.01st and 2nd week of each 21 day cycle, up to six cycles.

Toxicity: using the highest grade of each toxicity experienced by each patient according to NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0.

Response RateEvery 8 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Nevada Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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