Marimastat Following Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Marimastat may stop the growth of lung cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. It is not yet known if marimastat is an effective treatment for small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of marimastat with a placebo following chemotherapy in treating patients who have small cell lung cancer.

Timeline

Start

1997-01-31

Primary completion

2001-02-13

Completion

2008-12-15

Publications

• Background Huisman C, Postmus PE, Giaccone G, Smit EF. Second-line chemotherapy and its evaluation in small cell lung cancer. Cancer Treat Rev. 1999 Aug;25(4):199-206. doi: 10.1053/ctrv.1999.0125.
• Results Shepherd FA, Giaccone G, Seymour L, Debruyne C, Bezjak A, Hirsh V, Smylie M, Rubin S, Martins H, Lamont A, Krzakowski M, Sadura A, Zee B. Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of marimastat after response to first-line chemotherapy in patients with small-cell lung cancer: a trial of the National Cancer Institute of Canada-Clinical Trials Group and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Nov 15;20(22):4434-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2002.02.108.

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