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Lepirudin in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT00003726

NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Anticoagulants, such as lepirudin, may help prevent blood clots from forming in patients who have received chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of lepirudin in treating patients with recurrent or advanced small cell lung cancer.

Timeline

Start
1998-11
Primary completion
2001-07
Completion
2001-07

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Lepirudin Protein / enzyme biologic 10 mg Subcutaneous
Subject Lepirudin Protein / enzyme biologic 15 mg Subcutaneous
Subject Lepirudin Protein / enzyme biologic 20 mg Subcutaneous
Subject Lepirudin Protein / enzyme biologic 25 mg Subcutaneous

Indications