Study of an Early Change of a Chemotherapeutic Doublet Versus Four Cycles of Chemotherapy in Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Summary

The optimal strategy in advanced non small cell lung cancer with stable disease is not well known. There is no published study assessing an early change of chemotherapeutic drugs in these patients.Accordingly, we conduct this trial with the objective to improve the rate of objective responses by the switch to another doublet after 2 cycles of CDDP-gemcitabine association for patients with stable diseases (SD).

Timeline

Start

2003-09

Primary completion

2007-03

Completion

2007-06

Publications

• Results Vergnenegre A, Tillon J, Corre R, Barlesi F, Berard H, Vernejoux JM, Le Caer H, Fournel P, Marin B, Chouaid C. A randomized phase II trial assessing in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients with stable disease after two courses of cisplatin-gemcitabine an early modification of chemotherapy doublet with paclitaxel-gemcitabine versus continuation of cisplatin-gemcitabine chemotherapy (GFPC 03-01 Study). J Thorac Oncol. 2009 Mar;4(3):364-70. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318197f4ff.

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