IFCT-GFPC 05.02 A Randomized Phase III Trial Assessing in Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Summary

The objective of this trial is to improve the duration of control disease for PS 0-1 patients who are not progressing on first-line cisplatin-gemcitabine chemotherapy. Standard therapy is for these patients to stop first-line chemotherapy after 4 to 6 cycles and to begin a second-line chemotherapy when progression of disease is occurring. Two approaches will be experimented in this trial in attempt to prolong progression free survival : * Maintenance chemotherapy with single-agent gemcitabine continued till disease progression or toxicity. * Sequential treatment with erlotinib immediately given after the end of first-line chemotherapy.

Timeline

Start

2006-06

Primary completion

2011-03

Completion

2011-03

Publications

• Results Perol M, Chouaid C, Perol D, Barlesi F, Gervais R, Westeel V, Crequit J, Lena H, Vergnenegre A, Zalcman G, Monnet I, Le Caer H, Fournel P, Falchero L, Poudenx M, Vaylet F, Segura-Ferlay C, Devouassoux-Shisheboran M, Taron M, Milleron B. Randomized, phase III study of gemcitabine or erlotinib maintenance therapy versus observation, with predefined second-line treatment, after cisplatin-gemcitabine induction chemotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Oct 1;30(28):3516-24. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.39.9782. Epub 2012 Sep 4.

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