Gemcitabine and Carboplatin With or Without AZD2171 as First-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. AZD2171 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Giving gemcitabine and carboplatin together with AZD2171 may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well giving gemcitabine and carboplatin together with AZD2171 works compared to giving gemcitabine and carboplatin without AZD2171 as first-line therapy in treating patients with stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

Timeline

Start

2007-06

Primary completion

2009-04

Completion

2010-02

Publications

• Background van Cruijsen H, Voest EE, van Herpen CM, et al.: Phase I evaluation of AZD2171, a highly potent, selective VEGFR signaling inhibitor, in combination with gefitinib, in patients with advanced tumors. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 24 (Suppl 18): A-3017, 125s, 2006.
• Results Dy GK, Mandrekar SJ, Nelson GD, Meyers JP, Adjei AA, Ross HJ, Ansari RH, Lyss AP, Stella PJ, Schild SE, Molina JR, Adjei AA. A randomized phase II study of gemcitabine and carboplatin with or without cediranib as first-line therapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: North Central Cancer Treatment Group Study N0528. J Thorac Oncol. 2013 Jan;8(1):79-88. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318274a85d.

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