Chemotherapy for Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and toxicity of pemetrexed and docetaxel administered on a 3-weekly schedule in the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have had prior chemotherapy.

Timeline

Start

2006-10

Primary completion

2008-12

Completion

2010-06

Publications

• Wu YL, Sun Y, Zhou CC, Zhang L, Yu SY, Ma SL, Han LL, Zhang XQ, Orlando M. Survival without common toxicity criteria grade 3/4 toxicity following second-line treatment with pemetrexed for nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer in Chinese patients. Chin Med J (Engl). 2013;126(24):4624-8.
• Sun Y, Wu YL, Zhou CC, Zhang L, Zhang L, Liu XY, Yu SY, Jiang GL, Li K, Qin SK, Ma SL, Han L, Quinlivan M, Orlando M, Zhang XQ. Second-line pemetrexed versus docetaxel in Chinese patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a randomized, open-label study. Lung Cancer. 2013 Feb;79(2):143-50. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2012.10.015. Epub 2012 Nov 20.

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Indications