BATTLE Program: Tarceva and Targretin in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Tarceva® (OSI-774, erlotinib hydrochloride) in combination with Targretin® (bexarotene) in treating NSCLC. The safety of this treatment will also be studied, as well as the treatment's effect on different cells in the body and the participants' overall response.

Timeline

Start

2006-11-29

Primary completion

2018-02-23

Completion

2018-02-23

Publications

• Tam AL, Kim ES, Lee JJ, Ensor JE, Hicks ME, Tang X, Blumenschein GR, Alden CM, Erasmus JJ, Tsao A, Lippman SM, Hong WK, Wistuba II, Gupta S. Feasibility of image-guided transthoracic core-needle biopsy in the BATTLE lung trial. J Thorac Oncol. 2013 Apr;8(4):436-42. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318287c91e.
• Kim ES, Herbst RS, Wistuba II, Lee JJ, Blumenschein GR Jr, Tsao A, Stewart DJ, Hicks ME, Erasmus J Jr, Gupta S, Alden CM, Liu S, Tang X, Khuri FR, Tran HT, Johnson BE, Heymach JV, Mao L, Fossella F, Kies MS, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Davis SE, Lippman SM, Hong WK. The BATTLE trial: personalizing therapy for lung cancer. Cancer Discov. 2011 Jun;1(1):44-53. doi: 10.1158/2159-8274.CD-10-0010. Epub 2011 Jun 1.

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