Bevacizumab or Pemetrexed Disodium Alone or In Combination After Induction Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Bevacizumab may also stop the growth of non-small cell lung cancer by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Pemetrexed disodium may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some enzymes needed for cell growth. It is not yet known whether giving bevacizumab or pemetrexed disodium alone or in combination is more effective in treating non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying bevacizumab and pemetrexed disodium alone or in combination after induction therapy to see how well they work in treating patients with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.

Timeline

Start

2010-10-25

Primary completion

2019-01-31

Completion

2021-08-17

Publications

• Results Ramalingam SS, Dahlberg SE, Belani CP, Saltzman JN, Pennell NA, Nambudiri GS, McCann JC, Winegarden JD, Kassem MA, Mohamed MK, Rothman JM, Lyss AP, Horn L, Stinchcombe TE, Schiller JH. Pemetrexed, Bevacizumab, or the Combination As Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Nonsquamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: ECOG-ACRIN 5508. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Sep 10;37(26):2360-2367. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.01006. Epub 2019 Jul 30.
• Wang Y, Sun Z, Sridhar A, Ramalingam SS, Wakelee HA, Gerber DE. Participation in lung cancer biospecimen studies: an analysis of the ECOG-ACRIN phase 3 E1505 and E5508 clinical trials. Lung Cancer. 2026 Apr;214:109304. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2026.109304. Epub 2026 Feb 7.

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