A Study of Necitumumab in the First-Line Treatment of Stage IV Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Summary

The purpose of the Phase 1b portion of the study is to investigate how the body tolerates necitumumab, in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy as first line treatment in participants with Stage IV squamous NSCLC and to determine the recommended dose for the subsequent Phase 2 portion of the study. The purpose of the Phase 2 portion of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of necitumumab in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy in participants with Stage IV squamous NSCLC in a first-line setting.

Timeline

Start

2013-05-07

Primary completion

2017-06-28

Completion

2018-10-17

Publications

• Watanabe S, Yoshioka H, Sakai H, Hotta K, Takenoyama M, Yamada K, Sugawara S, Takiguchi Y, Hosomi Y, Tomii K, Niho S, Yamamoto N, Nishio M, Ohe Y, Kato T, Takahashi T, Kamada A, Suzukawa K, Omori Y, Enatsu S, Nakagawa K, Tamura T. Necitumumab plus gemcitabine and cisplatin versus gemcitabine and cisplatin alone as first-line treatment for stage IV squamous non-small cell lung cancer: A phase 1b and randomized, open-label, multicenter, phase 2 trial in Japan. Lung Cancer. 2019 Mar;129:55-62. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2019.01.005. Epub 2019 Jan 16.

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