Nintedanib (BIBF 1120) in Mesothelioma

Summary

This is a phase II/III confirmatory study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of nintedanib (BIBF 1120) in combination + (pemetrexed / cisplatin) followed by nintedanib (BIBF 1120) versus placebo + pemetrexed / cisplatin followed by placebo for the treatment of patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Timeline

Start

2013-09-19

Primary completion

2018-03-16

Completion

2018-08-31

Publications

• Scagliotti GV, Gaafar R, Nowak AK, Nakano T, van Meerbeeck J, Popat S, Vogelzang NJ, Grosso F, Aboelhassan R, Jakopovic M, Ceresoli GL, Taylor P, Orlandi F, Fennell DA, Novello S, Scherpereel A, Kuribayashi K, Cedres S, Sorensen JB, Pavlakis N, Reck M, Velema D, von Wangenheim U, Kim M, Barrueco J, Tsao AS. Nintedanib in combination with pemetrexed and cisplatin for chemotherapy-naive patients with advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma (LUME-Meso): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2019 Jul;7(7):569-580. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(19)30139-0. Epub 2019 May 15.

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