Topotecan Plus Apatinib Versus Topotecan Alone as Second-line Therapy in Small-cell Lung Cancer

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether topotecan plus apatinib are superior to topotecan alone as second-line therapy in small-cell lung cancer.

Timeline

Start

2017-03

Primary completion

2019-03

Completion

2020-03

Publications

• Background O'Brien ME, Ciuleanu TE, Tsekov H, Shparyk Y, Cucevia B, Juhasz G, Thatcher N, Ross GA, Dane GC, Crofts T. Phase III trial comparing supportive care alone with supportive care with oral topotecan in patients with relapsed small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Dec 1;24(34):5441-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.06.5821.
• Background Eckardt JR, von Pawel J, Pujol JL, Papai Z, Quoix E, Ardizzoni A, Poulin R, Preston AJ, Dane G, Ross G. Phase III study of oral compared with intravenous topotecan as second-line therapy in small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2007 May 20;25(15):2086-92. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.08.3998.
• Background Li J, Qin S, Xu J, Xiong J, Wu C, Bai Y, Liu W, Tong J, Liu Y, Xu R, Wang Z, Wang Q, Ouyang X, Yang Y, Ba Y, Liang J, Lin X, Luo D, Zheng R, Wang X, Sun G, Wang L, Zheng L, Guo H, Wu J, Xu N, Yang J, Zhang H, Cheng Y, Wang N, Chen L, Fan Z, Sun P, Yu H. Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase III Trial of Apatinib in Patients With Chemotherapy-Refractory Advanced or Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction. J Clin Oncol. 2016 May 1;34(13):1448-54. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.63.5995. Epub 2016 Feb 16.
• Background Fruh M, De Ruysscher D, Popat S, Crino L, Peters S, Felip E; ESMO Guidelines Working Group. Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC): ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Ann Oncol. 2013 Oct;24 Suppl 6:vi99-105. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdt178. Epub 2013 Jun 27. No abstract available.

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