Megestrol Acetate for First-Line Treatment of Malnourished Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Summary

This study is a prospective, randomized, parallel-controlled clinical trial, primarily aimed at evaluating the level of body weight improvement of megestrol acetate combined with standard treatment compared with standard treatment in the first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.

Timeline

Start

2026-04-01

Primary completion

2028-04-01

Completion

2029-04-01

Publications

• Background Rowland KM Jr, Loprinzi CL, Shaw EG, Maksymiuk AW, Kuross SA, Jung SH, Kugler JW, Tschetter LK, Ghosh C, Schaefer PL, Owen D, Washburn JH Jr, Webb TA, Mailliard JA, Jett JR. Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of cisplatin and etoposide plus megestrol acetate/placebo in extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer: a North Central Cancer Treatment Group study. J Clin Oncol. 1996 Jan;14(1):135-41. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1996.14.1.135.
• Background Deschamps B, Musaji N, Gillespie JA. Food effect on the bioavailability of two distinct formulations of megestrol acetate oral suspension. Int J Nanomedicine. 2009;4:185-92. doi: 10.2147/ijn.s6308. Epub 2009 Sep 10.
• Background Li Y, Song CK, Kim MK, Lim H, Shen Q, Lee DH, Yang SG. Nanomemulsion of megestrol acetate for improved oral bioavailability and reduced food effect. Arch Pharm Res. 2015 Oct;38(10):1850-6. doi: 10.1007/s12272-015-0604-9. Epub 2015 Apr 18.
• Background Treger S, Ackerman S, Kaplan V, Ghanem S, Nadir Y. Progestin type affects the increase of heparanase level and procoagulant activity mediated by the estrogen receptor. Hum Reprod. 2021 Jan 1;36(1):61-69. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deaa263.
• Background Fedotcheva TA. Clinical Use of Progestins and Their Mechanisms of Action: Present and Future (Review). Sovrem Tekhnologii Med. 2021;13(1):93-106. doi: 10.17691/stm2021.13.1.11. Epub 2021 Feb 28.
• Background Trestini I, Gkountakos A, Carbognin L, Avancini A, Lanza M, Molfino A, Friso S, Corbo V, Tortora G, Scarpa A, Milella M, Bria E, Pilotto S. Muscle derangement and alteration of the nutritional machinery in NSCLC. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2019 Sep;141:43-53. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2019.06.007. Epub 2019 Jun 15.

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