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An Open-Label, Multicentre, Randomised, Phase III Study Comparing Topotecan/Cisplatin and Topotecan/Etoposide Versus Etoposide/Cisplatin as Treatment for Chemotherapy-naive Patients With Extensive Disease-Small Cell Lung Cancer


Phase 3
18 Years
75 Years
Not Enrolling
Both
Lung Cancer, Small Cell, Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Trial Information

An Open-Label, Multicentre, Randomised, Phase III Study Comparing Topotecan/Cisplatin and Topotecan/Etoposide Versus Etoposide/Cisplatin as Treatment for Chemotherapy-naive Patients With Extensive Disease-Small Cell Lung Cancer


Inclusion Criteria:



- Evaluable extensive small cell lung cancer, extensive disease.

- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status < 2.

- Life expectancy > 3 months.

- Fit to receive any of the treatments.

- No prior chemotherapy.

- Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Extensive disease treatable with radiotherapy.

- Past or current history of other malignant disease.

- Prior chemotherapy.

- Pregnancy, lactating or lack of effective contraception.

- Concurrent severe medical problems other than small cell lung cancer.

- Patients with central nervous system metastases receiving more than 12 mg /day
dexamethasone or equivalent to control symptoms.

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

Overall survival

Outcome Time Frame:

Duration of study

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

GSK Clinical Trials

Investigator Role:

Study Director

Investigator Affiliation:

GlaxoSmithKline

Authority:

Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

Study ID:

104864-A/479

NCT ID:

NCT00320359

Start Date:

August 2002

Completion Date:

February 2007

Related Keywords:

  • Lung Cancer, Small Cell
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • First-line Cisplatin
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • topotecan
  • etoposide
  • Extensive Disease
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

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