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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
EMD Pharmaceuticals Merck KGaA EMD Serono |
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Information provided by: | EMD Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00111839 |
This study is planned to answer questions about how the drug, matuzumab (EMD 72000), works and is part of an effort aimed to develop better treatment for advanced lung cancer by combining matuzumab, a monoclonal antibody, with a chemotherapy treatment, called pemetrexed. Pemetrexed is commercially available and has been approved for treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer that could not be successfully treated with other chemotherapy.
The study aims to examine how non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) responds to matuzumab in combination with pemetrexed, as compared with giving pemetrexed alone. The study also aims to examine how safe and effective matuzumab is and for how long it stays in the body (pharmacokinetics). Matuzumab is an experimental treatment which is currently only available for research studies.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Lung Cancer Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma |
Drug: Pemetrexed Drug: Matuzumab + Pemetrexed |
Phase II |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Randomized, Phase II,Open-Label Controlled Study of Two Different Doses and Schedules of EMD 72000 (Matuzumab) in Combination With Pemetrexed, or Pemetrexed Alone, as Second-Line Treatment for Stage IIIB/IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Progressive Disease on or After First-Line Treatment With a Platinum in Combination With Taxanes, Gemcitabine and Vinorelbine |
Enrollment: | 155 |
Study Start Date: | May 2005 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | April 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | March 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Active Comparator |
Drug: Pemetrexed
pemetrexed 500mg per metre squared given i.v. (into the vein) every 3 weeks until progression of disease or unacceptable toxicity
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2: Experimental |
Drug: Matuzumab + Pemetrexed
matuzumab 800mg given i.v. every week plus pemetrexed as in Group 1 until progression of disease or unacceptable toxicity
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3: Experimental |
Drug: Matuzumab + Pemetrexed
matuzumab 1600mg given i.v. every 3 weeks plus pemetrexed as in Group 1 until progression of disease or unacceptable toxicity
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Principal Investigator: | Joan Schiller, MD | University of Texas |
Principal Investigator: | Mark Socinski, MD | The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
Responsible Party: | Merck KGaA ( Claire Beadman ) |
Study ID Numbers: | EMD 72000-031 |
Study First Received: | May 26, 2005 |
Last Updated: | November 12, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00111839 |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Lung cancer |
Thoracic Neoplasms Non-small cell lung cancer Carcinoma Pemetrexed Folic Acid Vinorelbine Respiratory Tract Diseases |
Lung Neoplasms Lung Diseases Gemcitabine Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Taxane Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial |
Antimetabolites Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Neoplasms Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms by Histologic Type |
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Therapeutic Uses Enzyme Inhibitors Folic Acid Antagonists Pharmacologic Actions |