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Comparison Study of WBRT and SRS Alone Versus With Temozolomide or Erlotinib in Patients With Brain Metastases of NSCLC

Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Summary
     Eligibility Criteria
Trial Contact Information

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase III


Treatment


Active


18 and over


Other


TASMC-05-FB-05235-CTIL
NCT00268684

Trial Description

Summary

The objectives of the study is to determine if either temozolomide or erlotinib combined with WBRT and SRS improves survival as compared to WBRT and SRS alone.Ptients with histologically confirmed NSCLC with the presence of 1-3 intraparenchymal brain metastases will be randomized to 3 arms. All of the patients will receive WBRT and SRS. The patients of the arm 1 will receive radiation treatment only, the arm 2 patients will be treated with temozolomide and arm 3 patients will receive erlotinib

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer with the presence of 1-3 intraparenchymal brain metastases.

2. A contrast-enhanced MRI demonstrating the presence of 1-3 brain metastases performed within two weeks prior to registration.

3. The contrast-enhancing intraparenchymal brain tumor must be well circumscribed and must have a maximum diameter of ≤ 4.0 cm in any direction on the enhanced scan. If multiple lesions are present and one lesion is at the maximum diameter, the other(s) must not exceed 3.0 cm in maximum diameter.

4. Patients who present with symptoms of brain metastases at the time of initial diagnosis are eligible and do not need to demonstrate one month of stable scans.

5. Age 18 years or older.

6. Zubrod 0-1

7. Neurologic Function Status 0, 1, or 2.

8. Patients may have stable extracranial metastases.

9. Contrast-enhancing CT scans of the chest, abdomen and pelvis, and bone scan to determine the extent of extracranial malignant disease.

10. Adequate bone marrow reserve

11. Patients randomized to receive erlotinib who are on enzyme inducing seizure medicines including phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampicin, barbiturates must be converted to a nonenzyme inducing anti-seizure medication. Patients on Arm 3 will not be able to start treatment immediately if converting.

12. Patient must sign a study-specific informed consent form. If the patient’s mental status precludes his/her giving informed consent, written informed consent may be given by the patient’s legal representative.

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Exclusion Criteria:

1. Major medical illnesses or psychiatric impairment

2. Patients who have undergone a complete resection of all known brain metastases.Patients who have undergone subtotal resection are eligible providing residual disease is =/< 4.0 cm in maximum diameter.

3. Inability to obtain histologic proof of NSCLC.

4. Patients with leptomeningeal metastases documented by MRI or CSF evaluation.

5. Clinical or radiographic evidence of progression (other than the study lesion(s)) within one month prior to enrollment. (Patients who have brain metastases at initial presentation are eligible and do not need to demonstrate one month of stable scans).

6. Patients with metastases within 10 mm of the optic apparatus so that some portion of the optic nerve or chiasm would be included in the high dose SRS boost field.

7. Patients with metastases in the brainstem, midbrain, pons, or medulla.

8. Patients with liver metastases.

9. Previous cranial radiation.

10. Women who are pregnant or nursing

11. Patients who are HIV positive are not eligible.

12. Any evidence of clinically active interstitial lung disease

13. Treatment with a non-approved or investigational drug within 30 days before Day 1 of studytreatment.

14. Concomitant use of St. John’s Wort.

15. History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to erlotinib and temozolomide.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

Felix Bokstein, M.D.Principal Investigator

Lina VeisenmanPh: 972-36977285

Felix Bokstein, M.D.Ph: 972-524266532
  Email: fbok@netvision.net.il

Trial Sites

Israel
  Tel Aviv
 Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
 Felix Bokstein, M.D. Ph: 972-524266532
  Email: fbok@netvision.net.il
 Debora Blumenthal, M.D. Ph: 972-524266403
  Email: dvorab@tasmc.gov.il

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT00268684
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on May 27, 2008

Note: Information about this trial is from the ClinicalTrials.gov database. The versions designated for health professionals and patients contain the same text. Minor changes may be made to the ClinicalTrials.gov record to standardize the names of study sponsors, sites, and contacts. Cancer.gov only lists sites that are recruiting patients for active trials, whereas ClinicalTrials.gov lists all sites for all trials. Questions and comments regarding the presented information should be directed to ClinicalTrials.gov.

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