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| Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Hadassah Medical Organization Augusta Hospital, Berlin |
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| Information provided by: | Hadassah Medical Organization |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00312819 |
Purpose
Recent studies in laboratory animals demonstrate the ability of disulfiram to significantly inhibit the growth and metastasis of a mouse model of lung cancer. Work with cells in vitro support the idea that this inhibition is mainly due to the inhibition of angiogenesis - the formation of new blood vessels in the tumor. Furthermore, it was found out that the best effect has been obtained when disulfiram has been used not at the highest dose but at an optimal dose, which is smaller. Thus, this trial will assess the addition of disulfiram to chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLCA).
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer |
Drug: chemotherapy +/- disulfiram |
Phase II Phase III |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
| Official Title: | Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Treatment of Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma With/Without Disulfiram and Cisplatin Navelbine |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 60 |
| Study Start Date: | March 2006 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2009 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Metastatic non small cell lung cancer remains a deadly disease with median survival times of several months. Any treatment which can prolong patients' survival without causing severe side effects is of course an important addition to our limited arsenal in the fight against this disease. A recent article by Marikowsky and colleagues extended significantly our knowledge regarding the possible activity of disulfiram (well known in its commercial name Antabuse) as an anticancer agent (Marikowsky et al Int J of cancer 97 :34 2002). In this article it was demonstrated that disulfiram has potent antitumor activity and that it can act as a significant inhbitor of angiogenesis.
Since disulfiram has been well tolerated by thousands of patients, and there are observations that anti angiogenic therapy enhances the effect of chemotherapy (for example bevacizumab in combination with chemotherapy in colon carcinoma) we decided to conduct a clinical trial assessing the effect of the addition of this drug at moderate doses to chemotherapy which is used as one of the standard therapies in lung cancer. In order to obtain information regarding the effect of the addition of this drug, only 50% of the patients will be treated with the drug and the rest will be treated with placebo.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| Israel | |
| Oncology Institute Meir Medical Center | |
| Kfar Saba, Israel | |
| Principal Investigator: | Hovav Nechushtan, MD, PhD | Hadassah Medical Center Ein Kerem |
| Study Chair: | Nili Peylan-Ramu, MD | Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center |
| Study Chair: | Maya Gotfrid, MD | Meir Medical Center Kfar Saba |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | HadassahHMO ( hovav nechushtan ) |
| Study ID Numbers: | DVC1.03-HMO-CTIL |
| Study First Received: | April 10, 2006 |
| Last Updated: | January 12, 2009 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00312819 History of Changes |
| Health Authority: | Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration |
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Non-small cel lung cancer chemotherapy randomized phaseII |
disulfiram antiangiogenesis placebo |
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Disulfiram Thoracic Neoplasms Vinorelbine Cisplatin Respiratory Tract Diseases Lung Neoplasms |
Lung Diseases Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Ethanol Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Carcinoma |
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Thoracic Neoplasms Disulfiram Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Enzyme Inhibitors Pharmacologic Actions Carcinoma Neoplasms |
Neoplasms by Site Respiratory Tract Diseases Lung Neoplasms Therapeutic Uses Lung Diseases Central Nervous System Agents Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Alcohol Deterrents Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial |
