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Erlotinib and Sequential Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (ERLOPET)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Lung Cancer Group Cologne, January 2009
Sponsored by: Lung Cancer Group Cologne
Information provided by: Lung Cancer Group Cologne
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00568841
  Purpose

This is a Phase-II Study to evaluate the accuracy of Fluorodeoxyglucose-/Fluorothymidine-Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-/FLT-PET) analyses for early prediction of non-progression in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with Erlotinib.


Condition Intervention Phase
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
 Drug: erlotinib
Procedure: FDG-/FLT-PET
 Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Lung Cancer
Drug Information available for: Erlotinib Erlotinib hydrochloride
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Diagnostic, Open Label, Single Group Assignment
Official Title: A Phase-II Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Accuracy of FDG-/FLT-PET for Early Prediction of Non-Progression in Patients With Advanced NSCLC Treated With Erlotinib and to Associate PET Findings With Molecular Markers

Further study details as provided by Lung Cancer Group Cologne:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To evaluate the accuracy of FDG-/FLT-PET analyses for early prediction of non-progression in patients with NSCLC treated with Erlotinib [ Time Frame: 34 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • To identify PET characteristics for progression, response and stable disease; To identify EGFR and KRAS sequence characteristics for clinical response and stable disease; Safety; Response rates; One-year FFTF; One-year OS; Median overall survival time [ Time Frame: 34 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment: 40
Study Start Date: October 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: January 2009
Arms Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental Drug: erlotinib
erlotinib p.o. (by mouth), 150 mg once daily for week 1-6 (day 1-42)
Procedure: FDG-/FLT-PET

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Written informed consent
  • ≥ 18 years of age
  • Untreated non-small-cell lung cancer stage IIIB/IV
  • Life expectancy > 3 months
  • Performance status ECOG 0-2

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Concurrent systemic immune therapy, chemotherapy or therapy with any anticancer drug not indicated in the study protocol
  • Any investigational agent(s) within 4 weeks prior to study entry
  • Previous administration of any EGFR-targeted therapy (antibodies, small molecules and others)
  • Any medical, mental or psychological condition which in the opinion of the investigator would not permit the patient to complete the study or understand the patient information
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00568841

Contacts
Contact: Juergen Wolf, Prof., Dr. 004922147889050 juergen.wolf@uk-koeln.de
Contact: Matthias Scheffler, MD 004922147888796 matthias.scheffler@uk-koeln.de

Locations
Germany
Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Kerpenerstr.62 Recruiting
Cologne, Germany, 50924
Contact: Juergen Wolf, Prof., Dr.     004922147889050     juergen.wolf@uk-koeln.de    
Contact: Matthias Scheffler, MD     004922147888796     matthias.scheffler@uk-koeln.de    
Principal Investigator: Juergen Wolf, Prof., Dr.            
Sub-Investigator: Matthias Scheffler, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Thomas Zander, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Lucia Nogova, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Karin Toepelt, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Andreas Draube, MD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Lung Cancer Group Cologne
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Juergen Wolf, Prof., Dr. University Cologne, Lung Cancer Group Cologne
  More Information

website of the study location - Center for Integrated Oncology, University Hospital Cologne, Germany  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Publications:
Barthel H, Cleij MC, Collingridge DR, Hutchinson OC, Osman S, He Q, Luthra SK, Brady F, Price PM, Aboagye EO. 3'-deoxy-3'-[18F]fluorothymidine as a new marker for monitoring tumor response to antiproliferative therapy in vivo with positron emission tomography. Cancer Res. 2003 Jul 1;63(13):3791-8.
Buck AK, Halter G, Schirrmeister H, Kotzerke J, Wurziger I, Glatting G, Mattfeldt T, Neumaier B, Reske SN, Hetzel M. Imaging proliferation in lung tumors with PET: 18F-FLT versus 18F-FDG. J Nucl Med. 2003 Sep;44(9):1426-31.
Buck AK, Schirrmeister H, Hetzel M, Von Der Heide M, Halter G, Glatting G, Mattfeldt T, Liewald F, Reske SN, Neumaier B. 3-deoxy-3-[(18)F]fluorothymidine-positron emission tomography for noninvasive assessment of proliferation in pulmonary nodules. Cancer Res. 2002 Jun 15;62(12):3331-4.
Cappuzzo F, Hirsch FR, Rossi E, Bartolini S, Ceresoli GL, Bemis L, Haney J, Witta S, Danenberg K, Domenichini I, Ludovini V, Magrini E, Gregorc V, Doglioni C, Sidoni A, Tonato M, Franklin WA, Crino L, Bunn PA Jr, Varella-Garcia M. Epidermal growth factor receptor gene and protein and gefitinib sensitivity in non-small-cell lung cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005 May 4;97(9):643-55.
D'Addario G, Pintilie M, Leighl NB, Feld R, Cerny T, Shepherd FA. Platinum-based versus non-platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis of the published literature. J Clin Oncol. 2005 May 1;23(13):2926-36. Epub 2005 Feb 22.
Fukuoka M, Yano S, Giaccone G, Tamura T, Nakagawa K, Douillard JY, Nishiwaki Y, Vansteenkiste J, Kudoh S, Rischin D, Eek R, Horai T, Noda K, Takata I, Smit E, Averbuch S, Macleod A, Feyereislova A, Dong RP, Baselga J. Multi-institutional randomized phase II trial of gefitinib for previously treated patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (The IDEAL 1 Trial) [corrected] J Clin Oncol. 2003 Jun 15;21(12):2237-46. Epub 2003 May 14. Erratum in: J Clin Oncol. 2004 Dec 1;22(23):4811.
Hanna N, Shepherd FA, Fossella FV, Pereira JR, De Marinis F, von Pawel J, Gatzemeier U, Tsao TC, Pless M, Muller T, Lim HL, Desch C, Szondy K, Gervais R, Shaharyar, Manegold C, Paul S, Paoletti P, Einhorn L, Bunn PA Jr. Randomized phase III trial of pemetrexed versus docetaxel in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer previously treated with chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol. 2004 May 1;22(9):1589-97.
Jackman DM, Yeap BY, Lindeman NI, Fidias P, Rabin MS, Temel J, Skarin AT, Meyerson M, Holmes AJ, Borras AM, Freidlin B, Ostler PA, Lucca J, Lynch TJ, Johnson BE, Jänne PA. Phase II clinical trial of chemotherapy-naive patients > or = 70 years of age treated with erlotinib for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Mar 1;25(7):760-6. Epub 2007 Jan 16.
Jager PL, Gietema JA, van der Graaf WT. Imatinib mesylate for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumours: best monitored with FDG PET. Nucl Med Commun. 2004 May;25(5):433-8.
Jemal A, Siegel R, Ward E, Murray T, Xu J, Thun MJ. Cancer statistics, 2007. CA Cancer J Clin. 2007 Jan-Feb;57(1):43-66.
Kris MG, Natale RB, Herbst RS, Lynch TJ Jr, Prager D, Belani CP, Schiller JH, Kelly K, Spiridonidis H, Sandler A, Albain KS, Cella D, Wolf MK, Averbuch SD, Ochs JJ, Kay AC. Efficacy of gefitinib, an inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase, in symptomatic patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2003 Oct 22;290(16):2149-58.
Leyton J, Latigo JR, Perumal M, Dhaliwal H, He Q, Aboagye EO. Early detection of tumor response to chemotherapy by 3'-deoxy-3'-[18F]fluorothymidine positron emission tomography: the effect of cisplatin on a fibrosarcoma tumor model in vivo. Cancer Res. 2005 May 15;65(10):4202-10.
Lynch TJ, Bell DW, Sordella R, Gurubhagavatula S, Okimoto RA, Brannigan BW, Harris PL, Haserlat SM, Supko JG, Haluska FG, Louis DN, Christiani DC, Settleman J, Haber DA. Activating mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor underlying responsiveness of non-small-cell lung cancer to gefitinib. N Engl J Med. 2004 May 20;350(21):2129-39. Epub 2004 Apr 29.
Paez JG, Janne PA, Lee JC, Tracy S, Greulich H, Gabriel S, Herman P, Kaye FJ, Lindeman N, Boggon TJ, Naoki K, Sasaki H, Fujii Y, Eck MJ, Sellers WR, Johnson BE, Meyerson M. EGFR mutations in lung cancer: correlation with clinical response to gefitinib therapy. Science. 2004 Jun 4;304(5676):1497-500. Epub 2004 Apr 29.
Pao W, Miller V, Zakowski M, Doherty J, Politi K, Sarkaria I, Singh B, Heelan R, Rusch V, Fulton L, Mardis E, Kupfer D, Wilson R, Kris M, Varmus H. EGF receptor gene mutations are common in lung cancers from "never smokers" and are associated with sensitivity of tumors to gefitinib and erlotinib. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Sep 7;101(36):13306-11. Epub 2004 Aug 25.
Pao W, Miller VA, Politi KA, Riely GJ, Somwar R, Zakowski MF, Kris MG, Varmus H. Acquired resistance of lung adenocarcinomas to gefitinib or erlotinib is associated with a second mutation in the EGFR kinase domain. PLoS Med. 2005 Mar;2(3):e73. Epub 2005 Feb 22.
Perez-Soler R, Chachoua A, Hammond LA, Rowinsky EK, Huberman M, Karp D, Rigas J, Clark GM, Santabarbara P, Bonomi P. Determinants of tumor response and survival with erlotinib in patients with non--small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Aug 15;22(16):3238-47.
Pfister DG, Johnson DH, Azzoli CG, Sause W, Smith TJ, Baker S Jr, Olak J, Stover D, Strawn JR, Turrisi AT, Somerfield MR; American Society of Clinical Oncology. American Society of Clinical Oncology treatment of unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer guideline: update 2003. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Jan 15;22(2):330-53. Epub 2003 Dec 22. Review. No abstract available.
Pieterman RM, van Putten JW, Meuzelaar JJ, Mooyaart EL, Vaalburg W, Koëter GH, Fidler V, Pruim J, Groen HJ. Preoperative staging of non-small-cell lung cancer with positron-emission tomography. N Engl J Med. 2000 Jul 27;343(4):254-61.
Reck M, Buchholz E, Romer KS, Krutzfeldt K, Gatzemeier U, Manegold C. Gefitinib monotherapy in chemotherapy-naive patients with inoperable stage III/IV non-small-cell lung cancer. Clin Lung Cancer. 2006 May;7(6):406-11.
Schiller JH, Harrington D, Belani CP, Langer C, Sandler A, Krook J, Zhu J, Johnson DH; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Comparison of four chemotherapy regimens for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. N Engl J Med. 2002 Jan 10;346(2):92-8.
Shepherd FA, Dancey J, Ramlau R, Mattson K, Gralla R, O'Rourke M, Levitan N, Gressot L, Vincent M, Burkes R, Coughlin S, Kim Y, Berille J. Prospective randomized trial of docetaxel versus best supportive care in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol. 2000 May;18(10):2095-103.
Shepherd FA, Rodrigues Pereira J, Ciuleanu T, Tan EH, Hirsh V, Thongprasert S, Campos D, Maoleekoonpiroj S, Smylie M, Martins R, van Kooten M, Dediu M, Findlay B, Tu D, Johnston D, Bezjak A, Clark G, Santabarbara P, Seymour L; National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group. Erlotinib in previously treated non-small-cell lung cancer. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jul 14;353(2):123-32.
Spira A, Ettinger DS. Multidisciplinary management of lung cancer. N Engl J Med. 2004 Jan 22;350(4):379-92. Review. No abstract available.
Stroobants S, Goeminne J, Seegers M, Dimitrijevic S, Dupont P, Nuyts J, Martens M, van den Borne B, Cole P, Sciot R, Dumez H, Silberman S, Mortelmans L, van Oosterom A. 18FDG-Positron emission tomography for the early prediction of response in advanced soft tissue sarcoma treated with imatinib mesylate (Glivec). Eur J Cancer. 2003 Sep;39(14):2012-20.
van Tinteren H, Hoekstra OS, Smit EF, van den Bergh JH, Schreurs AJ, Stallaert RA, van Velthoven PC, Comans EF, Diepenhorst FW, Verboom P, van Mourik JC, Postmus PE, Boers M, Teule GJ. Effectiveness of positron emission tomography in the preoperative assessment of patients with suspected non-small-cell lung cancer: the PLUS multicentre randomised trial. Lancet. 2002 Apr 20;359(9315):1388-93.

Responsible Party: University Cologne ( Prof. Dr. Juergen Wolf )
Study ID Numbers: 2005-005393-73, 06159
Study First Received: December 5, 2007
Last Updated: January 8, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00568841  
Health Authority: Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

Keywords provided by Lung Cancer Group Cologne:
advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
erlotinib
FDG-PET
FLT-PET

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Erlotinib
Thoracic Neoplasms
Signs and Symptoms
Non-small cell lung cancer
Respiratory Tract Diseases
 Lung Neoplasms
Lung Diseases
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Carcinoma

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
 Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Enzyme Inhibitors
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009



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