Erlotinib vs. Standard Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)Performance Status (PS) 2

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this noncomparative study is to obtain preliminary estimates of the efficacy of erlotinib and standard chemotherapy in patients with advanced, previously untreated nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 2. The study will also evaluate the safety of single-agent erlotinib in this patient population.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: OSI Pharmaceuticals
• Treatments: Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel; Carboplatin; Erlotinib Hydrochloride; Paclitaxel

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Stage IIIB or IV Nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

• No prior chemotherapy

• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 2

• Clinically or radiologically measurable disease per RECIST criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

• Gastro-intestinal abnormalities

• Any concurrent anticancer therapy

• Prior treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors of any kind

• Other active malignancies

• Uncontrolled brain metastases

• Severe abnormalities of the cornea

• Significant cardiac disease