Metronomic Docetaxel and Bevacizumab in Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2012-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of metronomic docetaxel and bevacizumab combination in patients with pretreated, advanced small cell lung cancer.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital of Crete
• Treatments: Bevacizumab; Docetaxel

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Histologically or cytologically confirmed, metastatic (stage IV) small cell lung cancer

• One previous chemotherapy regimen metastatic SCLC

• Measurable disease, defined as at least 1 bidimensionally measurable lesion ≥ 20 X 10 mm

• Age ≥ 18 years

• Performance status (WHO) 0-2

• Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks

• Adequate bone marrow (ANC ≥ 1,500/mm3, PLT ≥ 100,000/mm3, Hgb ≥ 11 g/dL), liver (Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 upper normal limit, SGOT/SGPT ≤ 2.5 upper normal limit in the absence of liver metastases or ≤ 5 upper normal limit in the presence of liver metastases), and renal function (Creatinine ≤ 1,5 upper normal limit)

• Patients must be able to understand the nature of this study and give written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Second primary malignancy, except for non-melanoma skin cancer

• Pregnant or lactating women

• Any serious, uncontrolled comorbidity on the investigator's judgment

• Uncontrolled infection

• Any sustained chronic toxicity > grade 2 according to the NCI CTCAE (version 3.0)

• Brain metastases, except if radiated and asymptomatic

• Radiotherapy within the previous 4 weeks

• Previous radiotherapy to the only measurable lesion

• Proteinuria ≥ 500 mgr of protein daily

• Hemoptysis > 10 cc per event

• Clinically significant hematemesis

• Centrally located lesion or in contact with major vessels

• Pulmonary lesion with cavitation

• Documented hemorrhagic diathesis or coagulation disorder

• Cardiovascular disease (class II-IV NYHA congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction within the previous 4 months, unstable angina, LVEF < normal, ventricular arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension)

• Thrombotic event within the previous 6 months

• Concurrent use of aspirin > 325 mgr daily, low molecular weight heparin in therapeutic dose, warfarin or acenocoumarol, non-steroid anti-inflammatory agents

• Concurrent treatment with other anti-cancer drug

• Major surgical procedure within the previous 4 weeks

• Serum Να+ < 120 mg/dL