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Phase II study of gefitinib combined with carboplatin/pemetrexed for elderly patients with EGFR mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Phase II study of gefitinib combined with carboplatin/pemetrexed for elderly patients with EGFR mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer - Gefitinib plus chemotherapy for elderly patient with EGFR-mutated NSCLC

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000016391
Enrollment
35
Registered
2015-01-30
Start date
2015-02-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Non-small cell lung cancer

Interventions

Patients receive oral gefitinib 250mg once daily and carboplatin(AUC=5)/ pemetrexed(500mg/m2) on day1 every 3 weeks.

Sponsors

Tohoku University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer. 2) Clinical Stage IIIB which curative radiotherapy is not indicated, IV or postoperative recurrence 3) EGFR mutation positive 4) At least one measurable lesion 5) No prior chemotherapy treatment 6) Age of 75 years or older 7) ECOG Performance status of 0-1 8) Sufficient major organ function 9) Life expectancy of at least 3 months 10) Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Radiographically confirmed interstitial pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis. 2) NSCLC harboring T790M mutation 3) No prior gefitinib or pemetrexed treatment as ajuvant/neoajuvant therapy. 4) Symptomatic brain metastases 5) Radiation therapy for primary site. 6) Severe concurrent disease 7) HBs antigen or HBc antibody or HBs antibody positive 8) Patient are treated with steroid continuously 9) Pleural and peritoneal effusion likely to require surgical intervention, or pericardial effusion 10) Pregnant females, possibly pregnant females, females wishing to become pregnant and nursing mothers. Males that are currently attempting to produce a pregnancy. 11) Active double cancer 12) Physician concludes that the patient's participation in this trial is inappropriate.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Progression Free Survival (PFS)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Objective Response Rate, Disease Control Rate, Adverse Events, Overall Survival, QOL

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactEisaku Miyauchi

Tohoku University Hospital Department of Respiratory Medicine

miyauchi@rm.med.tohoku.ac.jp+81-22-717-8539

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026