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Extensive Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment Using An Investigational Drug Plus Chemotherapy In Chemotherapy-Naive Adults

An Open-Label, Multicenter, Randomized, Phase III Study Comparing Oral Topotecan/Cisplatin Versus Etoposide/Cisplatin as Treatment for Chemotherapy-naive Patients With Extensive Disease-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00043927
Enrollment
760
Registered
2002-08-16
Start date
2001-04-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2013-08-21

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

Conditions

Small Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

Chemotherapy-naive, Small Cell Lung Cancer, SCLC, Extensive disease, ED, topotecan, Hycamtin, oral

Brief summary

This study will gather and compare data about the effectiveness and safety of two different treatments for extensive Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) in patients who have not received previous chemotherapy. One treatment will use an investigational drug in combination with an FDA approved chemotherapy. The other treatment will use a combination of two FDA approved chemotherapy drugs.

Interventions

DRUGtopotecan/cisplatin

Sponsors

GlaxoSmithKline
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Written informed consent (patient's written understanding of and agreement to participate in this study). * Patients with confirmed extensive small cell lung cancer (SCLC). * No prior chemotherapy within 5 years of the diagnosis of SCLC. * Presence of either measurable or non-measurable SCLC by X-ray or physical examination. * At least 3 weeks since last major surgery (a lesser period is acceptable if decided to be in the best interest of the patient). * At least 24 hours since prior radiotherapy. Patients who have received radiotherapy must have recovered from any reversible side effects, such as nausea and vomiting. * Laboratory criteria: Patients must have adequate bone marrow reserve and adequate kidney and liver function.

Exclusion criteria

* Symptoms of spreading of the disease to the brain that requires treatment with drugs called steroids. * Any active infection. * Severe medical problems other than the diagnosis of SCLC, that would limit the ability of the patient to follow study guidelines or that would expose the patient to extreme risk. * Ongoing or planned chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, or investigational therapy for the treatment of SCLC. * Use of an investigational drug within 30 days before the first dose of study medication. * Women who are pregnant or lactating. * Patients of child-bearing potential who refuse to practice an adequate form of birth control. * Patients with clinical evidence of any stomach or intestinal (GI) condition. * Patients requiring treatment with the drug cyclosporin A.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Overall Survival

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
response rates, response duration, time to progression, tolerability and patient-perceived disease status and well being for patients

Countries

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026