NSCLC
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is being carried out to see if adding ZD1839 to other standard supportive care is more effective than standard supportive care alone for the treatment of patients with NSCLC whose disease has recurred after previous chemotherapy treatment.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* · Life expectancy of at least 8 weeks. * Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma: adenocarcinoma (including bronchoalveolar), squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma or mixed (adenocarcinoma and squamous) or undifferentiated carcinoma * Not suitable for chemotherapy * WHO Performance status 0,1, 2 or 3
Exclusion criteria
* Newly diagnosed CNS mets * Less than 1 week since completion of prior radiotherapy or persistence of any radiotherapy related toxicity * ALT/AST greater than 5 x upper limit of normal * ANC less than 1.0 x 109/L or platelets less than 100 x 109/L
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary objective of this study is to compare overall survival for ZD1839 plus best supportive care versus placebo plus best supportive care | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| · ZD1839 + BSC versus Placebo + BSC in terms of time to treatment failure | — |
| · ZD1839 + BSC versus Placebo + BSC in terms of investigator assessed overall | — |
| · objective tumour response (CR + PR) | — |
| · ZD1839 + BSC versus Placebo + BSC in terms of tolerability | — |
| · ZD1839 + BSC versus Placebo + BSC in terms of quality of life changes | — |
Countries
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey (Türkiye), Ukraine, United Kingdom, Venezuela