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Topotecan Plus Apatinib Versus Topotecan Alone as Second-line Therapy in Small-cell Lung Cancer

Topotecan Plus Apatinib Versus Topotecan Alone as Second-line Therapy in Small-cell Lung Cancer

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02980809
Enrollment
60
Registered
2016-12-02
Start date
2017-03-31
Completion date
2020-03-31
Last updated
2016-12-02

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Conditions

Small Cell Lung Cancer

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether topotecan plus apatinib are superior to topotecan alone as second-line therapy in small-cell lung cancer.

Detailed description

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive tumor and most patients experienced relapse or progression after standard chemotherapy. Topotecan is active as second-line therapy for SCLC patients. However, even in sensitive patients, only 20% response rate and a median time to progression of 12 weeks are observed. New therapeutic options in SCLC are needed. Apatinib is a small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor that inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2. It has been approved in patients with advanced gastric cancer refractory to two or more lines of prior chemotherapy. The efficacy of apatinib in SCLC is unknown. The purpose of this study is to determine whether topotecan plus apatinib are superior to topotecan alone as second-line therapy in small-cell lung cancer.

Interventions

DRUGApatinib
DRUGTopotecan

Sponsors

First Hospitals affiliated to the China PLA General Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER_GOV

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

* limited or extensive-stage SCLC who had failed to first-line therapy * ≥18 years old * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ≤2 * at least one measurable lesion as defined by RECIST (version 1.1) * at least one measurable lung tumor lesion * WBC count ≥3,500/μL, neutrophils ≥1,500μL, platelets ≥100,000μL, hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL * AST, and ALT ≤2 × the upper limit of normal or ≤5 × the upper limit of normal with liver metastases.

Exclusion criteria

* symptomatic CNS metastases * concomitant or previous malignancies within the last 5 years * severe comorbidities; prior topotecan therapy * hypersensitivity or other contraindication to the study drugs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Progression-free survival1 year

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Response rate1 year
Toxicity assessed by common terminology criteria for adverse events(CTCAE) V4.01 yearToxicity is assessed by common terminology criteria for adverse events(CTCAE) V4.0

Contacts

Primary ContactMin-hang Zhou
zhou_minhang@163.com86-10-66848733

Outcome results

None listed

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