Phase II Prospective Study Evaluating the Role of Personalized Chemotherapy Regimens for Chemo-Naive Select Stage IIIB and IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) in Patients Using a Genomic Predictor of Platinum Resistance to Guide Therapy
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. The majority of
patients with lung cancer have non-small cell type (NSCLC). The current standard of care for
treating select stage IIIB and stage IV NSCLC is a doublet chemotherapy regimen, such as
cisplatin plus gemcitabine, carboplatin plus paclitaxel, or a platinum agent plus
vinorelbine. All of these regimens have comparable response rates as first-line therapy. In
addition, the combination of cisplatin plus pemetrexed has recently been approved for
non-squamous histology, based on results of a large randomized prospective trial in advanced
stage NSCLC. Alternative doublet therapy for first-line treatment of NSCLC per ASCO and NCCN
guidelines also include a non-platinum doublet or single agent therapy.
Although platinum agents are routinely used as first-line therapy for advanced NSCLC,
interim results in this trial have shown that approximately 40-50% of these patients have
disease that is sensitive to platinum agents based on our genomic signature of platinum
sensitivity. Of the patients who are resistant to platinum agents, 60% of those patients
have disease that is sensitive to pemetrexed. However, this technology is not yet used to
guide therapy for individual patients and it is not known how the use of this technology may
affect outcomes.
An individual patient's response to chemotherapy is the result of complex interactions
between the drug(s) and the patient's genetics and environment. Using Affymetrix gene
expression data with corresponding drug response data for cisplatin from the NCI60 lines
panel, a robust gene expression based model predicative of cisplatin-resistant has been
developed. Based on preclinical observations, a first-line chemotherapy regimen for each
patient will be individualized based on histology and gene expression patterns seen in a
given patient.
Interventional
Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Observe one year progression free survival in patients with chemo-naive select stage IIIB or stage IV NSCLC whose tumor genomics demonstrates cisplatin-sensitivity versus cisplatin-resistance.
one year
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Gordana Vlahovic, MD, MHS
Principal Investigator
Duke University
United States: Institutional Review Board
Pro00004599
NCT00509366
February 2007
December 2012
Name | Location |
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Duke University Medical Center | Durham, North Carolina 27710 |
Coastal Cancer Center | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29572 |
Community Memorial Health Center | South Hill, Virginia 23970-0090 |
Maria Parham Hospital | Henderson, North Carolina 27536 |
Duke Raleigh Hospital | Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 |
Scotland HealthCare System (Scotland Memorial Hospital) | Laurinburg, North Carolina 28352 |
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Gibson Cancer Center | Lumberton, North Carolina 28358 |
Beaufort Memorial Hospital | Beaufort, South Carolina 29902 |