Status:

COMPLETED

Neoadjuvant Platinum-based Chemotherapy for Patients With Resectable , Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With Switch to Chemotherapy Alternative in Nonresponders (NEOSCAN)

Lead Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Eli Lilly and Company

United States Department of Defense

Conditions:

Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test a new approach to the use of standard drugs before surgery in patients with lung cancer. This study will find out what effects, good and/or bad, that this approach...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pathologic confirmation of NSCLC at MSKCC
  • Stages IB, IIA, IIB, IIIA or IIIB NSCLC
  • Primary tumor must measure ≥ 2 cm on CT imaging (per PERCIST guidelines)
  • Primary tumor must be FDG-avid with an SUVmax \>4.5 (to be consistent with PERCIST guidelines)
  • Patients must be candidates for resection with curative intent
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70%
  • Normal bone marrow function
  • leukocytes ≥ 3,000/μl
  • absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/μl
  • platelets ≥100,000/μl
  • hemoglobin ≥9gm/dl.
  • Adequate hepatic function
  • Total bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN
  • AST ≤ 1.5 x UNL, ALT ≤ 1.5 x ULN
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 1.5x ULN
  • Women of childbearing age must have a negative pregnancy test
  • Men and women of childbearing potential must be willing to use effective contraception while on treatment and for at least 3 months thereafter
  • Patients must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion

  • Patients must not be receiving any other investigational agents
  • History of myocardial infarction or unstable angina within the past 12 months Patients with peripheral neuropathy \> grade 1
  • Other serious illness or medical condition including unstable cardiac disease requiring treatment, history of significant neurologic or psychiatric disorders (including psychotic disorders, dementia, or seizures), or active uncontrolled infection.
  • Patients with diabetes mellitus requiring insulin therapy (per PERCIST guidelines)
  • Patients with third space fluid which cannot be adequately controlled with drainage
  • Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Psychiatric illness or social situation that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Patients with known HIV infection requiring antiretroviral medications and those with AIDS
  • Baseline subjective hearing deficit, even if it does not require a hearing aid or intervention, or interfere with activities of daily living (CTCAE grade 2 or higher)
  • Baseline renal function \<60 ml/min as calculated by the equation of Cockcroft and Gault using the patient's age, weight (kg), and serum creatinine (mg/dl).
  • Congestive heart failure with New York Heart Association functional classification \> II, characterized by fatigue, dyspnea or other symptoms which limit activities of daily life.
  • Selection of Pemetrexed versus Gemcitabine: Patients treated with pemetrexed must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Non-squamous histology
  • Patients must have the ability to interrupt non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) 2 days before (5 days for long-acting NSAIDs), the day of, and 2 days following administration of pemetrexed
  • Patients must have the ability to take folic acid, Vitamin B12, and dexamethasone according to protocol
  • Patient refuses to take cisplatin

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01443078

Start Date

October 1 2011

End Date

April 1 2015

Last Update

August 9 2018

Active Locations (5)

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Memoral Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk

Commack, New York, United States, 11725

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States, 10065

4

Memorial Sloan-Kettering at Mercy Medical Center

Rockville Centre, New York, United States