Bevacizumab or Pemetrexed Disodium Alone or In Combination After Induction Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Conditions

• Lung Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Paclitaxel — DRUG
  Given IV
• Carboplatin — DRUG
  Given IV
• Bevacizumab — BIOLOGICAL
  Given IV
• Pemetrexed Disodium Heptahydrate — DRUG
  Given IV

Study Details

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Bevacizumab may also stop the growth of non-small cell lung cancer by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Pemetrexed disodium may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some enzymes needed for cell growth. It is not yet known whether giving bevacizumab or pemetrexed disodium alone or in combination is more effective in treating non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying bevacizumab and pemetrexed disodium alone or in combination after induction therapy to see how well they work in treating patients with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.

Key Dates

First listed

Apr 21, 2010

Start date

Oct 25, 2010

Status verified

Jun 2023

Primary completion

Jan 31, 2019

Completion

Aug 17, 2021

Study Design

Enrollment

1,516 participants (actual)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: Arm A (Induction then Maintenance with Bevacizumab)
  Induction Therapy: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours, carboplatin IV over 15-30 minutes, and bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1. Courses repeat every 21 days for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Maintenance Therapy: Patients achieving complete response, partial response or stable disease following induction therapy are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms. Patients in arm A receive bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1 of every cycle until progression or unacceptable toxicity.
• Experimental: Arm B (Induction then Maintenance with Pemetrexed)
  Induction Therapy: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours, carboplatin IV over 15-30 minutes, and bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1. Courses repeat every 21 days for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Maintenance Therapy: Patients achieving complete response, partial response or stable disease following induction therapy are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms. Patients in arm B receive pemetrexed IV over 10 minutes on day 1 of every cycle until progression or unacceptable toxicity.
• Experimental: Arm C (Induction then Maintenance with Bevacizumab & Pemetrexed)
  Induction Therapy: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours, carboplatin IV over 15-30 minutes, and bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1. Courses repeat every 21 days for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Maintenance Therapy: Patients achieving complete response, partial response or stable disease following induction therapy are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms. Patients in arm C receive bevacizumab as in arm A and pemetrexed as in arm B.

Primary Outcome Measure

Overall Survival [ Time Frame: Assessed every 6 weeks during induction therapy and every 3 cycles during maintenance therapy; after discontinuation of study therapy, assessed every 3 months for 2 years and every 6 months for years 3-5 ]

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