Clinical trial · Interventional
A Study of Subjects With Previously Untreated Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Treated With Platinum Plus Etoposide Chemotherapy With or Without Darbepoetin Alfa
A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Subjects With Previously Untreated Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Treated With Platinum Plus Etoposide Chemotherapy With or Without Darbepoetin Alfa
NCT00119613CI-TRIAL-00001639completedPhase 3ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether increasing or maintaining hemoglobin concentrations with darbepoetin alfa, when administered with platinum-containing chemotherapy in subjects with previously untreated extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC), increases survival.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Cell Lung Cancer | Lung Small Cell Carcinoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| darbepoetin alfa | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| placebo | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group 1 - darbepoetin alfa
- description
- Darbepoetin alfa 300 mcg QW for the first 4 weeks, followed by Q3W dosing commencing on week 5 for the remainder of the treatment period.
- interventionNames
- Drug: darbepoetin alfa
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Group 2 - Placebo
- description
- Placebo QW for the first 4 weeks, followed by Q3W dosing commencing on week 5 for the remainder of the treatment period.
- interventionNames
- Drug: placebo
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Change in hemoglobin concentration from baseline to the end of the chemotherapy treatment period
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Pathologically proven SCLC, extensive-stage * Planned to receive chemotherapy of carboplatin or cisplatin plus etoposide every 3 weeks for 6 cycles * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2 * Life expectancy greater than or equal to 3 months * Hemoglobin concentration greater than or equal to 9.0 g/dL and less than or equal to 13g/dL * Adequate renal, liver and hematopoietic function * Subjects must sign and date a written Institutional Review Board /Independent Ethics Committee-approved Informed Consent Form Exclusion Criteria: * Known primary hematologic disorder which could cause anemia * Brain metastases that are either symptomatic or treated with medications * Unstable or uncontrolled disease/condition, related to or affecting cardiac function * Other known primary malignancy within the past 5 years with the exception of curatively treated basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma in situ cervical carcinoma or surgically cured malignancies * Iron deficiency * Known positive test for human immunodeficiency virus infection * Received greater than 2 units of packed red blood cells within 4 weeks of randomization or any RBC transfusions within 2 weeks before randomization * Received rHuEPO or darbepoetin alfa therapy within 4 weeks of randomization * Previous chemotherapy for SCLC * Previous radiotherapy except as symptom palliation for bone or brain lesions and at least 24 hours since prior radiotherapy for symptom palliation providing extent of radiotherapy makes marked bone marrow suppression unlikely * Less than 30 days since receipt of any drug or device that is not approved for any indication * Pregnant or breast-feeding * Not using adequate contraceptive precautions * Previously randomized into this study * Known hypersensitivity to recombinant mammalian-derived product or any other ingredients contained in the study drug * Any medical, mental, or other conditions that makes the subject unsuitable for participation
References
Publications (3)
- RESULTPirker R, Ramlau RA, Schuette W, Zatloukal P, Ferreira I, Lillie T, Vansteenkiste JF. Safety and efficacy of darbepoetin alpha in previously untreated extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer treated with platinum plus etoposide. J Clin Oncol. 2008 May 10;26(14):2342-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.15.0748. PMID 18467726
- DERIVEDMarzano L, Darwich AS, Dan A, Tendler S, Lewensohn R, De Petris L, Raghothama J, Meijer S. Exploring the discrepancies between clinical trials and real-world data: A small-cell lung cancer study. Clin Transl Sci. 2024 Aug;17(8):e13909. doi: 10.1111/cts.13909. PMID 39113428
- DERIVEDVentz S, Khozin S, Louv B, Sands J, Wen PY, Rahman R, Comment L, Alexander BM, Trippa L. The design and evaluation of hybrid controlled trials that leverage external data and randomization. Nat Commun. 2022 Oct 2;13(1):5783. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33192-1. PMID 36184621