Clinical trial · Interventional
A Study of Erlotinib (Tarceva) After Surgery With or Without Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) Patients Who Have Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Positive Tumors
A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase 3 Study of Single-agent Tarceva® (Erlotinib) Following Complete Tumor Resection With or Without Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Stage IB-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma Who Have EGFR-positive Tumors
- 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)
This is a study to evaluate the effectiveness of erlotinib compared with a placebo sugar pill following complete surgical removal of the tumor with or without chemotherapy after surgery in Stage IB-IIIA NSCLC patients.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-small Cell Lung Cancer | Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlotinib | Drug | Erlotinib | ALIAS |
| Placebo | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Erlotinib
- description
- Participants received 150 mg/day erlotinib orally for 2 years or until relapse, death, participant request or investigator decision to discontinue study drug, or intolerable toxicity.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Erlotinib
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Placebo
- description
- Participants received matching placebo tablets orally for 2 years or until relapse, death, participant request or investigator decision to discontinue study drug, or intolerable toxicity.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Placebo
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Disease Free Survival (DFS)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Primary tissue from patient's surgery must be epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-positive by certain tests * Patients may have up to 4 cycles of chemotherapy after surgery * Complete removal of the tumor by surgery * Able to start drug under the following timelines: * 6 months from the day of surgery for patients who get chemotherapy * 3 months from the day of surgery for those who do not get chemotherapy * Confirmed diagnosis of Stage IB-IIIA NSCLC * Patients must be accessible for follow-up visits Exclusion Criteria: * History of prior radiotherapy for NSCLC either before or after surgery * History of heart disease or uncontrolled heart arrhythmias within the previous year * History of poorly controlled gastrointestinal (GI) disorders that could affect the absorption of study drug * History of other cancer except certain skin or cervical cancers, patients who have had other cancer are eligible if they have remained disease free for at least 5 years * Patients who have received chemotherapy for NSCLC before surgery * Tumors with mixed histology of NSCLC and Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC). Patients with carcinoid tumors are not eligible.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDKelly K, Altorki NK, Eberhardt WE, O'Brien ME, Spigel DR, Crino L, Tsai CM, Kim JH, Cho EK, Hoffman PC, Orlov SV, Serwatowski P, Wang J, Foley MA, Horan JD, Shepherd FA. Adjuvant Erlotinib Versus Placebo in Patients With Stage IB-IIIA Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (RADIANT): A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase III Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Dec 1;33(34):4007-14. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.61.8918. Epub 2015 Aug 31. PMID 26324372