Clinical trial · Interventional
A Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Naive to Chemotherapy
An Parallel Phase II Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (Stage IIIB/IV) Not Pre-treated by Chemotherapy Including Dose Escalation to Toxicity in Current and Former Smokers
- 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 study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Tarceva in two groups of patients with non-small cell lung cancer who have not been pre-treated with chemotherapy. One group, consisting of patients who have never smoked, will receive Tarceva 150 mg/day, and the other group, consisting of current/former smokers, will receive Tarceva 150 mg/day increasing to a maximum of 300 mg/day. The anticipated time on study treatment is 1-2 years.
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 (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| erlotinib [Tarceva] | Drug | Erlotinib | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Never Smokers
- description
- Never Smokers (participants who smoked ≤ 100 cigarettes in entire lifetime or had never smoked cigarettes) received erlotinib \[Tarceva\] 150 mg orally daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- interventionNames
- Drug: erlotinib [Tarceva]
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Current/Former Smokers
- description
- Current Smokers (participants who smoked \> 100 cigarettes in entire lifetime and either quit smoking \< 1 year ago or were currently smoking) or Former Smokers (participants who smoked \> 100 cigarettes in entire lifetime and quit smoking ≥ 1 year ago) received erlotinib \[Tarceva\] 150 mg orally daily, increasing to a maximum of 300 mg orally daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- interventionNames
- Drug: erlotinib [Tarceva]
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * adult patients, \>=18 years of age; * histologically documented advanced non-small cell lung cancer (stage IIIB/IV); * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2; * no previous chemotherapy. Exclusion Criteria: * previous therapy which acts on Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) axis; * clinical evidence of brain metastasis; * any unstable systemic disease; * unable to take oral medication; * any significant ophthalmological abnormality.
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