Clinical trial · Interventional
Combination of Chemotherapy and Gefitinib as First-line Treatment
Combination of Chemotherapy and Gefitinib as First-line Treatment of Patients With Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma and Sensitive EGFR Mutations: a Randomised Controlled Trial
- 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 results of fastact2 show that chemotherapy plus erlotinib significantly prolonged PFS and OS of patients with NSCLC. However, outcome of the combination therapy are similar to those reported in several trials of single-agent EGFR TKIs. So which is the optimal first-line treatment for patients who harbored a sensitive EGFR mutation? The investigators need a head-to-head study to reply.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gefitinib | Drug | Gefitinib | ALIAS |
| pemetrexed plus carboplatin | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- chemotherapy group(B)
- description
- pemetrexed plus carboplatin pemetrexed (500 mg/m(2) on day 1) plus carboplatin (AUC 5 on day 1) every 4 weeks for up to six cycles, then continued to receive pemetrexed(500 mg/m(2) on day 1) alone every 4 weeks
- interventionNames
- Drug: pemetrexed plus carboplatin
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- combination therapy group(A)
- description
- pemetrexed (500 mg/m(2) on day 1) plus carboplatin (AUC 5 on day 1) combined with gefitinib (250 mg/day on days 5-21) and repeated every 4 weeks for up to six cycles,then continued to receive pemetrexed combined with gefitinib every 4 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Drug: pemetrexed plus carboplatin
- Drug: gefitinib
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Signed informed consent 2. Age \>=18 years 3. Histologically documented, unresectable, inoperable, locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) 4. A cytologic diagnosis is acceptable (i.e., FNA or pleural fluid cytology) 5. Measurable or non-measurable disease 6. Able to comply with study and follow-up procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of small cell, carcinoid, or mixed small cell/non-small cell histology * Malignancies within 3 years except for adequately treated carcinoma in situ of -the cervix or basal or squamous cell skin cancer * Symptomatic or untreated brain metastases * Prior systemic chemotherapy for NSCLC * Unstable systemic disease, including active infection, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to Day 1, or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication (patients with chronic atrial arrhythmia, i.e., atrial fibrillation or paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, are eligible) * History of other diseases, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of an investigational drug or that might affect the interpretation of the results of the study or render the patient at high risk from treatment complications * Gastrointestinal tract disease resulting in an inability to take oral medication or a requirement for intravenous (IV) alimentation, or prior surgical procedures affecting absorption * Pregnancy or lactation
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDLou Y, Xu J, Zhang Y, Lu J, Chu T, Zhang X, Wang H, Zhong H, Zhang W, Han B. Chemotherapy Plus EGFR-TKI as First-Line Treatment Provides Better Survival for Advanced EGFR-Positive Lung Adenocarcinoma Patients: Updated Data and Exploratory In Vitro Study. Target Oncol. 2020 Apr;15(2):175-184. doi: 10.1007/s11523-020-00708-y. PMID 32170554