Clinical trial · Interventional
Dexamethasone, Flurbiprofen Axetil and Long-term Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery
Impact of Perioperative Dexamethasone and Flurbiprofen Axetil on Long-term Survival After Surgery for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A 2x2 Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Protocol violation occurred frequently during the postoperative period.
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Surgical resection is the first choice treatment for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. Despite of advances in surgical techniques, the long-term survival rate of postoperative patient is far from optimal. In a recent retrospective cohort study of the applicants, 588 patients after surgery for non-small-cell lung cancer were followed up for a medium of 5.2 years. The results showed that perioperative use of dexamethasone was associated with prolonged survival; perioperative use of flurbiprofen axetil was also associated with a slightly longer survival but not statistically significant. Further analysis showed that combined administration of dexamethasone and flurbiprofen axetil had additive effect in prolonging survival. We hypothesize that, for patients undergoing surgery for non-small-cell lung cancer, perioperative administration of dexamethasone and flurbiprofen axetil may improve long-term survival. However, evidences from randomized controlled trials are still lacking in this aspect.
Conditions
Conditions (5)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung | Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Dexamethasone | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Flubiprofen Axetil | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Long-term Effects Secondary to Cancer Therapy in Adults | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Surgery | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone | Drug | Dexamethasone | ALIAS |
| Flurbiprofen axetil | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Lipid microsphere | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Normal saline | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (4)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Dexamethasone and flurbiprofen axetil
- description
- Dexamethasone 10 mg is administered before anesthesia induction. Flurbiprofen axetil 50 mg is administered before the start of surgery. Postoperative analgesia is provided with a patient-controlled analgesia pump, which is established with 100 ml of 1.25 μg/ml sufentanil and 2 mg/ml flurbiprofen axetil, programmed to deliver a 2 ml bolus with a lockout interval of 6-8 min and a background infusion of 1 ml/h.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Dexamethasone
- Drug: Flurbiprofen axetil
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Dexamethasone and lipid microsphere
- description
- Dexamethasone 10 mg is administered before anesthesia induction. Lipid microsphere 5 ml is administered before the start of surgery. Postoperative analgesia is provided with a patient-controlled analgesia pump, which is established with 100 ml of 1.25 μg/ml sufentanil and 20 ml lipid microsphere, programmed to deliver a 2 ml bolus with a lockout interval of 6-8 min and a background infusion of 1 ml/h.
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Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 85 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age from 18 to 85 years old; 2. Diagnose as non-small-cell lung cancer (stage IA-IIIA); 3. Plan to undergo surgical resection; 4. Provide written informed consents. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Clinical evidences suggest remote metastasis of the primary cancer; have received radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapy before surgery; have received previous surgery for lung cancer; diagnosed with other cancer (other than lung cancer) currently or previously; 2. History of therapy with glucocorticoids or immunosuppressants within 1 year, or therapy with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) within 1 month; 3. Allergy to glucocorticoids or NSAIDs; 4. Contraindications to dexamethasone or flurbiprofen axetil, such as asthma or hives urticaria induced by aspirin or other NSAIDs; active digestive tract ulcer or bleeding, or history of repeated digestive tract ulcer or bleeding; coagulopathy (platelet count \< 50\*10\^9/L, International Normalized Ratio \> 1.4, or activated partial thromboplastin time \> 4 seconds above upper limit); current therapy with lomefloxacin, norfloxacin, or enoxacin; severe cardiac dysfunction (New York heart association class 3 or above, or Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction less than 30%) or myocardial infarction within 3 months; liver injury (transaminase higher than 2 times of upper limit); kidney injury (creatinine higher than 1.5 times of upper limit); uncontrolled severe hypertension before surgery (\> 180/120 mmHg); 5. ASA physical status class IV or higher; 6. Refuse to use patient-controlled analgesia pump after surgery; 7. Other conditions that are considered unsuitable for study participation.
References
Publications (6)
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