Trial of Pemetrexed Versus Erlotinib in Pretreated Patients With Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

320

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2006

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2010

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2010

Conditions
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Interventions
DRUG

Erlotinib (Tarceva)

Erlotinib at the dose of 150 mg orally once a day continually until progression

DRUG

Pemetrexed (Alimta)

Pemetrexed at the dose of 500mg/m2 IV infusion every 3 weeks for 6 consecutive cycles

Trial Locations (9)

Unknown

University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Dep of Medical Oncology, Alexandroupoli

401 Military Hospital, Medical Oncology Unit, Athens

Air Forces Military Hospital, Dep of Medical Oncology, Athens

IASO General Hospital of Athens, 1st Department of Medical Oncology, Athens

Laikon General Hospital, Medical Oncology Unit, Propedeutic Dep of Internal Medicine, Athens

Sismanogleio General Hospital, 1st, 2nd Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Athens

Sotiria General Hospital, 1st, 3rd, 8th Dep of Pulmonary Diseases, Athens

Metaxa's Anticancer Hospital of Piraeus,1st Dep of Medical Oncology, Piraeus

Theagenion Anticancer Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University Hospital of Crete

OTHER

lead

Hellenic Oncology Research Group

OTHER