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Phase III Randomized Study of Adjuvant Chemotherapy With or Without Bevacizumab in Patients With Completely Resected Stage IB-IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Alternate Title
Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outcomes
Outline
Trial Contact Information
Related Information
Registry Information

Alternate Title

Chemotherapy With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Stage IB, Stage II, or Stage IIIA Non-Small Lung Cancer That Was Removed By Surgery

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase III


Treatment


Active


18 and over


NCI


ECOG-E1505
E1505, SWOG-E1505, CALGB-E1505, CAN-NCIC-E1505, NCCTG-E1505, NCT00324805

Special Category: NCI Web site featured trial, CTSU trial

Objectives

Primary

  1. Compare overall survival of patients with completely resected stage IB (tumors ≥ 4cm)-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer treated with adjuvant chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab.

Secondary

  1. Compare disease-free survival of patients treated with these regimens.
  2. Compare the toxicity of these regimens in these patients.
  3. Perform analyses of tissue and blood to establish factors that predict clinical outcome in patients treated with these regimens.
  4. Determine whether smoking status is linked to outcome in these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Diagnosis of stage IB-IIIA (T2-3 N0, T1-3 N1, T1-3 N3) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
    • Patients with stage IB disease must have tumors measuring ≥ 4 cm


  • Must have undergone complete resection of NSCLC within the past 6-12 weeks
    • Accepted types of resection include any of the following:
      • Lobectomy
      • Sleeve lobectomy
      • Bilobectomy
      • Pneumonectomy
    • No resection by segmentectomy or wedge resection


  • Mediastinal lymph node sampling at specific levels is required pre-operatively (mediastinoscopy) or intraoperatively (level 7 for right-sided tumors or level 7 and 5 and/or 6 for left sided tumors)


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Recovered from prior surgery
  • No prior systemic chemotherapy
  • No hormonal cancer therapy or radiotherapy as cancer treatment within the past 5 years
    • Prior surgery, biologic therapy, hormonal therapy, or radiotherapy for a malignancy diagnosed > 5 years prior to study entry that is now considered cured allowed
  • No major surgery or open biopsy within the past 28 days
    • No anticipated major surgery during course of treatment
  • No core biopsy within the past 7 days
  • Concurrent therapeutic anticoagulation therapy allowed
  • No concurrent aminoglycoside antibiotics

Patient Characteristics:

  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • INR ≤ 1.5 OR INR ≤ 3.0 with therapeutic anticoagulation
  • PTT normal
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • AST and ALT < 5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • If urine protein:creatinine ratio > 0.5, then urine protein must be < 1,000 mg by 24-hour urine collection
  • No other cancer within the past 5 years except in situ carcinoma of the cervix or completely resected nonmelanoma skin cancer
  • Known history of myocardial infarction or other evidence of arterial thrombotic disease (angina) allowed if there is no evidence of active disease within the past 12 months
  • No history of cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 6 months after completion of study treatment
  • No clinically significant ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, psychiatric illness or social situation, or any other medical condition that would preclude study compliance
  • No history of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
  • No uncontrolled hypertension
    • Hypertension allowed if well controlled (i.e., blood pressure < 150/90 mmHg) on a stable regimen of antihypertensive therapy
  • No serious nonhealing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture
  • No significant traumatic injury within the past 28 days
  • No abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within the past 28 days
  • No known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or other recombinant human antibodies
  • No ongoing postoperative hemoptysis (i.e., bright red blood of ≥ ½ teaspoon

Expected Enrollment

1500

A total of 1,500 patients will be accrued for this study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Overall survival

Secondary Outcome(s)

Disease-free survival
Toxicity

Outline

This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to type of chemotherapy (cisplatin/vinorelbine ditartrate vs cisplatin/docetaxel vs cisplatin/gemcitabine hydrochloride), stage (IB vs II vs IIIA [N2] vs IIIA [T3, N1]), histology (squamous cell vs other), and gender. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I (adjuvant chemotherapy without bevacizumab): Patients receive 1 of 3 chemotherapy regimens.
    • Regimen 1: Patients receive vinorelbine ditartrate IV over 10 minutes on days 1 and 8 and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1.


    • Regimen 2: Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1.


    • Regimen 3: Patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8 and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1.


    In all regimens, treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.



  • Arm II (adjuvant chemotherapy with bevacizumab): Patients receive chemotherapy as in arm I. Patients also receive bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1. Treatment with bevacizumab repeats every 21 days for up to 1 year.


Patients complete smoking status questionnaires at baseline and then every 3 months during study treatment.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically for 10 years.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Heather Wakelee, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 650-736-7221; 800-756-9000
Alan Sandler, MD, Protocol co-chair
Ph: 615-343-4070; 800-811-8480
Email: alan.sandler@vanderbilt.edu

Southwest Oncology Group

David Gandara, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 916-734-3772
Email: david.gandara@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Eric Vallieres, MD, FRCSC, Protocol co-chair
Ph: 206-215-6800
Email: eric.vallieres@swedish.org

Cancer and Leukemia Group B

Stephen Graziano, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 315-464-8200; 877-464-8668
Email: grazians@upstate.edu

NCIC-Clinical Trials Group

Charles Butts, MD, FRCPC, Protocol chair
Ph: 780-432-8513
Email: charlesb@cancerboard.ab.ca

North Central Cancer Treatment Group

Alex Adjei, MD, PhD, Protocol chair
Ph: 716-845-4101; 800-685-6825
Email: alex.adjei@roswellpark.org

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Alabama
  Huntsville
 Clearview Cancer Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Clearview Cancer Institute
Ph: 256-705-4224
  Mobile
 Providence Cancer Center at Providence Hospital
 Paul Schwarzenberger, MD
Ph: 251-544-1013
Alaska
  Anchorage
 Alaska Regional Hospital Cancer Center
 Mary Stewart
Ph: 907-276-1131
 Providence Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Providence Cancer Center
Ph: 907-261-3109
Arizona
  Scottsdale
 Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
 Clinical Trials Office - All Mayo Clinic Locations
Ph: 507-538-7623
Arkansas
  Ft. Smith
 Hembree Mercy Cancer Center at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center
 John Wells, MD
Ph: 479-484-4700
California
  Berkeley
 Alta Bates Summit Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Alta Bates Summit Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 510-204-3428
  Burbank
 Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank
 Clinical Trials Office - Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank
Ph: 818-847-3220
  Burlingame
 Peninsula Medical Center
 David Irwin, MD
Ph: 510-204-1591
  Castro Valley
 East Bay Radiation Oncology Center
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
 Valley Medical Oncology Consultants - Castro Valley
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
  Fairfield
 North Bay Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - North Bay Cancer Center
Ph: 707-429-6976
  Fremont
 Kaiser Permanente - Fremont
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
 Valley Medical Oncology
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
  Fresno
 California Cancer Center - Woodward Park Office
 Dina Ibrahim
Ph: 559-451-3647
 Cancer Care Associates
 Charles Kuzma
Ph: 559-326-1222
877-490-4222
  Fullerton
 Virginia K. Crosson Cancer Center at St. Jude Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Virginia K. Crosson Cancer Center
Ph: 714-446-5642
  Glendale
 Glendale Memorial Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Glendale Memorial Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 818-409-7653
  Greenbrae
 Marin Cancer Institute at Marin General Hospital
 David Irwin, MD
Ph: 510-204-1591
 Sutter Health - Western Division Cancer Research Group
 David Irwin, MD
Ph: 510-204-1591
  Hayward
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Hayward
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
  Loma Linda
 Loma Linda University Cancer Institute at Loma Linda University Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Loma Linda University Cancer Institute
Ph: 909-558-3375
  Long Beach
 Todd Cancer Institute at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
 Robert Nagourney
Ph: 562-933-0900
  Los Angeles
 USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
Ph: 323-865-0451
  Martinez
 Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
  Monterey
 Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Comprehensive Cancer Center
 John Hausdorff, MD, FACP
Ph: 831-375-4105
  Mountain View
 Camino Medical Group - Treatment Center
 Peter Yu, MD
Ph: 408-524-5814
  Oakland
 Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus
 Clinical Trials Office - Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus
Ph: 510-204-1414
 Bay Area Breast Surgeons, Incorporated
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
 CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
 Highland General Hospital
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Oakland
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
 Larry G Strieff MD Medical Corporation
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
 Tom K Lee, Incorporated
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
  Orange
 St. Joseph Hospital Regional Cancer Center - Orange
 Edward Alexson
Ph: 714-771-8999
  Palo Alto
 Palo Alto Medical Foundation
 David Leibowitz
Ph: 650-321-4121
  Pleasanton
 Valley Care Medical Center
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
 Valley Medical Oncology Consultants - Pleasanton
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
  Pomona
 Robert and Beverly Lewis Family Cancer Care Center at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Robert and Beverly Lewis Family Cancer Care Center
Ph: 909-865-9555
  Rancho Mirage
 Lucy Curci Cancer Center at Eisenhower Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
 Luke Dreisbach
Ph: 760-674-3600
  Redwood City
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Redwood City
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
  Richmond
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Richmond
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
  Roseville
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Roseville
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
  Sacramento
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Sacramento
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
 Mercy General Hospital
 Colin Spears, MD
Ph: 916-736-1536
 South Sacramento Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
 Sutter Cancer Center
 Clinical Trial Office - Sutter Cancer Center
Ph: 916-454-6595
 University of California Davis Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of California Davis Cancer Center
Ph: 916-734-3089
  Salinas
 Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
 Shehzad Aziz, MD
Ph: 831-755-1701
  San Diego
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Office -Vandever Medical Office
 Han Koh
Ph: 619-528-2596
  San Francisco
 California Pacific Medical Center - California Campus
 David Irwin, MD
Ph: 510-204-1591
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - San Francisco Geary Campus
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
 San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center
 Judith Luce, MD
Ph: 415-476-4082ext.414
  San Pablo
 Doctors Medical Center - San Pablo Campus
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
  San Rafael
 Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
  Santa Clara
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara Kiely Campus
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
  Santa Rosa
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Rosa
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
  South San Francisco
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - South San Francisco
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
  Stanford
 Stanford Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Stanford Cancer Center
Ph: 650-498-7061
 Email: cctoffice@stanford.edu
  Stockton
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Facility - Stockton
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
  Vallejo
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Vallejo
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
 Sutter Solano Medical Center
 David Irwin, MD
Ph: 510-204-1591
  Walnut Creek
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Walnut Creek
 Louis Fehrenbacher, MD
Ph: 707-651-2577
Colorado
  Aurora
 Aurora Presbyterian Hospital
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-399-8020ext2261
 University of Colorado Cancer Center at UC Health Sciences Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of Colorado Cancer Center
Ph: 720-848-0650
  Boulder
 Boulder Community Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Boulder Community Hospital
Ph: 303-938-5253
  Colorado Springs
 Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Penrose Cancer Center
Ph: 719-776-5275
  Denver
 CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-399-8020ext2261
 Denver Health Medical Center
 Ana Oton
Ph: 303-436-6000
 Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
Ph: 303-839-6000
 Rose Medical Center
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-399-8020ext2261
 St. Anthony Central Hospital
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-399-8020ext2261
 St. Joseph Hospital
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-399-8020ext2261
  Edwards
 Shaw Regional Cancer Center
 Ana Oton
Ph: 970-569-7429
  Englewood
 Swedish Medical Center
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-399-8020ext2261
  Fort Collins
 Front Range Cancer Specialists
 Diana Medgyesy, MD
Ph: 970-212-7600
 Poudre Valley Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Poudre Valley Hospital
Ph: 970-495-8226
  Glenwood Springs
 Valley View Hospital Cancer Center
 Ana Oton
Ph: 970-945-6535
  Grand Junction
 St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-399-8020ext2261
  Greeley
 North Colorado Medical Center
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-399-8020ext2261
  Lone Tree
 Sky Ridge Medical Center
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-399-8020ext2261
  Longmont
 Hope Cancer Care Center at Longmont United Hospital
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-399-8020ext2261
  Loveland
 McKee Medical Center
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-399-8020ext2261
  Montrose
 Montrose Memorial Hospital Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Montrose Memorial Hospital Cancer Center
Ph: 670-240-7267
  Pueblo