Erlotinib in Patients With Resected, Early Stage NSCLC With Confirmed Mutations in the EGFR

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

In brief

In this research study erlotinib will be given to eligible participants whose lung cancer has been removed by surgery. Eligible patients have adenocarcinoma, a type of non-small lung cancer, and must have 1 or more of the following characteristics: be female, be of Asian or Pacific Rim descent and/or be a never smoker. The potential participant's tumor will be examined for Epidermal growth factor (EGFR) mutations. EGFR is a protein that is overexpressed in most non-small cell lung cancers. Some EGFR has been found to have specific mutations and the participant must have one of these mutations in his tumor. Erlotinib blocks this protein and may control tumor growth and increase survival. Previous research has shown that erlotinib is most effective for people who have these specific mutations in the EGFR.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00567359
Run by
Massachusetts General Hospital
People needed
100
Starts
2007-12-01
Expected to finish
2017-12-01
Last updated by the study team
2018-12-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

You may not qualify if…

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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