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Carboplatin, Taxane And Ramucirumab for Patients With NSCLC After Pemetrexed or Pembrolizumab Maintenance

NCT04332367 · Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
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Official title
Phase II, Single-Arm Study Of Carboplatin, Weekly Taxane, And Ramucirumab In Advanced Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) After Progressive Disease On Maintenance Pemetrexed And/Or Pembrolizumab
About this study
The purpose of this study is to determine if the combination of the three anti-cancer drugs carboplatin, paclitaxel, and ramucirumab is helpful in shrinking tumors or delaying tumor growth in participants with non-small cell lung cancer. This study will also assess whether it is safe to combine these drugs.
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Advanced non-squamous NSCLC (Stage IV or recurrent after initial curative intent therapy) in adults age 18 or older * Prior exposure to 4-6 cycles of Pem/Carbo/Pembro and PD after at least 18 weeks of maintenance Pemetrexed, Pembrolizumab or the combination of the two. * PS 0-1 Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of a driver mutation that is susceptible to targeted therapy * Other active invasive malignancy requiring ongoing therapy * Grade 2 or higher sensory neuropathy * Evidence of untreated brain metastases * History of bleeding diatheses or recent, antecedent hemoptysis (\> 1/2 teaspoon in prior 2 months)
Study design
Enrollment target: 59 participants
Allocation: na
Masking: none
Age groups: adult, older_adult
Timeline
Starts: 2020-08-01
Estimated completion: 2026-09-30
Last updated: 2026-06-10
Interventions
Drug: CarboplatinDrug: PaclitaxelDrug: Ramucirumab
Primary outcomes
  • To estimate overall response rate (3 years)
Sponsor
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine · other
Contacts & investigators
ContactMelissa Volpe, BA · contact · Melissa.volpe@pennmedicine.upenn.edu · 215-220-9703
ContactMelina Marmarelis, MD · contact · 267-438-8154
InvestigatorMelina Marmarelis, MD · principal_investigator, Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
All locations (1)
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaRecruiting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Carboplatin, Taxane And Ramucirumab for Patients With NSCLC After Pemetrexed or Pembrolizumab Maintenance · TrialPath