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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