Mesothelioma Related Clinical Trials:
ALIMTA Plus Gemcitabine as Front-Line Chemotherapy for Patients With Malignant Pleural or Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Phase II Clinical Trial

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Status: Completed
Sponsors and Collaborators: Eli Lilly and Company
Information provided by: Eli Lilly and Company
Government Identifier: NCT00061477

Condition: Mesothelioma
Intervention: Drug: Pemetrexed; Drug: Gemcitabine

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Purpose:


The purposes of this study are to determine:

  1. The safety of Pemetrexed plus Gemcitabine and any side effects that might be associated with the combination of these two drugs.
  2. Whether Pemetrexed plus Gemcitabine can help patients with mesothelioma live longer.
  3. Whether Pemetrexed plus Gemcitabine can make the tumor smaller or disappear, and for how long.
  4. To see if patients feel better while taking Pemetrexed plus Gemcitabine.
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: ALIMTA Plus Gemcitabine as Front-Line Chemotherapy for Patients With Malignant Pleural or Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Phase II Clinical Trial

Further study details as provided by Eli Lilly and Company:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To determine the objective tumor response rate for pemetrexed plus gemcitabine every 21 days in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma who have not received prior chemotherapy

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • To assess time to objective tumor response for responding patients;To assess duration of response for responding patients;To assess time to treatment failure;To assess time to progressive disease
  • To assess progression-free survival;To assess overall survival;To determine toxicities of pemetrexed in combination with gemcitabine in this population

Estimated Enrollment: 48
Study Start Date: December 2002
Estimated Study Completion Date: September 2006

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Eligibility:

Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of mesothelioma that can be treated with chemotherapy
  • Have received no prior chemotherapy for mesothelioma
  • Have at least one measurable lesion
  • Have an adequate performance status
  • Sign an informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous treatment with chemotherapy for mesothelioma
  • Treatment with an investigational drug within the last 30 days, previously completed or withdrawn from this study or any other study investigating Pemetrexed
  • Treatment with radiation therapy within the last 4 weeks
  • Brain metastasis that is uncontrolled
  • Active infection or other serious condition

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Contacts and Locations:

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00061477
Locations
United States, Colorado
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Aurora, Colorado, United States
United States, Florida
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Tampa, Florida, United States
United States, Illinois
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Chicago, Illinois, United States
United States, Massachusetts
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Boston, Massachusetts, United States
United States, Michigan
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Detroit, Michigan, United States
United States, New Mexico
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
United States, New York
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      New York, New York, United States
United States, Ohio
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Cleveland, Ohio, United States
United States, Pennsylvania
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Sponsors and Collaborators
Eli Lilly and Company

Investigators
Study Director:     Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST)     Eli Lilly and Company  
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00061477
Locations
United States, Colorado
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Aurora, Colorado, United States
United States, Florida
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Tampa, Florida, United States
United States, Illinois
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Chicago, Illinois, United States
United States, Massachusetts
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Boston, Massachusetts, United States
United States, Michigan
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Detroit, Michigan, United States
United States, New Mexico
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
United States, New York
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      New York, New York, United States
United States, Ohio
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Cleveland, Ohio, United States
United States, Pennsylvania
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559 or 317-615-4559) Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician.    
      Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Sponsors and Collaborators
Eli Lilly and Company

Investigators
Study Director:     Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST)     Eli Lilly and Company  

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Additional Information:

Study ID Numbers: 7214, H3E-US-JMFZ
First Received: May 28, 2003
Last Updated: January 24, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00061477
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Folic Acid
Pemetrexed
Mesothelioma
Gemcitabine
Adenoma
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Mesothelioma
Antimetabolites
Anti-Infective Agents
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Immunologic Factors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Neoplasms, Mesothelial
Antineoplastic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Enzyme Inhibitors
Folic Acid Antagonists
Immunosuppressive Agents
Antiviral Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Neoplasms
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
Therapeutic Uses

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