New hope for asian lung cancer patients: Head-to-Head drug battle

NCT ID NCT02838420

Summary

This study compares two targeted drugs, alectinib and crizotinib, for Asian patients with a specific type of advanced lung cancer (ALK-positive) who haven't had prior treatment. Researchers want to see which drug better controls the cancer for longer and is safer. The trial involves 187 participants who take one of the two pills daily.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Asan Medical Center

    Seoul, 05505, South Korea

  • Beijing Cancer Hospital

    Beijing, 100142, China

  • Beijing Chest Hospital

    Beijing, 101149, China

  • Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

    Shanghai, 200032, China

  • Guangdong General Hospital

    Guangzhou, 510080, China

  • Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital

    Harbin, 150081, China

  • Jiangsu Cancer Hospital

    Nanjing, 210009, China

  • Jilin Cancer Hospital

    Changchun, 132013, China

  • Kangbuk Samsung Hospital

    Seoul, 03181, South Korea

  • Rajavithi Hospital

    Bangkok, 10400, Thailand

  • Ramathibodi Hospital

    Bangkok, 10400, Thailand

  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 06351, South Korea

  • Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital

    Shanghai, 200433, China

  • Shanghai chest hospital

    Shanghai, 200030, China

  • Songklanagarind Hospital

    Songkhla, 90110, Thailand

  • Sun Yet-sen University Cancer Center

    Guangzhou, 510060, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of College of Medicine, Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, 310003, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

    Guangzhou, 510120, China

  • West China Hospital, Sichuan University

    Chengdu, 610041, China

  • Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

    Hangzhou, 310022, China

  • the First Hospital of Jilin University

    Changchun, 130021, China

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