New drug duo aims to outsmart advanced lung cancer

NCT ID NCT02411448

Summary

This large, late-stage study is testing whether adding an investigational drug called ramucirumab to a standard targeted therapy (erlotinib) works better for people newly diagnosed with a specific type of advanced lung cancer. It involves 545 participants whose cancer has spread and has a particular genetic change (EGFR mutation). The goal is to see if the combination can better control the cancer's growth and improve survival compared to the standard therapy alone.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AHN Allegheny General Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States

  • Aichi Cancer Center Hospital

    Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 464-8681, Japan

  • Ajou University Hospital

    Suwon, Kyǒnggi-do, 16499, South Korea

  • Asan Medical Center

    Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 05505, South Korea

  • Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera S Luigi Gonzaga

    Orbassano, Torino, 10043, Italy

  • Baskent University Dr. Turgut Noyan Research and Training Center

    Adana, 1250, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Cancer Center of Kansas

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers

    Poitiers, Vienne, 86021, France

  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung

    Kaohsiung Niao Sung Dist, Kaohsiung, 83301, Taiwan

  • Charing Cross Hospital

    Chelsea, London, W6 8RF, United Kingdom

  • Chiba University Hospital

    Chiba, 260-8677, Japan

  • China Medical University Hospital

    Taichung, 40447, Taiwan

  • Chu Grenoble Alpes

    La Tronche, Isère, 38700, France

  • Chungbuk National University Hospital

    Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do [Chungbuk], 28644, South Korea

  • City Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals

    Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom

  • Clinica Universitaria De Navarra

    Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain

  • Cro-Irccs

    Aviano, Friuli Venezia Giulia, 33081, Italy

  • Cross Cancer Institute

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada

  • E-DA Hospital

    Kaohsiung City, 82445, Taiwan

  • Ege Universitesi Hastanesi

    Bornova, İzmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Ehime University Hospital

    Tōon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan

  • Foundation for Biomedical Research and innovation

    Kobe, Hyōgo, 650-0047, Japan

  • Gyeongsang National University Hospital

    Jinju, Kyǒngsangnam-do, 52727, South Korea

  • Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring Berlin-Zehlendorf

    Berlin, 14165, Germany

  • Himeji Medical Center

    Himeji, Hyōgo, 670-8520, Japan

  • Hopital Claude Huriez - CHU de Lille

    Lille, Nord, 59037, France

  • Hospital Son Llatzer

    Palma, Illes Balears [Islas Baleares], 07198, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08035, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

    Valencia, 46026, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad de, 28041, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Quironsalud Madrid

    Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28223, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme

    Seville, 41014, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

    Seville, 41013, Spain

  • Hyogo Cancer Center

    Akashi, Hyōgo, 673-8558, Japan

  • Hyogo Prefectual Amagasaki General Medical Center

    Amagashiki, Hyōgo, 660-8550, Japan

  • Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve - CHU Montpellier

    Montpellier, Hérault, 34090, France

  • Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou

    Paris, 75015, France

  • IRCCS - AOU di Bologna

    Bologna, 40138, Italy

  • Instituto Catalan de Oncologia - Hospital Duran i Reynals

    Hospitalet, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08908, Spain

  • Instituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II

    Bari, Apulia, 70124, Italy

  • Institutul Oncologic

    Bucharest, București, 022328, Romania

  • Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS

    Padua, 35128, Italy

  • Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research

    Koto, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan

  • Juntendo University Hospital

    Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan

  • Kanagawa Cancer Center

    Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan

  • Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center

    Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0051, Japan

  • Kanazawa University Hospital

    Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, 920-8641, Japan

  • Kansai Medical University Hospital

    Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1191, Japan

  • Kindai University Hospital- Osakasayama Campus

    Ōsaka-sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan

  • Kishiwada City Hospital

    Kishiwada, Osaka, 596-8501, Japan

  • Klinikum Chemnitz GmbH

    Chemnitz, Saxony, 09113, Germany

  • Klinikum Köln-Merheim

    Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 51109, Germany

  • Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital

    Kobe, Hyōgo, 650-0047, Japan

  • Korea University Guro Hospital

    Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 08308, South Korea

  • Kurume University Hospital

    Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan

  • Kyoto University Hospital

    Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan

  • Kyushu University Hospital

    Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

  • Levine Cancer Institute

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

  • LungenClinic Grosshansdorf

    Großhansdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, 22927, Germany

  • MacKay Memorial Hospital

    Taipei, 10449, Taiwan

  • Nagasaki University Hospital

    Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan

  • National Cancer Center Hospital

    Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan

  • National Cancer Center Hospital East

    Kashiwa, Chiba, 277 8577, Japan

  • National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

    Tainan, 704, Taiwan

  • National Hospital Organization Asahikawa Medical Center

    Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 070-8644, Japan

  • National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center

    Sakai, Osaka, 5918555, Japan

  • National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center

    Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan

  • National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center

    Fukuoka, 810-8563, Japan

  • National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi Ube Medical Center

    Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-0241, Japan

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei, 10002, Taiwan

  • Niigata Cancer Center Hospital

    Niigata, Niigata, 951-8566, Japan

  • Niigata University Medical & Dental Hospital

    Niigata, 951-8520, Japan

  • Nippon Medical School Hospital

    Tokyo, 113-8603, Japan

  • Okayama University Hospital

    Okayama, 700-8558, Japan

  • Osaka City General Hospital

    Osaka, 534-0021, Japan

  • Osaka City University Hospital

    Osaka, 545-8586, Japan

  • Osaka Habikino Medical Center

    Habikino, Osaka, 583-8588, Japan

  • Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases

    Osaka, 537-8511, Japan

  • Ospedale San Raffaele

    Milan, 20132, Italy

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    Yau Ma Tei, 999077, Hong Kong

  • Queen Mary Hospital

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  • Queens Medical Associates

    Fresh Meadows, New York, 11366, United States

  • Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus

    Gerlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 70839, Germany

  • Royal Marsden Hospital (Chelsea)

    London, Kensington and Chelsea, SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom

  • S.C. MedisProf SRL

    Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, 400058, Romania

  • Saitama Prefectural Cancer Center

    Ina-machi, Saitama, 362-0806, Japan

  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 06351, South Korea

  • Sendai Kousei Hospital

    Sendai, Miyagi, 9800873, Japan

  • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

    Seongnam, Kyǒnggi-do, 10408, South Korea

  • Shizuoka Cancer Center

    Nakatogari, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan

  • Sotiria Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens

    Athens, Attikí, 11527, Greece

  • St. Charles Health System

    Denver, Colorado, 80203, United States

  • St. Lukes International Hospital

    Tokyo, 104-8560, Japan

  • Städtisches Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau gGmbH

    Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, 06120, Germany

  • Taichung Veterans General Hospital

    Taichung, 40705, Taiwan

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital

    Taipei, 11217, Taiwan

  • The Catholic Univ. of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

    Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 06591, South Korea

  • The Catholic University Of Korea St. Vincent's Hospital

    Suwon, Kyǒnggi-do, 16247, South Korea

  • The Gastroenterology Group, P.C.

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

  • Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH

    Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69126, Germany

  • Tokyo Met Cancer & Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hp

    Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan

  • Trakya University

    Edirne, 22030, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica

    Los Angeles, California, 90404, United States

  • Ulsan University Hospital

    Ulsan, Ulsan-Kwangyǒkshi, 44033, South Korea

  • Wakayama MedicaL University Hospital

    Wakayama, 641-0012, Japan

  • İnönü Üniversitesi Turgut Özal Tıp Merkezi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

    Malatya, 44280, Turkey (Türkiye)

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