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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AHN Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
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Aichi Cancer Center Hospital
Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 464-8681, Japan
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Ajou University Hospital
Suwon, Kyǒnggi-do, 16499, South Korea
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 05505, South Korea
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Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera S Luigi Gonzaga
Orbassano, Torino, 10043, Italy
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Baskent University Dr. Turgut Noyan Research and Training Center
Adana, 1250, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Cancer Center of Kansas
Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers
Poitiers, Vienne, 86021, France
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung Niao Sung Dist, Kaohsiung, 83301, Taiwan
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Charing Cross Hospital
Chelsea, London, W6 8RF, United Kingdom
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Chiba University Hospital
Chiba, 260-8677, Japan
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China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, 40447, Taiwan
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Chu Grenoble Alpes
La Tronche, Isère, 38700, France
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Chungbuk National University Hospital
Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do [Chungbuk], 28644, South Korea
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City Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
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Clinica Universitaria De Navarra
Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Cro-Irccs
Aviano, Friuli Venezia Giulia, 33081, Italy
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Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada
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E-DA Hospital
Kaohsiung City, 82445, Taiwan
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Ege Universitesi Hastanesi
Bornova, İzmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ehime University Hospital
Tōon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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Foundation for Biomedical Research and innovation
Kobe, Hyōgo, 650-0047, Japan
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Gyeongsang National University Hospital
Jinju, Kyǒngsangnam-do, 52727, South Korea
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Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring Berlin-Zehlendorf
Berlin, 14165, Germany
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Himeji Medical Center
Himeji, Hyōgo, 670-8520, Japan
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Hopital Claude Huriez - CHU de Lille
Lille, Nord, 59037, France
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Hospital Son Llatzer
Palma, Illes Balears [Islas Baleares], 07198, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad de, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Quironsalud Madrid
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28223, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme
Seville, 41014, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Hyogo Cancer Center
Akashi, Hyōgo, 673-8558, Japan
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Hyogo Prefectual Amagasaki General Medical Center
Amagashiki, Hyōgo, 660-8550, Japan
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Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve - CHU Montpellier
Montpellier, Hérault, 34090, France
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Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou
Paris, 75015, France
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IRCCS - AOU di Bologna
Bologna, 40138, Italy
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Instituto Catalan de Oncologia - Hospital Duran i Reynals
Hospitalet, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08908, Spain
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Instituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II
Bari, Apulia, 70124, Italy
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Institutul Oncologic
Bucharest, București, 022328, Romania
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Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
Padua, 35128, Italy
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Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Koto, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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Juntendo University Hospital
Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan
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Kanagawa Cancer Center
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan
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Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0051, Japan
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Kanazawa University Hospital
Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, 920-8641, Japan
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Kansai Medical University Hospital
Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1191, Japan
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Kindai University Hospital- Osakasayama Campus
Ōsaka-sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan
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Kishiwada City Hospital
Kishiwada, Osaka, 596-8501, Japan
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Klinikum Chemnitz GmbH
Chemnitz, Saxony, 09113, Germany
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Klinikum Köln-Merheim
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 51109, Germany
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Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital
Kobe, Hyōgo, 650-0047, Japan
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Korea University Guro Hospital
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 08308, South Korea
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Kurume University Hospital
Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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Kyoto University Hospital
Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Kyushu University Hospital
Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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LungenClinic Grosshansdorf
Großhansdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, 22927, Germany
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MacKay Memorial Hospital
Taipei, 10449, Taiwan
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Nagasaki University Hospital
Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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National Cancer Center Hospital
Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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National Cancer Center Hospital East
Kashiwa, Chiba, 277 8577, Japan
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National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Tainan, 704, Taiwan
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National Hospital Organization Asahikawa Medical Center
Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 070-8644, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center
Sakai, Osaka, 5918555, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center
Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center
Fukuoka, 810-8563, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi Ube Medical Center
Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-0241, Japan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Niigata Cancer Center Hospital
Niigata, Niigata, 951-8566, Japan
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Niigata University Medical & Dental Hospital
Niigata, 951-8520, Japan
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Nippon Medical School Hospital
Tokyo, 113-8603, Japan
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Okayama University Hospital
Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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Osaka City General Hospital
Osaka, 534-0021, Japan
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Osaka City University Hospital
Osaka, 545-8586, Japan
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Osaka Habikino Medical Center
Habikino, Osaka, 583-8588, Japan
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Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
Osaka, 537-8511, Japan
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Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, 20132, Italy
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Yau Ma Tei, 999077, Hong Kong
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Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Queens Medical Associates
Fresh Meadows, New York, 11366, United States
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Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus
Gerlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 70839, Germany
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Royal Marsden Hospital (Chelsea)
London, Kensington and Chelsea, SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom
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S.C. MedisProf SRL
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, 400058, Romania
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Saitama Prefectural Cancer Center
Ina-machi, Saitama, 362-0806, Japan
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 06351, South Korea
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Sendai Kousei Hospital
Sendai, Miyagi, 9800873, Japan
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Seongnam, Kyǒnggi-do, 10408, South Korea
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Shizuoka Cancer Center
Nakatogari, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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Sotiria Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens
Athens, Attikí, 11527, Greece
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St. Charles Health System
Denver, Colorado, 80203, United States
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St. Lukes International Hospital
Tokyo, 104-8560, Japan
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Städtisches Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau gGmbH
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, 06120, Germany
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Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Taichung, 40705, Taiwan
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, 11217, Taiwan
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The Catholic Univ. of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 06591, South Korea
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The Catholic University Of Korea St. Vincent's Hospital
Suwon, Kyǒnggi-do, 16247, South Korea
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The Gastroenterology Group, P.C.
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States
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Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH
Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69126, Germany
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Tokyo Met Cancer & Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hp
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan
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Trakya University
Edirne, 22030, Turkey (Türkiye)
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UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica
Los Angeles, California, 90404, United States
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Ulsan University Hospital
Ulsan, Ulsan-Kwangyǒkshi, 44033, South Korea
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Wakayama MedicaL University Hospital
Wakayama, 641-0012, Japan
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İnönü Üniversitesi Turgut Özal Tıp Merkezi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
Malatya, 44280, Turkey (Türkiye)
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