Vinorelbine and/or Gemcitabine in Treating Older Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori
- Study ID
- NCT00003447
- Phase
- PHASE3
- Status
- Unknown
Conditions
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- ALL
- Age
- 70 Years - N/A
- Healthy Volunteers
- Not accepted
Interventions
- gemcitabine hydrochloride — DRUG
- vinorelbine tartrate — DRUG
Study Details
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of vinorelbine, gemcitabine, or both in treating patients who have stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.
Key Dates
- Start date
- Jul 31, 1998
- Status verified
- Sep 2007
Study Design
- Enrollment
- 630 participants (estimated)
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Primary purpose
- TREATMENT
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