Phase III Study of Apatinib Tablets in the Treatment of Advanced or Metastatic Gastric Cancer

Sponsor
Jiangsu HengRui Medicine Co., Ltd.
Study ID
NCT01512745
Phase
PHASE3
Status
Completed

Conditions

  • Advanced or Metastatic Gastric Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 70 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • apatinib — DRUG
    apatinib 850 mg qd p.o. until disease progression or intolerable toxicity or patients withdrawal of consent
  • placebo — DRUG
    placebo qd p.o. until disease progression or intolerable toxicity or patients withdrawal of consent

Study Details

Apatinib is a tyrosin-inhibitor agent targeting at vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), and it's anti-angiogenesis effect has been viewed in preclinical tests. The investigators' phase I study has shown that the drug's toxicity is manageable and the maximum tolerable daily dose is 850 mg. The purpose of this study is to determine whether apatinib can improve progression free survival or overall survival compared with placebo in patients with metastatic gastric carcinoma who failed two lines of chemotherapy.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 31, 2011
Status verified
Apr 2015
Primary completion
May 31, 2013
Completion
May 31, 2013

Study Design

Enrollment
267 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: apatinib
  • Placebo Comparator: placebo

Primary Outcome Measure

Progression Free Survival(PFS) [ Time Frame: 30 months ]