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UnknownNCT00265694

Random Trial for Elderly Patients With NSCLC

A Randomized Phase III Trial of Vinorelbine Versus Gemcitabine and Carboplatin for Elderly Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Status
Unknown
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
Sponsor
Inje University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

1. Recently a radomized trial of vinorelbine versus best supportive care in patients at 70 years of age or older demonstrated a definite improvement in overall survival rate and quality of life with chemotherapy. 2. The role of combination therapy containing the platinum compound, which is the standard therapy for the young patients is still vague. 3. Gemcitabine and carboplatin have favorable toxicity profile.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGvinorelbine, gemcitabine and carboplatin

Timeline

First posted
2005-12-15
Last updated
2005-12-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00265694. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.