Clinical Trials

Pemetrexed Disodium or Observation in Treating Patients With Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Without Progressive Disease After First-Line Chemotherapy

Location:

Rochester, MN, Scottsdale and Phoenix, AZ

Trial status:

Open for Enrollment

Why is this study being done?

OBJECTIVES: Primary - To determine if maintenance therapy with pemetrexed disodium versus observation improves progression-free survival of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma who have at least stable disease after completion of first-line therapy comprising pemetrexed disodium with cisplatin or carboplatin. Secondary - To determine the overall survival of patients treated with this regimen versus observation. - To evaluate the frequency of responses in patients treated with this regimen. - To assess the toxicity of this regimen in these patients. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to first-line chemotherapy regimen (cisplatin/pemetrexed disodium vs carboplatin/pemetrexed disodium), histologic subtype (epithelioid vs other) and number of courses received (< 6 vs 6). - Arm I: Patients receive pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. - Arm II: Patients undergo observation until disease progression. After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up every 6 months for 3 years.

Last updated: 02/08/2013

NCT ID:

NCT01085630