Tax First-line Chemotherapy With Different Doses and Then Maintenance Therapy (TFINE)
Lung Neoplasms

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lung Neoplasms
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
- Histologic or cytologic diagnosis of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- Based on International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 2009 new Tumor-Node-Metastasis (TNM) stage criteria of lung cancer, local advanced stage IIIB (not applicable for radical radiation therapy) disease or metastatic stage IV disease or recurrent disease
- At least one evaluable tumor lesion based on RECIST criteria (>= 20 mm with conventional techniques or >= 10 mm with spiral Computed Tomography scan)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) 0/1
Adequate bone marrow reserve
- absolute neutrophil count >= 2.0×10^9/L
- platelets >= 100×10^9/L
- hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dL
Adequate hepatic function
- total bilirubin <= Upper Normal Limit (UNL)
- Aspartate Amino Transferase (AST), Alanine Amino Transferase (ALT) <= 2.5 UNL
- alkaline phosphatase (ALP) <= 5 UNL
- Adequate renal function (serum creatinine <= UNL or creatinine clearance >= 60 mL/min)
- No prior chemotherapy was allowed or only (neo) adjuvant chemotherapy ended more than 6 months before treatment (patients should not have been heavily pre-treated, the maximum cumulative dose of cisplatin allowed is 350 mg/m²)
- Prior surgery was permitted only if the operation performed more than 4 weeks ago and the patient was completely recovery
- Childbearing potential either terminated or attenuated by the use of an approved contraceptive method
- Inform consent signed
Exclusion criteria:
- Other tumour type than advanced / metastatic NSCLC in recent 5 years (except cone-biopsied carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix or adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin).
- Presence of symptomatic central nervous system metastases
Inadequate liver function
- total bilirubin > 1 UNL
- ALT and/or AST>1.5 UNL associated with alkaline phosphatase > 2.5 UNL
- inadequate renal function (creatinine > 1.0 times UNL and in case of limit value, creatinine clearance < 60 mL/min)
- Prior radiation therapy, or surgery operation within 4 weeks
- Prior use of taxoids
- Active infection, or serious concomitant systemic disorder incompatible with the study
- Childbearing potential but unwilling to use of an approved contraceptive method
- Receive treatment from other clinical trials during this study treatment
- History of hypersensitivity to any of study medication
- Other serious concomitant abnormal or illness
The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.
Sites / Locations
- Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Active Comparator
First line treatment: docetaxel 75 mg/m² + cisplatin 75 mg/m²
First line treatment:: docetaxel 60 mg/m² + cisplatin 75 mg/m²
Maintenance treatment: docetaxel (60 mg/m2)
Maintenance treatment: best supportive care (BSC)
Docetaxel 75 mg/m² + cisplatin 75 mg/m² on day 1, repeated every 3 weeks, up to 4 cycles
Docetaxel 60 mg/m² + cisplatin 75 mg/m² on day 1, repeated every 3 weeks, up to 4 cycles
Docetaxel 60 mg/m² on day 1, repeated every 3 weeks until progressive disease or up to 6 cycles
BSC until progressive disease