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LUX-Lung 8: A Phase III Trial of Afatinib (BIBW 2992) Versus Erlotinib for the Treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Cancer After at Least One Prior Platinum Based Chemotherapy

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01523587

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Official title

LUX-Lung 8: A Randomized, Open-label Phase III Trial of Afatinib Versus Erlotinib in Patients With Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung as Second-line Therapy Following First-line Platinum-based Chemotherapy

Brief summary

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This randomised, open-label phase III trial will be performed in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the lung requiring second-line treatment after receiving first-line platinum-based chemotherapy. The primary objective of this trial is to compare the efficacy of BIBW 2992 to erlotinib as second-line treatment in this group of patients.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01523587
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
Industry
Enrollment
795 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Mar 5, 2012 (Actual)
Primary completion
Oct 21, 2013 (Actual)
Completion
Dec 27, 2017 (Actual)
Last update posted
Feb 15, 2019

2012 – 2017

United States locations

U.S. sites
33
U.S. states
19
U.S. cities
30
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers Chandler Arizona 85224 —
University of California La Jolla California 92093 —
Sutter Medical Group Sacramento California 95816 —
Boca Raton Reginl Hospital-Lynn Cancer Institute Boca Raton Florida 33486 —
Memorial Healthcare System Hollywood Florida 22021 —
Cancer Care of North Florida, PA Lake City Florida 32024 —
Illinois Cancer Specialists Niles Illinois 60714 —
Orchard Healthcare Research Inc Skokie Illinois 60076 —
University of Louisville Louisville Kentucky 40202 —
West Jefferson General Hospital and Cancer Clinic Marrero Louisiana 70072 —
Lahey Clinic Burlington Massachusetts 01805 —
Commonwealth Hematology-Oncology, PC Lawrence Massachusetts 01841 —
Karmanos Cancer Institute Detroit Michigan 48201 —
Washington University School of Medicine St Louis Missouri 63110 —
Billings Clinic Cancer Center Billings Montana 59101 —
Queens Medical Associates Fresh Meadows New York 11366 —
SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse New York 13210 —
Montefiore Medical Center The Bronx New York 10461 —
Montefiore Medical Center The Bronx New York 10467 —
Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio 44195 —
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio 43201 —
Mid Ohio Oncology/Hematology, Inc Columbus Ohio 43219 —
Kaiser Permanente Northwest Portland Oregon 97227 —
Oncology Hematology Associates of Norhtern Pennsylvania, PC DuBois Pennsylvania 15801 —
Kimmel Cancer Center Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19107 —
Temple University Cancer Center Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19140 —
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center Spartanburg South Carolina 29303 —
Cancer Center of Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville Tennessee 38501 —
Paris Cancer Center (PCC), Texas Oncology Paris Texas 75460 —
Cancer Therapy and Research at UTHSCSA San Antonio Texas 78229 —
Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington Vermont 05401 —
Blue Ridge Cancer Care Christiansburg Virginia 24382 —
Virginia Oncology Associates Norfolk Virginia 23502 —

Site contact phone numbers, emails, and investigator names are intentionally not displayed here. Open the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for site contact information.

Non-U.S. locations

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About this trial record page

What this page shows
Public field values for ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01523587, including study identification, conditions, interventions, eligibility (age, sex, healthy volunteer), timeline, and U.S. site list.
What this page does not do
No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, study quality scoring, or AI-generated medical summaries. No site contact phone numbers, emails, or investigator names.
Where the data comes from
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