| E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
| Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), locally advanced (stage IIIB), metastatic (stage IV) or recurrent. |
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| MedDRA Classification |
| E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.2 | Version | 9.1 |
| E.1.2 | Level | PT |
| E.1.2 | Classification code | 10029521 |
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| E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.2 | Version | 9.1 |
| E.1.2 | Level | PT |
| E.1.2 | Classification code | 10029522 |
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| E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
| E.2 Objective of the trial |
| E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
| To assess the efficacy of erlotinib and erlotinib in combination with docetaxel in former smokers suffering from squamous NSCLC using as endpoint the percentage of Progression-Free Survival patients after 6 months. |
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| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
| 1. To evaluate PFS in both treatment arms 2. To evaluate overall survival (OS) in both treatment arms 3. To evaluate the objective response rate (ORR) and the duration of the response (DR) in both treatment arms 4. To map the expression of the principal cell proteins that regulate the biological processes activated by the EGFR (EGFR and K-ras mutation analysis ) in initial/pre-treatment tumour biopsy material (not mandatory for all patients) 5. To evaluate the tolerability and safety of each treatment arm of the trial 6. To evaluate the compliance to each treatment arm of the trial. |
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| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
| 1. Written informed consent (the informed consent form must be approved by the independent Ethics Committee of the institute and approval must be obtained before any procedure related to the trial); 2. Males aged ≥ 18 years; 3. Former smokers, that is individuals who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in the course of their lives and given up more than 10 months before being enrolled in the trial; 4. Ability to comply with the procedures required by the protocol and follow up, as well as to take drugs orally; 5. Squamous locally advanced NSCLC (stage IIIB), metastatic (stage IV) or recurrent; 6. The measurable disease must be classified according to RECIST 1.1. criteria; 7. Subjects must have previously undergone platinum-based chemotherapy for advanced NSCLC, exhibit a progressive disease (PD) and all treatment-related toxicities must have been resolved; 8. Performance status between 0-1 on the ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) scale; 9. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks; 10. Adequate haematologic function: - Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 10^9/l - Platelet count ≥ 100 x 10^9/l - Haemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dl (transfusions are permitted to maintain or exceed this level); 11. Adequate hepatic function: - Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN in subjects with no liver metastases; ≤ 5 x ULN in patients with liver metastases - Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 5 x ULN, with the exception of cases with osseous and liver metastases 12. Adequate renal function: - Serum creatinine ≤ 1.25 x ULN. |
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
| 1. Symptomatic metastases of the central nervous system (CNS) 2. Prior therapy aimed at the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), with antibody or small molecule (e.g. tyrosine kinase inhibitor) 3. More than one line of chemotherapy for locally advanced/metastatic NSCLC. 4. Treatment with any other experimental drug or participation in another clinical trial within the 28 days preceding enrolment 5. History of melanoma at any time or history of another malignant neoplasia in the last 5 years, with the following exceptions: - Other malignant neoplasias cured with surgery alone and with a disease-free interval > 5 years - Basal cell cutaneous carcinoma which has been cured 6. Any unstable systemic disease (including an active infection, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction in the previous year, serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring pharmacological treatment, hepatic, renal or metabolic disease) 7. HIV seropositivity. It is not necessary to carry out the test in the absence of clinical signs and symptoms indicating an HIV infection 8. Known hypersensitivity to erlotinib, docetaxel or any of its excipients; 9. An eye inflammation or infection which has not been fully treated or predisposing pathologies; 10. Evidence of any other disease, neurologic or metabolic dysfunction, physical examination or laboratory results that give rise to a reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that represents a contraindication to the administration of an experimental drug or that puts the subject at great risk of complications related to treatment with HER1/EGFR inhibitors (such as therapy with monoclonal antibodies or small cells) or docetaxel. |
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| E.5 End points |
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
| Percentage of Progression-Free Survival patients after 6 months. |
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| E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
| E.6 | Scope of the trial |
| E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
| E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
| E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
| E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
| E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
| E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
| E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
| E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
| E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
| E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | Yes |
| E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
| E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
| E.6.13 | Others | No |
| E.7 | Trial type and phase |
| E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
| E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
| E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
| E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
| E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
| E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
| E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
| E.8 Design of the trial |
| E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
| E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
| E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
| E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
| E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
| E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
| E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
| E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
| E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
| E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
| E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
| E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
| E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
| E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
| E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 18 |
| E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
| E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
| E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
| E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
| E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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| Chiusura dello studio: dopo 18 mesi dall`arruolamento dell`ultimo paziente o fino al decesso dell`ultimo paziente in studio, quale delle due accada prima. |
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| E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |