Phase II study of ramucirumab and docetaxel for previously treated non-small cell lung cancer patients with malignant pleural effusion: Protocol of PLEURAM study

Shinnosuke Takemoto, Minoru Fukuda, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Takaya Ikeda, Kazumasa Akagi, Hiromi Tomono, Yasuhiro Umeyama, Yosuke Dotsu, Hirokazu Taniguchi, Hiroshi Gyotoku, Hiroaki Senju, Takeshi Kitazaki, Katsumi Nakatomi, Seiji Nagashima, Masaaki Fukuda, Akitoshi Kinoshita, Hiroshi Soda, Hiroshi Mukae

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Abstract

Introduction: Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy has been shown to be effective in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE); however, there are no data to suggest that ramucirumab has the same effects. Methods: We therefore decided to conduct a phase II study of ramucirumab plus docetaxel for NSCLC patients with MPE. The MPE control rate at eight weeks after the start of treatment will be the primary endpoint, and the objective response rate, progression-free survival, one-year survival rate, overall survival, and toxicity profile will be secondary endpoints. Discussion: A previous study indicated that administering chemotherapy in combination with bevacizumab was effective at controlling pleural effusion in patients with NSCLC with carcinomatous pleurisy. It is expected that ramucirumab will have a similar effect to the same group.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)389-393
Number of pages5
JournalThoracic Cancer
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • NSCLC
  • docetaxel
  • pleural effusion
  • ramucirumab

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