RATIONALE: Erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Stereotactic body radiation therapy may be able to send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue. Giving erlotinib together with stereotactic body radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving erlotinib together with stereotactic body radiation therapy works in treating patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
OBJECTIVES: Primary * To evaluate the effect of erlotinib and stereotactic body radiotherapy on 6-month progression-free survival of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Secondary * To describe the actuarial rate of in-field local control and out-of-field disease progression in patients treated with this regimen. * To evaluate the safety of this regimen in these patients. * To evaluate overall survival of patients treated with this regimen. * To evaluate the duration of erlotinib usage and time to initiation of third-line systemic therapy (chemotherapy or biologic agent) in these patients. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive oral erlotinib hydrochloride once daily in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Beginning 1-4 weeks after the initiation of erlotinib hydrochloride, patients undergo stereotactic body radiotherapy. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
Erlotinib is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after failure of at least one prior chemotherapy regimen.
SBRT is a treatment method to deliver a high dose of radiation to the target, utilizing either a single dose or a small number of fractions with a high degree of precision within the body
University of Colorado Cancer Center at UC Health Sciences Center
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States
6 Month Progression-Free Survival
For liver lesions treated with SBRT, RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors) criteria will be used for evaluation of progression. Progression (PD) is at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions. Evaluation of lung lesions at any time after SBRT is difficult in view of the expected fibrotic reaction. Bone lesions seen only on PET are also not well scored by RECIST criteria and will not be evaluated in that manner. In this study progressive disease (PD) will be defined as residual increased metabolic PET scan in combination with expanded parenchymal opacity that retains mass-like discrete borders and extends outside the volume of lung that received at least 18 Gy.
Time frame: 6 months
In-field Local Control
In-field local control is defined as number of treated lesions that did not grow in size or increase in metabolic activity.
Time frame: 9 months
Number of Participants Without Serious Adverse Events Related to Radiation
Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v4.03 (CTCAE) is used as the standard classification and severity grading scale for adverse events
Time frame: 3 years
Overall Survival
evaluate overall survival after SBRT in combination with erlotinib
Time frame: up to 5 years
Duration of Erlotinib Use and Time to Initiation of Third-line Systemic Therapy
To evaluate the duration of erlotinib usage and time to initiation of third line systemic agent (chemotherapy or biologic agent)
Time frame: 3 years
Out-of-field Disease Progression
Number of Participants with Disease Progression Outside the Radiation treated field at 9 Months
Time frame: 9 months
Progression-free Survival
For liver lesions treated with SBRT, RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors) criteria will be used for evaluation of progression. Progression (PD) is at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions. Evaluation of lung lesions at any time after SBRT is difficult in view of the expected fibrotic reaction. Bone lesions seen only on PET are also not well scored by RECIST criteria and will not be evaluated in that manner. In this study progressive disease (PD) will be defined as residual increased metabolic PET scan in combination with expanded parenchymal opacity that retains mass-like discrete borders and extends outside the volume of lung that received at least 18 Gy.
Time frame: up to 5 years
This platform is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.