Metformin in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Phase 2TerminatedNCT02285855

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center27 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if giving metformin in combination with radiation therapy is more effective than radiation therapy alone. In this study, participants will receive either metformin or a placebo. A placebo is not a drug. It looks like the study drug but is not designed to treat any disease or illness. It is designed to be compared with a study drug to learn if the study drug has any real effect. This is an investigational study. Metformin is FDA approved for the treatment of diabetes. Its use in this study to be given with radiation therapy to treat lung cancer is investigational. The study doctor can explain how the study drug is designed to work. Up to 70 participants will be enrolled in this study. All will take part at MD Anderson.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Lung Cancer

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with pathologic diagnosis of lung NSCLC or squamous cell carcinoma. 2. Patients are to be treated with hypofractionated RT. 3. Patient is not a surgical candidate due to medical comorbidities determined by a thoracic surgeon or patient refusal 4. Patient plans to receive treatment at MD Anderson 5. Patients must sign informed consent 6. Patient must have adequate renal function within 30 days prior to registration, defined as serum creatinine within normal institutional limits or creatinine clearance at least 60 ml/min Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient has: random glucose \>200 mg/dl or is taking an oral hypoglycemic agent or insulin at the time of study entry 2. Patient has a history of lactic acidosis, chronic kidney disease or a creatinine \>/= 1.2 mg/dl 3. Women who are pregnant or breast feeding, as treatment involves unforeseeable risks to the participant, embryo, fetus, or nursing infant 4. Patients with history of allergic reaction to metformin

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

RECIST and PERCIST Tumor Response

The primary objective is the effect of metformin on response in NSCLC patients treated with hypofractionated RT. All patients will receive FDG-PET/CT scan at baseline (prior to metformin start), prior to RT and at 6 months (+/- 30 days) following RT. PET/CT imaging using \[18F\]-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG), using a standard approved radiopharmaceutical dose and administration selected by the nuclear medicine physician (120 min). Response will be determined at 6 months post-treatment via relative change from pre-treatment tumor by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumor (RECIST) by complete response (CR), partial response (PR) and stable disease (SD) and PET Response Criteria in Solid Tumors (PERCIST) by stable metabolic disease (SMD), progressive metabolic disease (PMD) and complete metabolic response(CMR).

Time frame: From baseline (prior to metformin start) to Post-Radiotherapy (RT) Treatment, assessed up to 6 months