The development of anti-angiogenesis drugs has led to renewed enthusiasm in lung cancer treatments. Apatinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor which selectively inhibits the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2). Etoposide is an oral preparation for lung cancer which is recommended by NCCN guideline. The investigators wondered whether these two drugs have synergistic effects when treating advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients who failed to previous at least 2nd line treatments. Thus, the aim of this trial is to investigate the efficacy and safety of apatinib combined with etoposide in heavily pretreated advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
25
Apatinib, 250mg daily, po, continue until disease progression
Etoposide, 50mg daily, po, day 1 to day 20, repeat Q 4 weeks until disease progression
Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
RECRUITINGProgression free survival
the first day of treatment to the date that disease progression is reported
Time frame: evaluated in 24 months since the treatment began
Objective Response Rate
the ratio between the number of responders and number of patients assessable for tumor response
Time frame: tumor assessment every 6-8 weeks since the treatment began,up to 24 months
Overall survival
Time frame: the first day of treatment to death or last survival confirm date,up to 24 months
Side effects
Time frame: evaluated in the 24th month since the treatment began according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 4.0
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