Apatinib has been approved as a second-line treatment for advanced gastric cancer. Several phase III clinical studies of non small cell lung cancer, liver cancer, colorectal cancer and other tumors also showed apatinib has less toxic side effects and better patient tolerance. However, the clinical application of apatinib in small cell lung cancer is still lack of evidence-based medicine. Etoposide and cisplatin chemotherapy is the first-line treatment for small-cell lung cancer. The purpose of this multicenter, randomized, prospective study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of apatinib as the maintenance therapy for extensive stage small cell lung cancer after combined with etoposide and cisplatin chemotherapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
100
Progression-free survival
The first day of treatment to the date that disease progression is reported.
Time frame: 6 months
Overall survival
The first day of treatment to death or last survival confirm date.
Time frame: 5 years
Tumor response rate
The ratio between the number of responders and number of patients assessable for tumor response.
Time frame: 3 months
Treatment-related adverse events
Treatment-related adverse events are assessed by common terminology criteria for adverse events(CTCAE) V4.0.
Time frame: the first date of treatment to 30 days after the last dose of study drug,assessed up to 6 months
Performance Status
Performance Status of patients will be assessed by Zubrod-Eastern cooperative oncology group(ECOG)-world health organization(WHO).
Time frame: the first date of treatment to 30 days after the last dose of study drug, assessed up to 6 months
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