Iressa Expanded Access Program (EAP)

Brief Summary
A program for patients with non small cell lung cancer who may benefit from Iressa, but cannot enter another clinical trial due to them not being eligible, or for whom no trials are available.
Brief Title
Iressa Expanded Access Program (EAP)
Completion Date
Completion Date Type
Actual
Conditions
Carcinoma
Non-small-cell Lung
Metastases
Neoplasm
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria

For inclusion in this trial, patients must fulfill all of the following criteria:

* previous documented histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer;
* locally advanced and/or metastatic non-operable non-small cell lung cancer (stage III or IV)patients who have received at least one course of standard systemic chemotherapy or radiation therapy or are ineligible for chemotherapy or radiotherapy or are ineligible or not a candidate for enrollment on another ZD1839 trial or who, in the Investigator's opinion, are not medically suitable for chemotherapy.
* age 18 years or older;
* written informed consent to participate in the trial.

Exclusion Criteria

Any of the following will exclude a patient from entering the trial:

* receiving concurrent radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or other systemic anti-cancer medication or any other investigational agent. \* Non-cytotoxic or hormonal therapies for the adjuvant treatment of cancer or for previously treated cancers may be allowed per AstraZeneca permission;
* patients eligible for or previously enrolled on a ZD1839 blinded clinical trial protocol. Patients eligible for or previously enrolled on an open-label or unblinded ZD1839 clinical trial may be considered for acceptance into the Expanded Access Program with AstraZeneca permission;
* having other active malignancies;
* incomplete healing from previous oncologic or other major surgery;
* evidence of any other significant clinical disorder or laboratory finding that makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the trial;
* pregnancy or breast feeding (women of child-bearing potential).
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria

For inclusion in this trial, patients must fulfill all of the following criteria:

* previous documented histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer;
* locally advanced and/or metastatic non-operable non-small cell lung cancer (stage III or IV)patients who have received at least one course of standard systemic chemotherapy or radiation therapy or are ineligible for chemotherapy or radiotherapy or are ineligible or not a candidate for enrollment on another ZD1839 trial or who, in the Investigator's opinion, are not medically suitable for chemotherapy.
* age 18 years or older;
* written informed consent to participate in the trial.

Gender
All
Gender Based
false
Keywords
Locally advanced and/or metastatic non-operable
non-small cell lung cancer (stage III or IV)
patients who have failed standard therapy.
Healthy Volunteers
No
Last Update Submit Date
Minimum Age
18 Years
NCT Id
NCT00034879
Org Class
Industry
Org Full Name
AstraZeneca
Org Study Id
1839IL/0050
Overall Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Primary Completion Date
Primary Completion Date Type
Actual
Official Title
An Expanded Access Clinical Program With ZD1839 (IRESSA®) for Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Start Date
Status Verified Date
First Submit Date
First Submit QC Date
Std Ages
Adult
Older Adult
Maximum Age Number (converted to Years and rounded down)
999
Minimum Age Number (converted to Years and rounded down)
18
Investigators
Investigator Type
Principal Investigator
Investigator Name
Avi Einzig
Investigator Email
avieinzi@montefiore.org