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A Phase II Study of the Combination of Gemcitabine and Imatinib Mesylate in Pemetrexed-pretreated Patients With Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
This is a phase II, monocentric study of the combination of gemcitabine and imatinib mesylate in pemetrexed-pretreated patients with MPM expressing PDGFR-beta and/or C-kit by Immunohistochemistry (IHC). Treatment will be done until disease progression, or patient refusal or withdrawal of patient consent, or unacceptable toxicity
Details
| Lead sponsor | Istituto Clinico Humanitas |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 2 |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 22 |
| Start date | 2014-11 |
| Completion | 2017-12 |
Conditions
- Mesothelioma, Malignant
Interventions
- Gemcitabine
- Imatinib mesylate
Primary outcomes
- anti-tumor activity of Imatinib mesylate in combination with Gemcitabine — 12 weeks
assess the anti-tumor activity of Imatinib mesylate in combination with Gemcitabine, in terms of 3-months progression-free survival (PFS) rate
Countries
Italy