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NCT00203931 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Trial Comparing Cetuximab With Pemetrexed/Cetuximab Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by University of Chicago.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
55
Enrollment target

NCT00203931: Clinical Trial Phase 2 study, sponsored by University of Chicago.

NCT00203931 is a Phase 2 study that was terminated before completion, run by University of Chicago. The registered enrollment target is 55 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (59% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00203931, a Phase 2 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by University of Chicago.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
55 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine in patients with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer refractory to previous chemotherapy whether concomitant treatment with cetuximab and pemetrexed improves progression-free survival compared with cetuximab monotherapy.

Primary Outcome

Progression-free survival will be defined as the time from the start of treatment until progression (documented according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors \[RECIST\] criteria and defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions) or death from any cause, whichever comes first.

Interventions

  • DRUG Pemetrexed
  • DRUG Cetuximab

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 55 participants
Start Date 2005-03
Est. Completion 2009-11
Phase Phase 2
University of Chicago

796 total trials

Why NCT00203931 stopped before completion

NCT00203931 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 55 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (59% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Pemetrexed is the first listed.

NCT00203931 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00203931 about?

NCT00203931 is a clinical study titled "Trial Comparing Cetuximab With Pemetrexed/Cetuximab Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer". The purpose of the study is to determine in patients with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer refractory to previous chemotherapy whether concomitant treatment with cetuximab and pemetrexed improves progression-free survival compared with cetuximab monotherapy.

What is the current status of trial NCT00203931?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 55 participants. The study started on 2005-03. Estimated completion is 2009-11.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00203931?

The interventions under investigation include: Pemetrexed (DRUG), Cetuximab (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00203931?

This trial is sponsored by University of Chicago, which has 796 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00203931's enrollment target sits among peer trials

55 1153rd of 2000 higher than 841 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00203931, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00203931 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.