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CompletedNCT01724801BRAINUpdated Mar 1, 2017

Icotinib or Whole Brain Irradiation in EGFR-mutant Lung Cancer

A Phase 3 interventional study of whole brain radiation(WBI) and Icotinib in Brain Metastasis and Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, sponsored by Guangdong Association of Clinical Trials. Completed at 2 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-03-01.

Sponsored by Guangdong Association of Clinical Trials · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
176
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

EGFR-TKI is good for the patients with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer.We design this clinical trail to confirm if the efficacy of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor(EGFR-TKI )(ICOTINIB) is better than whole brain irradiation for the patient with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer.

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Conditions studied

  • Brain Metastasis
  • Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

  • EGFR mutant
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In context

Lung Neoplasms

7,243 studies on the registry are indexed under Lung Neoplasms; 1,558 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 176 is above the median of 60 across 5,296 interventional studies indexed under Lung Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Guangdong Association of Clinical Trials is the lead sponsor of 53 studies on the registry; 18 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Patient who was confirmed stage IV NSCLC with EGFR activating mutation and brain metastases by pathologic histology or cytology.

Patient who brain metastases was shown in MRI or CT scan. Brain metastases lesions should be more than 3.The diameter among these lesions should be more than 1 centimeter.

Males or females aged ≥18 years, \< 75 years. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group(ECOG) performance status 0-1. Life expectancy ≥12 weeks. The therapy of surgery,chemotherapy,radiotherapy that the patients were ever received should be more than 2 weeks ago.The patient had recovered from the treatment.

Males and females should be contraceptive during the period of the trial until 8 weeks after the last administration of icotinib.

Able to comply with the required protocol and follow-up procedures, and able to receive oral medications.

Written informed consent provided.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Patient was received irradiation of brain. Patient with meningeal metastases were confirmed by MRI or cytology test of cerebrospinal fluid.

Patient is received the treatment of Phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampicin, phenobarbital, or St. John's Wort.

Patient was received EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor or EGFR monoclonal antibody.

Interstitial pneumonia.Pericardial effusion, pleural effusion is uncontrolled .

Any unstable systemic disease (including active infection, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction within the previous year, serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication, hepatic, renal, or metabolic disease).

Any significant ophthalmologic abnormality ,especially severe dry eye syndrome ,keratoconjunctivitis sicca,Sjogren syndrome,severe exposure keratitis or any other disorder likely to increase the risk of corneal epithelial lesions.

Lack of physical integrity of the upper gastrointestinal tract, or malabsorption syndrome, or inability to take oral medication, or have active peptic ulcer disease.

Female subjects should not be pregnant or breast-feeding. Adequate hematological function: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 x 109/L, and Platelet count ≥100 x 109/L.

Adequate renal function: Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN, or ≥ 50 ml/min. Adequate liver function :Total bilirubin £ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT )and Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST )\< 2.5 x ULN in the absence of liver metastases, or \< 5 x ULN in case of liver metastases.

The symptoms of increased intracranial pressure are uncontrolled after dehydration and cortisone treatment.

Patient need increase irradiation dose after routine irradiation(30GY/10f/2w) Patient should treat extra cranial lesions first. Patient assessed by the investigator to be unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the protocol.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
176 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    icotinib

    icotinib administered orally at a dose of 125 mg 3 times daily

    Drug: Icotinib

  • Active comparator
    Whole brain irradiation

    Whole brain irradiation 30Gy/3Gy/10 fractions plus concurrent or sequential chemotherapy for 4-6 cycles

    Radiation: whole brain radiation(WBI)

Interventions

  • Radiationwhole brain radiation(WBI)

    WBI (30Gy/3Gy/10 fractions) plus concurrent or sequential chemotherapy for 4-6 cycles

  • DrugIcotinib

    administered orally at a dose of 125 mg 3 times daily

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. iPFS

    intracranial progression-free survival

    Time frame: 18 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. progress-free survival (PFS)

    progress-free survival

    Time frame: up to 16 months

  2. time of controlling brain metastasis symptom

    time of controlling brain metastasis symptom

    Time frame: 18months

  3. Response rate of brain metastasis

    Response rate of brain metastasis

    Time frame: 12months

  4. Cognitive function

    Cognitive function

    Time frame: 18months

  5. overall survival(OS)

    overall survival(OS)

    Time frame: 24months

Other outcomes

  1. Toxicity

    adverse events(according to CTC4.0)

    Time frame: 24months

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Guangdong General Hospital
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
  • Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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References and documents

Publications

  • Yang JJ, Zhou C, Huang Y, Feng J, Lu S, Song Y, Huang C, Wu G, Zhang L, Cheng Y, Hu C, Chen G, Zhang L, Liu X, Yan HH, Tan FL, Zhong W, Wu YL. Icotinib versus whole-brain irradiation in patients with EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer and multiple brain metastases (BRAIN): a multicentre, phase 3, open-label, parallel, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2017 Sep;5(9):707-716. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(17)30262-X. Epub 2017 Jul 19. PubMed 28734822 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 1, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01724801
Lead sponsor
Guangdong Association of Clinical Trials
Collaborators
Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 12, 2012
Start date
Oct 14, 2012
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2015
Completion
Sep 14, 2016
Last update
Mar 1, 2017

Study contacts

Jinji Yang, MD
study director · Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
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