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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 27 May 2013
Main ID:  NTR798
Date of registration: 01/10/2006
Primary sponsor: NVALT
Public title: Phase 3 trial of the antiangiogenic agent thalidomide in patients with malignant mesothelioma after first line chemotherapy.
Scientific title: Phase 3 trial of the antiangiogenic agent thalidomide in patients with malignant mesothelioma after first line chemotherapy. - NVALT5
Date of first enrolment: 9/9/2004
Target sample size: 216
Recruitment status: recruiting
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=798
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: None; Control: Active; Group: Factorial; Type: -  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: D.  Storm
Address:  The Netherlands Cancer center NVALT Trial Desk Plesmanlaan 121 1066 CX Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31(0)20 5129111
Email: d.storm@nki.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: P.  Baas
Address:  The Netherlands Cancer Insitute, Department of Pulmonology Plesmanlaan 121 1066 CX Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31(0)20 5122958
Email: p.baas@nki.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Good condition (PS 0-2);

2. First line therapy with pemetrexed minimum of 4 courses;

3. A measurable lesion is not required;

4. Normal laboratory values;

5. Signed informed consent;

6. Thalidomide therapy to start within 9 weeks after last chemotherapy course.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Inaqdequate measures for birth control;

2. Polyneuropathy > grade 1;

3. Thrombo-embolic events.


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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Malignant mesothelioma

Intervention(s)
Thalidomide 200 mg orally at night for up to 1 year with best supportive care
or observation alone with best supportive care.
Primary Outcome(s)
Increase of 5 to 7.5 moths for time to recurrence.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Toxicity (neurologic and thrombo-embolic)
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN13632914
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., Thalidomide is prepared by Prof J Beijnen farmacist, the Slotervaart hospital
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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