Germonpre 2008 (SYRINGES).
Study name | Low molecular weight heparin in advanced non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): a randomized open label phase III study evaluating the effect of enoxaparin (Clexane) on survival and symptom control in patients with stage IIIB and IV NSCLC undergoing a cisplatin based first line chemotherapy: the SYRINGES Trial |
Methods | Study type: interventional Allocation: randomized Endpoint classification: safety/efficacy study Intervention model: parallel assignment Masking: open‐label Primary purpose: treatment |
Participants | Locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC (stage IIIB or IV) |
Interventions | Intervention: enoxaparin daily 1 mg/kg/day sc Control: no enoxaparin Co‐intervention: cisplatin 75 mg/m2 d1 and docetaxel 75 mg/m2 d1 (every 3 weeks for 4 cycles) |
Outcomes | Progression‐free survival Incidence of total documented thromboembolic and hemorrhagic events |
Starting date | June 2008 |
Contact information | Paul R Germonpre, MD PhD Universiteit Antwerpen |
Notes | Sponsor: University Hospital, Antwerp Universiteit Antwerpen Status as of August 2017: Completed (not published yet) |