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CTRI Number  CTRI/2009/091/000694 [Registered on: 25/09/2009]
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Post Graduate Thesis   
Type of Trial   
Type of Study    
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial to study the effects of two drugs Peg G-CSF and Grafeel® in the prevention of reduction in neutrophil counts in cancer patients caused by drugs used to treat cancer. 
Scientific Title of Study   A randomized, multi-center, open label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Peg G-CSF as compared to Grafeel® in the prophylaxis of severe neutropenia in cancer patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
CDP/03/07  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr. Ramesh Nimmagadda 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  Director, Dept. of Medical Oncology, Apollo Specialty Hospital, No.320, Padma Complex, Mount Road
Teynampet
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600035
India 
Phone  04424354956  
Fax  04424362424  
Email  ashaherf@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Rukmini Kethireddypally 
Designation   
Affiliation  Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. 
Address  Director, Clinical Development Department, Biologics Development Center, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.Survey No.47, Bachupalli,
Qutubullapur, R.R. District
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH
500090
India 
Phone  04044644340  
Fax  04044644507  
Email  rukminik@drreddys.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Mr. Shivkumar Madki 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  Senior Manager, Clinical Development Department, Biologics Development Center, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.Survey No.47, Bachupalli,
Qutubullapur, R.R. District
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH
500090
India 
Phone  04044644403  
Fax  04044644507  
Email  shivkumarm@drreddys.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
DR.REDDY'S LABORATORIES LTD, Hyderabad 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  DR.REDDY'S LABORATORIES LTD.Biologics Development Centre , Survey No.47, Bachupalli, Qutubullapur, Hyderabad-500090, A.P, India Fax: +91-40-44644507, 91-40-23041418  
Address   
Type of Sponsor   
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL   
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 14  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr K Pavithran   Amrita institute of medical sciences  AIMS Ponekkara P.O,-682041

 
04842802177
048402802177
pavithrank@aims.amrita.edu 
Dr. Ramesh Nimmagadda  Apollo Specialty Hospital  No.320, Padma Complex, Mount Road,Teynampet-600035
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
04424354956
04424362424
ashaherf@gmail.com 
Dr. A. K. Vaid  Artemis Medicare Services Pvt Ltd  Sector-51,-122001
Gurgaon
HARYANA 

01246767997
ashok@artemishealthsciences.com 
Dr. R. Gopal  Asian Institute of Oncology, S.L. Raheja Hospital  Raheja Hospital Marg,Mahim-400016
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 

02224449418
rgopal1@gmail.com 
Dr. J S Sekhon  Dayanand Medical College & Hospital  Tagore Nagar,Civil Lines-141001
Ludhiana
PUNJAB 

01612304721
jagdevsekhon@hotmail.com 
Dr. Chirag Desai  Hemato-Oncology Clinic, Vedanta Institute of Medical Science  Stadium Commerce College Road,Navarangpura-380009
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
07940042223
07940042225
chiragdesai.oncology@gmail.com 
Dr. S.S. Nirni  Indo American Cancer Institute and Research Centre  Road No: 14, Banjara Hills,-500034
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
04023551235
04023542120
ssnirni@gmail.com 
Dr. S H Advani  Jaslok Hospital  15, Dr. Deshmukh Marg,Pedder Road-400026
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
02266573254
02223526833
shadvani2000@yahoo.com 
Dr. Tarini Prasad Sahoo  Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre  Idgah Hills,-462001
Bhopal
MADHYA PRADESH 
07554255680
07552666094
tarini73@rediffmail.com 
Dr. A. A. Ranade   Joshi Hospital  778, Shivajinagar, Opp Kamala,Nehrupark-411004
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 

02066023071
draaranade@yahoo.com 
Dr. V. P. Gangadharan  Lakeshore Hospital & Research Centre Ltd  Department of Medical Oncology, Room No. 324,NH - 47 Bypass, Maradu, Nettoor -682040

 
04842701032
04842703573
gangavp1@gmail.com 
Dr. Senthil Rajappa  Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences  Punjagutta,-500082
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
04023327874
04066669049
siddharth142@sify.com 
Dr. G S Bhattacharyya  Orchid Nursing Home  P-14, C-17 Road,Phoolbagan-700054
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
03323202729
03323202730
docgsbhattacharyya@gmail.com 
Dr. Subramanian. S  V.S. Hospitals Pvt. Ltd.  13, East Spurtank Road,Chetpet-600031
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
04442001000
04428191021
vshospitals@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 14  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Artemis Heath Sciences Ethics Committee  Submittted/Under Review 
Ethics Committee of The Heart Care Clinic  Approved 
Ethics Committee, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited  Approved 
Ethics Committee, Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre  Approved 
Ethics Committee, Madras Clinical Research Centre  Approved 
Ethics committee, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences  Approved 
Institutional Drug Trial Ethics Committee, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethical Committee, Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre  Approved 
Institutional Ethical Review Board, Orchid Nursing Home  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Indo-American Cancer Institute and Research Centre  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Joshi Hospital  Approved 
IRB, S.L. Raheja Hospital  Approved 
Lakeshore Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Adult patients with advanced NSCLC or metastatic breast cancer receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy (as per inclusion criteria) will be enrolled in the study.,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Grafeel®  5µg/kg/day administered via SC route.  
Intervention  PEG-GCSF  6 mg single dose administered via SC route 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From   
Age To   
Gender   
Details  1)Signed and dated written informed consent 2)Patients aged 18 to 70 years 3)Chemo naive patients 4)Patients diagnosed with unresectable stage IIIB or IV NSCLC or metastatic breast cancer requiring first line cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen associated with intermediate risk of febrile neutropenia and significant risk of severe neutropenia 5)Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status less than or equal to 1 6)Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1.5 x 10^9/L and Platelets greater than or equal to 100 x 10^9/L 7)Adequate liver function: bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5mg/dL, ALT/AST/ alkaline phosphatase less than 2 times the upper normal value (unless due to liver involvement in which case ALT/AST less than 4 times the upper normal value, and alkaline phosphatase without limit) 8)Adequate renal function: serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 mg/dL and GFR greater than or equal to 50 ml/min 9)If female: Women without childbearing potential (eg. Post menopausal, surgery/ radiation therapy terminating reproductive potential etc) OR Women with childbearing potential using an approved contraceptive method (intrauterine device, birth control pills, or barrier device) during and for 3 months after completion of study, and having negative urine Beta-HCG test prior to study enrolment  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1)Any clinically significant findings on history or examination that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude administration of chemotherapy and Grafeel®/ Peg G-CSF therapy in the full doses and clinically significant cardiac disease, neuropathy or other disease 2)Any active cancer or history of prior malignancy except carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or any surgically cured malignancies diagnosed 5 years or more before screening 3)Patients with Congestive Heart Failure class III/IV as per New York Heart Association classification 4)LVEF <50%, except patients receiving doxorubicin containing chemotherapy, wherein LVEF <55% 5)Clinically symptomatic brain metastases 6)A positive serologic test for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or unresolved Hepatitis B or C virus infection 7)Pregnant or breast-feeding women 8)Patients who have received any other investigative drugs within 30 days before randomization 9)History of allergic reactions to the study drug or its constituents 10)Previous exposure to any colony stimulating factor 11)Patients previously diagnosed with sickle cell disorder 12)Chronic use of oral corticosteroids (except low dose with no more than 20 mg/d prednisolone or equivalent for COPD) 13)Any illness or condition that in the opinion of the investigator could affect the safety of the patient 14)Radiation therapy within 4 weeks of randomization into this study  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Stratified block randomization 
Method of Concealment   Centralized 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Duration of severe (grade 4) neutropenia in cycle 1.   3 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Incidence of severe neutropenia by cycle and across all cycles.   18 weeks 
Incidence of febrile neutropenia (FN) by cycle and across all cycles.   18 weeks 
ANC nadir, defined as patients lowest ANC for cycle 1.   3 weeks 
Time to ANC recovery, defined as the time in days from chemotherapy administration until patients ANC increased to &#8805; 2.0 X 109/l after the expected nadir for cycle 1.   3 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="150"
Sample Size from India="" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  30/09/2009 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="9"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Open to Recruitment 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)   
Publication Details    
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Brief Summary   This study is a randomized, multi-center, open label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Peg G-CSF as compared to Grafeel® in the prophylaxis of severe neutropenia in 150 cancer patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy. Study duration includes 2 weeks of screening, 18 weeks of treatment with a follow-up period of 6 months and study will be conducted in 14 centers in India. Primary Objective is to establish non-inferiority of Peg G-CSF with Grafeel® for duration of severe (grade 4) neutropenia in cycle 1 of chemotherapy. 
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