CompletedPhase 2

Intrapleural Bevacizumab Injection for Malignant Effusion in Lung Cancer

China22 participantsStarted 2014-01

Plain-language summary

Malignant pleural or pericardial effusion is common in lung cancer, and intrapleural drugs injection is important in the treatment. Non- cytotoxic drugs include those with a sclerosing effect that produces pleurodesis, which is easy to cause severe chest pain despite of no influence on the following chemotherapy. Tumor angiogenesis is important in producing MPE. Bevacizumab has been administrated locally in treating optic nerve sickness successfully by anti-VEGF mechanism. So we hypothesize that intrapleural bevacizumab is also effective in treating MPE.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Histological or cytological diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer.
✓. Cytological diagnosis of malignant pleural or pericardial effusion (MPE)
✓. Symptomatic MPE evaluated by researchers
✓. Unsuitable for or reject systemic therapy of tumor
✓. Estimated survival of more than 3 months. 6.18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

✕. Current or recent (within 10 days prior to treatment) use the full amount of inhibition of platelet function, anticoagulants or thrombolytic therapy, which allows prophylactic anticoagulants
✕. Be allergic to bevacizumab
✕. Pregnant or lactating woman
✕. Pleural or pericardial infection

What they're measuring

Lung cancer symptom

Timeframe: Evaluated by lung cancer symptom scale 21-30 days after the treatment

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02054052

SponsorHaihong Yang, MD, Pricipal investigator

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-03

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