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Therapy Name | Nab-paclitaxel + Ramucirumab |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Nab-paclitaxel | Abraxane | ABI-007|Paclitaxel Protein-bound | Chemotherapy - Taxane 3 | Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel) is an albumin-stablized version of paclitaxel, which binds microtubules and prevents depolymerization, resulting in decreased cell motility and division (NCI Drug Dictionary). |
Ramucirumab | Cyramza | LY3009806 | VEGFR2 Antibody 4 | Cyramza (ramucirumab) is a monoclonal antibody, which binds and inhibits VEGFR2 (KDR) resulting in decreased angiogenesis (PMID: 24094768). Cyramza (ramucirumab) is FDA approved for use as a monotherapy or in combination with paclitaxel in patients with gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma who progressed on chemotherapy, in combination with erlotinib as first-line therapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR exon 19 deletion mutations or L858R, in combination with decetaxel in patients with NSCLC who progressed on prior therapy, in combination with FOLFIRI in patients with colorectal cancer who progressed on prior therapy, and as monotherapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who have received sorafenib (FDA.gov). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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Clinical Trial | Phase | Therapies | Title | Recruitment Status | Covered Countries | Other Countries |
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NCT02730247 | Phase II | Nab-paclitaxel + Ramucirumab | Clinical Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of the Addition of Ramucirumab to Nab-paclitaxel in Previously Treated Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) | Completed | USA | 0 |
NCT02317991 | Phase II | Nab-paclitaxel + Ramucirumab | Study of Nab-Paclitaxel and Ramucirumab as Second-line Treatment for Patients With Metastatic Gastroesophageal Cancer | Completed | USA | 0 |