Nab-Paclitaxel Versus Paclitaxel Plus Carboplatin in Advanced Squamous Cell Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

The Randomized,Open, Multicenter Phase III Study to Compare the Effectiveness and Safety of Nab-Paclitaxel Versus Paclitaxel Plus Carboplatin First-Line Therapy Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Squamous Cell Carcinoma

This is a randomized, multicenter, open, controlled phase III trial. 388 subjects with stage IIIB who were not eligible for radical surgery or radiotherapy, stage IV or recurrent squamous cell NSCLC were enrolled in this study .The subjects will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatment groups at a 1: 1 ratio, and stratified by sex, ECOG physical status, smoking status, disease staging.

Subjects will receive one of two treatment regimens:

Group A: intravenous infusion of paclitaxel (albumin binding) 260 mg/m2, intravenous infusion, carboplatin area under curve （AUC) = 6, intravenous infusion, starting from randomization, once every 3 weeks, for 4-6 cycles,or progression, or intolerance, or deth or start a new anti-tumor treatment, whichever occurs first.

Group B: paclitaxel injection 175 mg/m2, intravenous infusion, carboplatin AUC= 6, intravenous infusion, starting from randomization, once every 3 weeks, for 4-6 cycles, or progression, or intolerance,or death or start a new anti-tumor treatment, whichever occurs first.The primary end point is overall response rate (ORR),the secondary endpoint is progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), safety and Quality of Life (QOL).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Accepted the purpose of the trial, the contents , the predicted efficacy, pharmacological effects and the full explanation of the risk and was understood that the subject had signed the informed consent.
• Subjects had histopathologically or cytologically confirmed NSCLC type of squamous cell carcinoma and were documented; (must be provided without radiotherapy, fixed with formalin, paraffin At least 5 sheets of tumor tissue after embedding)
• Subjects were IIIB who were not suitable for radical surgery or radiotherapy, IV or recurrent NSCLC ; (according to the 7th edition of the International Lung Cancer Research Council (IASLC) classification)
• Subjects who were palliative radiotherapy for bone lesions other than the chest were given the study drug according to CTCAE 4.03 toxicity ≤1
• at least one measurable objective lesions according to RECIST1.1 standard
• ECOG score ≤ 1
• Expected survival time ≥ 3 months
• Subjects are well-behaved, able to undergo treatment and follow-up, and voluntarily comply with this study
• ≥ 18 years old male and female
• The childbearing age subjects must agree to take effective contraceptive measures during the trial; the serum or urine pregnancy test must be negative before 24 hours of the start of chemotherapy
• Women must be non-lactating

Exclusion Criteria:

• There is brain metastases;
• The investigators believe that uncontrolled serious medical illnesses that affect the ability of subjects to receive research programs, such as severe medical illnesses, including severe heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, uncontrolled diabetes, uncontrolled high blood pressure, Uncontrolled infections, active peptic ulcers;
• Will hinder the understanding or make informed consent or fill in the questionnaire of dementia, mental state changes or any mental illness;
• Any history of allergic or hypersensitivity to any treatment ingredient;
• In the first 5 years of randomization, there were malignant tumors other than NSCLC, except for the treatment of basal cells or squamous cell skin cancer, localized prostate cancer after radical resection, and ductal carcinoma in situ
• Previously received treatment for advanced/metastatic NSCLC. Note: Allow chemotherapy and radiotherapy to be used as part of neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy as long as the treatment has ended at least 12 months before the diagnosis of advanced or metastatic disease.
• Received a taxane-based regimen as a neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy for squamous cell carcinoma ;
• Subjects with ≥2 grade peripheral neuropathy according to CTCAE V 4.03;
• Physical examination and laboratory test results are abnormal ANC：<1.5×109 / L； PLT：<100×109/L； Hb: <90g/L
• Abnormal liver function is defined as:

I) total bilirubin (TBil) level:> normal upper limit (ULN) 1.5 times; II) 2.5 times the rate of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT)> ULN, and> 5 times ULN if liver metastases are present

• Definition of renal dysfunction:

Serum creatinine> ULN 1.5 times, or creatinine clearance <50ml/min

• Coagulation function abnormal definition:

International Standardization Ratio (INR)> 1.5 times the ULN, and prothrombin time (PT) or activated partial coagulation Blood enzyme time (aPTT)> ULN 1.5 times, unless the subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy

• Hepatitis B surface antigen positive (HBsAg), and peripheral blood hepatitis B virus DNA (HBV-DNA) titer ≥ 1×103copy number / L of the subjects; if HBsAg positive, and peripheral blood HBV-DNA <1 × 103 copy number / L, if the researchers believe that the subjects in a stable phase of chronic hepatitis B and does not increase the risk of subjects, the subjects eligible to be selected
• Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody positive
• need to merge other anti-tumor drug treatment
• Received any other test drug treatment or participated in another interventional clinical trial before 30 days of screening period;
• Researchers think it is not suitable for enrolling.