Zactima in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) ELderly Patients In Combination With or Versus Gemcitabine

Inclusion criteria

• Histologic or cytologic confirmation of advanced NSCLC (stage IIIB with supraclavicular lymph node metastases or pleural effusion or stage IV) on entry into study
• One or more measurable lesions at least 10 mm in the longest diameter (LD) by spiral CT scan or 20 mm with conventional techniques according to RECIST criteria
• Chemotherapy-naïve (prior chemotherapy in the adjuvant setting completed more than 3 months before the trial entry is accepted).
• Female or male aged 70 years or above

Exclusion criteria

• Patients must not have received prior anti-cancer therapy except in the adjuvant setting
• Inadequate end-organ function or Evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic disease or any concurrent condition which in the Investigator's opinion makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the trial
• Significant cardiovascular event (e.g. myocardial infarction, superior vena cava [SVC] syndrome, New York Heart Association [NYHA] classification of heart disease ³2) within 3 months before entry, or presence of cardiac disease that in the opinion of
• History of arrhythmia or QTc with Bazett's correction unmeasurable or ≥ 480 msec on screening ECG