Status:

UNKNOWN

First-Line Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Yonsei University

Conditions:

Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination ch...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * To assess treatment outcomes of adjuvant chemotherapy based on ERCC1 and RRM1 mRNA levels in patients with stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically proven or radiologically and clinically suspected stage IIIB (with malignant pleural effusion) or IV non-small cell lung cancer
  • Unresectable disease
  • At least 1 measurable lesion (\> 10 mm with spiral CT scan or \> 20 mm with conventional CT scan)
  • No symptomatic or untreated brain metastases
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy \> 12 weeks
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • Hemoglobin \> 9.0 g/dL
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • AST and ALT \< 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Bilirubin \< 1.5 mg/dL
  • Creatinine \< 1.5 times ULN
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • No serious uncontrolled systemic intercurrent illness, including any of the following:
  • Acute myocardial infarction
  • Uncontrolled arrhythmia
  • Uncontrolled heart failure
  • Sepsis
  • Poorly controlled diabetes
  • No other malignancy within the last 5 years, except for carcinoma in situ of the cervix or nonmelanomatous carcinoma of the skin
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy, including cranial irradiation
  • At least 3 weeks since prior major surgery
  • No prior systemic chemotherapy except adjuvant chemotherapy provided it was completed more than 12 months ago

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    117 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00736814

    Start Date

    June 1 2008

    Last Update

    February 24 2011

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    Yonsei Cancer Center at Yonsei University Medical Center

    Seoul, South Korea, 120-752