Amifostine, Chemotherapy, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Conditions
- Registration Number
- NCT00004176
- Lead Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs such as amifostine may protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
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- Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the incidence and duration of moderate and severe acute esophagitis in patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer treated with amifostine chemoprotection plus chemotherapy and radiotherapy. II. Determine the tumor response to this regimen in these patients.
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Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 34
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (4)
Rocky Mountain Cancer Center
🇺🇸Denver, Colorado, United States
Washington University Barnard Cancer Center
🇺🇸Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC
🇺🇸Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States