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Paclitaxel and Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lung Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00004924
Lead Sponsor
Yale University
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving paclitaxel together with irinotecan works in treating patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the antitumor activity and toxicities of irinotecan and paclitaxel in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

OUTLINE: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour followed immediately by irinotecan IV over 30 minutes. Treatment continues weekly for 2 weeks followed by one week of rest. Courses are repeated every 3 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, then every 6 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 11-22 patients will be accrued for this study over 12 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
28
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center

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New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Northwestern Connecticut Oncology-Hematology Associates - Torrington

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Torrington, Connecticut, United States

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