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Comparison of Two Combination Chemotherapy Regimens in Treating Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lung Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00006004
Lead Sponsor
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
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. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective for treating non-small cell lung cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of two combination chemotherapy regimens in treating patients who have non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Compare overall survival, response rate, and time to progression of patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with paclitaxel and carboplatin versus gemcitabine and cisplatin.

* Compare the toxicities of each of these 2 regimens in this patient population.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to weight loss in the past 6 months (less than 5% vs at least 5%) and disease stage (stage IIIB with pleural or pericardial effusion or pleural implants vs stage IV/recurrent). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours followed by carboplatin IV over 15-30 minutes on day 1.

* Arm II: Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8 followed by cisplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1 only.

Treatment continues in both arms every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 40-90 patients (20-45 per arm) will be accrued for this study within 12 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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Trial Locations

Locations (16)

Emory University Hospital - Atlanta

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Iowa Methodist Medical Center

🇺🇸

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Mercy Medical Center

🇺🇸

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Iowa Lutheran Hospital

🇺🇸

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Alegent Health-Midlands Community Hospital

🇺🇸

Papillion, Nebraska, United States

CCOP - Northern New Jersey

🇺🇸

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Cancer Institute of New Jersey

🇺🇸

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC

🇺🇸

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

James P. Wilmot Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Rochester, New York, United States

CCOP - Oklahoma

🇺🇸

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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Emory University Hospital - Atlanta
🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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