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Cisplatin and Docetaxel With or Without Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Newly Diagnosed Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Lung Cancer
Interventions
Biological: filgrastim
Biological: pegfilgrastim
Procedure: adjuvant therapy
Procedure: conventional surgery
Procedure: neoadjuvant therapy
Radiation: radiation therapy
Registration Number
NCT00113386
Lead Sponsor
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin and docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Cisplatin and docetaxel may make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) together with radiation therapy before surgery may shrink the tumor so it can be removed. Giving chemotherapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery. It is not yet known whether giving cisplatin and docetaxel together with radiation therapy is more effective than giving cisplatin together with docetaxel in treating non-small cell lung cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying cisplatin, docetaxel, and radiation therapy to see how well they work compared to cisplatin and docetaxel in treating patients who are undergoing surgery for newly diagnosed stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Compare overall survival of patients with newly diagnosed favorable prognosis stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer treated with neoadjuvant cisplatin and docetaxel with vs without thoracic conformal radiotherapy followed by surgical resection and docetaxel.

Secondary

* Compare median and progression-free survival of patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare clinical and pathologic response rates in patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare the toxicity of these regimens in these patients.

* Correlate pathological complete response with disease-free and overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.

* Correlate DNA damage repair genes (ERCC1 and XRCC1), microtubule-related proteins (TUBB-III and MAP4), and shed tumor DNA with response and outcome in patients treated with these regimens.

* Correlate protein profiles, using MALDI-TOF proteomic analysis of tumor and serum, with response and prognosis in patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.

* Determine the efficacy of fludeoxyglucose F 18 positron emission tomography scanning in assessing pathological response of the tumor and the mediastinal lymph nodes and in predicting long-term outcome in patients treated with these regimens.

* Correlate comorbid conditions with survival of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to T stage (T1 vs T2-3), number of involved mediastinal lymph nodes (1 vs 2 or more vs not evaluable), and nodal micrometastases vs clinically involved nodes (mN2 vs cN2).

* Induction therapy: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive cisplatin IV over 1 hour and docetaxel IV over 1 hour on days 1 and 22.

* Arm II: Patients undergo thoracic conformal radiotherapy once daily 5 days a week for approximately 5½ weeks (total of 28 doses). Patients also receive cisplatin IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, 22, and 29 and docetaxel IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29.

* Surgery: Within 4-8 weeks after completion of induction therapy, patients with stable disease or better undergo a lobectomy or pneumonectomy with a formal systematic mediastinal lymph node dissection.

* Consolidation therapy: Beginning 4-6 weeks after surgery, patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour on days 1, 22, and 43 and pegfilgrastim or filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously on days 2, 23, and 44.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline, within 2 weeks after completion of induction therapy, and then at 6 and 12 months after surgery.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 574 patients will be accrued for this study within 4 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
19
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Induction chemotherapy, surgery, consolidation chemotherapydocetaxelInduction/surgery/consolidation
Induction chemotherapy, surgery, consolidation chemotherapyfilgrastimInduction/surgery/consolidation
Chemotherapy and radiation, surgery, consolidation chconventional surgeryInduction/radiation/surgery/cosolidation
Induction chemotherapy, surgery, consolidation chemotherapypegfilgrastimInduction/surgery/consolidation
Induction chemotherapy, surgery, consolidation chemotherapyadjuvant therapyInduction/surgery/consolidation
Induction chemotherapy, surgery, consolidation chemotherapyconventional surgeryInduction/surgery/consolidation
Induction chemotherapy, surgery, consolidation chemotherapyneoadjuvant therapyInduction/surgery/consolidation
Chemotherapy and radiation, surgery, consolidation chfilgrastimInduction/radiation/surgery/cosolidation
Chemotherapy and radiation, surgery, consolidation chpegfilgrastimInduction/radiation/surgery/cosolidation
Chemotherapy and radiation, surgery, consolidation chdocetaxelInduction/radiation/surgery/cosolidation
Chemotherapy and radiation, surgery, consolidation chadjuvant therapyInduction/radiation/surgery/cosolidation
Chemotherapy and radiation, surgery, consolidation chneoadjuvant therapyInduction/radiation/surgery/cosolidation
Chemotherapy and radiation, surgery, consolidation chradiation therapyInduction/radiation/surgery/cosolidation
Chemotherapy and radiation, surgery, consolidation chcisplatinInduction/radiation/surgery/cosolidation
Induction chemotherapy, surgery, consolidation chemotherapycisplatinInduction/surgery/consolidation
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparison of Overall SurvivalDate of death or date of last follow-up
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (76)

Cancer Center at Providence Alaska Medical Center

🇺🇸

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

🇺🇸

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Cancer Care Center at John Muir Health - Concord Campus

🇺🇸

Concord, California, United States

Moores UCSD Cancer Center

🇺🇸

La Jolla, California, United States

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

University of California Davis Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Sacramento, California, United States

Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Front Range Cancer Specialists

🇺🇸

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Poudre Valley Hospital

🇺🇸

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

🇺🇸

Newark, Delaware, United States

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Cancer Center at Providence Alaska Medical Center
🇺🇸Anchorage, Alaska, United States

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