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Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Radiation Therapy With or Without Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Unresectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 3
Conditions
Lung Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00039039
Lead Sponsor
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy
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 paclitaxel may make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. It is not yet known if combination chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy is more effective with or without paclitaxel in treating unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy with or without paclitaxel in treating patients who have unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the overall survival rate of patients with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer treated with paclitaxel and carboplatin or cisplatin followed by radiotherapy with or without concurrent paclitaxel.

* Compare the 1-year survival rate and mean survival time in patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare the objective response rate and local control in patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare the tolerability of these regimens in these patients.

* Compare the safety profile and toxicity of these regimens in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

All patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours followed by carboplatin IV over 30 minutes or cisplatin IV on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 2 courses. Patients then proceed to randomized treatment.

* Arm I: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour on day 1 and radiotherapy on days 1-5 of each week for 6 weeks.

* Arm II: Patients receive radiotherapy 5 days a week for 7 weeks. Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 300 patients (150 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 3 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival rate
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
One-year survival rate and mean survival time
Objective response rate and local control
Tolerability
Safety profile, in terms of acute and delayed toxicity

Trial Locations

Locations (37)

Ospedale San Bortolo

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Vicenza, Italy

Ospedale Mariano Santo

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Cosenza, Italy

Ospedale San Martino

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Genoa, Italy

Ospedale Galliera Oncologia

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Genoa, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova

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Padova, Italy

Ospedale Regionale A. Pugliese

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Catanzaro, Italy

Istituto Policlinico San Donato

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Milan, Italy

Ospedale Ostetrico Ginecologica Sant Anna

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Turin, Italy

University of Modena Hospital and Reggio Emilia School of Medicine

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Modena, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria

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Terni, Italy

Azienda Sanitaria Ospedale San Giovanni Battista Molinette di Torino

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Turin, Italy

Ospedale Santa Chiara Pisa

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Pisa, Italy

Ospedale Sta. Maria Delle Croci

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Ravenna, Italy

Ospedale Santa Croce

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Cuneo, Italy

Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro

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Genoa, Italy

Ospedale Umberto I

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Lugo DI Romagna, Italy

Nuovo Ospedale San Gerardo at University of Milano-Bicocca

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Monza, Italy

Azienda Ospedale S. Luigi at University of Torino

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Orbassano, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera Di Parma

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Parma, Italy

Policlinico Monteluce

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Perugia, Italy

Ospedale Carlo Forlanini

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Rome, Italy

Ospedale S. Camillo-Forlanini

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Rome, Italy

Azienda Policlinico Umberto Primo

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Rome, Italy

Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri - Roma

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Rome, Italy

Istituto Regina Elena

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Rome, Italy

Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza

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San Giovanni - Rotondo, Italy

Ospedale Evangelico Valdese

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Turin, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria della Misericordia

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Udine, Italy

Ospedale Civile di Asti

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Asti, Italy

Civic Hospital of Carrara

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Carrara, Italy

Centro di Riferimento Oncologico - Aviano

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Aviano, Italy

Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo

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Bergamo, Italy

Spedali Civili di Brescia

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Brescia, Italy

Azienda Istituti Ospitalieri

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Cremona, Italy

Ospedale Santa Maria Goretti

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Latina, Italy

Ospedale Civile di Ivrea

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Ivrea, Italy

Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori

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Milan, Italy

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