drugset / Trial / NCT00003696
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients Who Have Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
RandomizedTreatment
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 most effective for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two combination chemotherapy regimens in treating patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.
Timeline
- Start
- 1998-10
- Primary completion
- —
- Completion
- —
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Carboplatin | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |
| Subject | Cyclophosphamide | Other / unclassified | — | Intravenous |
| Subject | Doxorubicin | Other / unclassified | — | Intravenous |
| Subject | Etoposide | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |
| Subject | Paclitaxel | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |