10-Propargyl-10-Deazaaminopterin in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of 10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin in treating patients who have stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

Timeline

Start

1999-07

Primary completion

2002-06

Completion

2002-06

Publications

• Results Krug LM, Azzoli CG, Kris MG, Miller VA, Khokhar NZ, Tong W, Ginsberg MS, Venkatraman E, Tyson L, Pizzo B, Baez V, Ng KK, Sirotnak FM. 10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin: an antifolate with activity in patients with previously treated non-small cell lung cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2003 Jun;9(6):2072-8.

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