drugset / Trial / NCT00004887

Paclitaxel and Carboplatin Chemotherapy Compared With Standard Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer That Cannot Be Removed During Surgery

NCT00004887

RandomizedTreatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known whether paclitaxel and carboplatin is more effective than standard chemotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of paclitaxel and carboplatin chemotherapy with that of standard chemotherapy in treating patients who have stage III or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be removed during surgery.

Timeline

Start
1999-01
Primary completion
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Carboplatin Small molecule Intravenous
Subject Cisplatin Other / unclassified Intravenous
Subject Ifosfamide Small molecule Intravenous
Subject Mitomycin C Other / unclassified Intravenous
Subject Paclitaxel Small molecule Intravenous
Subject Vinblastine Small molecule Intravenous

Indications