Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III 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. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of three different regimens of combining paclitaxel and carboplatin plus radiation therapy in treating patients who have stage III non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be removed during surgery.

Timeline

Start

1999-12

Primary completion

2003-04

Completion

2003-04

Publications

• Results Bonomi P, Curran W, Choy H, et al.: Randomized 3-arm phase II study of paclitaxel (T), carboplatin (C), and thoracic radiation (TRT) for patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Report of locally advanced multimodality protocol (LAMP) - ACR 427. [Abstract] Lung Cancer 41 (Suppl 2): A-O-263, S77, 2003.

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