Karenitecin in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory 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 karenitecin in treating patients who have relapsed or refractory non-small cell lung cancer

Timeline

Start

2001-04

Primary completion

2003-04

Completion

2006-01

Publications

• Results Miller AA, Herndon JE 2nd, Gu L, Green MR; Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Phase II trial of karenitecin in patients with relapsed or refractory non-small cell lung cancer (CALGB 30004). Lung Cancer. 2005 Jun;48(3):399-407. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2004.11.019. Epub 2005 Jan 23.
• Results Herndon JE, Miller AA, Zhang C, et al.: Phase II trial of karenitecin in patients with refractory non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): CALGB 30004 . [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22: A-2706, 673, 2003.

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