S0027: Vinorelbine Followed by Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced 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 vinorelbine followed by docetaxel in treating patients who have advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Timeline

Start

2001-11

Primary completion

2004-07

Completion

2008-11

Publications

• Background Hesketh PJ, Lilenbaum RC, Chansky K, Dowlati A, Graham P, Chapman RA, Crowley JJ, Gandara DR. Chemotherapy in patients > or = 80 with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: combined results from SWOG 0027 and LUN 6. J Thorac Oncol. 2007 Jun;2(6):494-8. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318060097e.
• Results Hesketh PJ, Chansky K, Lau DH, Doroshow JH, Moinpour CM, Chapman RA, Goodwin JW, Gross HM, Crowley JJ, Gandara DR. Sequential vinorelbine and docetaxel in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients age 70 and older and/or with a performance status of 2: a phase II trial of the Southwest Oncology Group (S0027). J Thorac Oncol. 2006 Jul;1(6):537-44.
• Results Hesketh PJ, Chansky K, Lau DH, et al.: Sequential vinorelbine (V) and docetaxel (D) in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients age > 70, or with performance status (PS) 2: a SWOG phase II trial (S0027). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 22 (Suppl 14): A-7056, 630s, 2004.

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