Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With 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 and radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of radiation therapy when given with combination chemotherapy and to see how well they work in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be surgically removed.

Timeline

Start

2002-05

Primary completion

2008-01

Completion

2010-01

Publications

• Results Schild S, Graham D, Hillman S, et al.: Survival of patients (pts) treated with high-dose radiotherapy (RT) and concurrent chemotherapy for unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 27 (Suppl 15): A-7544, 2009.
• Results Schild SE, McGinnis WL, Graham D, Hillman S, Fitch TR, Northfelt D, Garces YI, Shahidi H, Tschetter LK, Schaefer PL, Adjei A, Jett J. Results of a Phase I trial of concurrent chemotherapy and escalating doses of radiation for unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Jul 15;65(4):1106-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.02.046. Epub 2006 May 26.
• Schild SE, Hillman SL, Tan AD, Ross HJ, McGinnis WL, Garces YA, Graham DL, Adjei AA, Jett JR; Mayo Clinic, North Central Cancer Treatment Group. Long-Term Results of a Trial of Concurrent Chemotherapy and Escalating Doses of Radiation for Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: NCCTG N0028 (Alliance). J Thorac Oncol. 2017 Apr;12(4):697-703. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.12.021. Epub 2017 Jan 12.

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