Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients With Progressive Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)

Summary

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects of monoclonal antibody therapy in treating patients with progressive small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

Timeline

Start

2004-07-26

Primary completion

2006-01-25

Completion

2006-12-20

Publications

• Background Therasse P, Arbuck SG, Eisenhauer EA, Wanders J, Kaplan RS, Rubinstein L, Verweij J, Van Glabbeke M, van Oosterom AT, Christian MC, Gwyther SG. New guidelines to evaluate the response to treatment in solid tumors. European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer, National Cancer Institute of the United States, National Cancer Institute of Canada. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2000 Feb 2;92(3):205-16. doi: 10.1093/jnci/92.3.205.
• Results Krug LM, Milton DT, Jungbluth AA, Chen LC, Quaia E, Pandit-Taskar N, Nagel A, Jones J, Kris MG, Finn R, Smith-Jones P, Scott AM, Old L, Divgi C. Targeting Lewis Y (Le(y)) in small cell lung cancer with a humanized monoclonal antibody, hu3S193: a pilot trial testing two dose levels. J Thorac Oncol. 2007 Oct;2(10):947-52. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181560dcc.

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