Ph I/II Nab-Paclitaxel & Carboplatin w/Concurrent Radiation Therapy for Unresectable Stg III NSCLC

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Nab-paclitaxel (paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation) may make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. Giving nab-paclitaxel together with radiation therapy and carboplatin may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of giving nab-paclitaxel together with carboplatin and radiation therapy and to see how well it works in treating patients with stage III non-small-cell lung cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.

Timeline

Start

2007-11

Primary completion

2014-04

Completion

2014-04

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped (Enrollment): “Ph I completed. Funding became unavailable causing Ph II to cease after two patients were enrolled.”

Publications

• Lammers PE, Lu B, Horn L, Shyr Y, Keedy V. nab-Paclitaxel in Combination With Weekly Carboplatin With Concurrent Radiotherapy in Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Oncologist. 2015 May;20(5):491-2. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0030. Epub 2015 Apr 6.

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