Radiation Therapy Plus Chemotherapy 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. Combining more than one drug and combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of various schedules of radiation therapy and combination chemotherapy using vinblastine and cisplatin or cisplatin and etoposide in treating patients with stage II or stage III non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be removed surgically.

Timeline

Start

1994-07

Primary completion

1998-10

Completion

2012-03

Publications

• Background Siddiqui F, Bae K, Langer CJ, Coyne JC, Gamerman V, Komaki R, Choy H, Curran WJ, Watkins-Bruner D, Movsas B. The influence of gender, race, and marital status on survival in lung cancer patients: analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group trials. J Thorac Oncol. 2010 May;5(5):631-9. doi: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181d5e46a.
• Background Konski AA, Bhargavan M, Owen J, et al.: "Less is not always more": an economic analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 94-10. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69 (3 Suppl): A-1080, S182, 2007.
• Background Choy H, Swann S, Nabid A, et al.: Comparison of 5-year survival between RTOG-94-10 and a phase 2 study of induction chemotherapy followed by efaproxiral + radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced NSCLC. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66 (3 Suppl 1): A-49, S28-9, 2006.
• Background Bradley J. A review of radiation dose escalation trials for non-small cell lung cancer within the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Semin Oncol. 2005 Apr;32(2 Suppl 3):S111-3. doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2005.03.020.
• Background Langer CJ, Swann S, Curran W, et al.: Reassessing prognostic factors in the era of combined modality therapy for locally advanced NSCLC: a retrospective analysis of RTOG 9410 and 9801. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63 (2 Suppl 1): A-65, S39, 2005.
• Background Machtay M, Hsu C, Komaki R, Sause WT, Swann RS, Langer CJ, Byhardt RW, Curran WJ. Effect of overall treatment time on outcomes after concurrent chemoradiation for locally advanced non-small-cell lung carcinoma: analysis of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Nov 1;63(3):667-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.03.037. Epub 2005 May 31.
• Background Machtay M, Swann S, Komaki R, et al.: Overall treatment time during concurrent chemoradiotherapy and outcomes: an RTOG secondary analysis. [Abstract] Lung Cancer 50 (Suppl 2): A-O-042, S17, 2005.
• Background Machtay M, Swann S, Komaki R, et al.: What is the meaning of local-regional control after chemoradiation for locally advanced NSCLC? An RTOG analysis. [Abstract] Lung Cancer 50 (Suppl 2): A-O-041, S17, 2005.
• Background Swann RS, Machtay M, Komaki R, et al.: Impact of overall treatment time during concurrent chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced NSCLC: an RTOG secondary analysis. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 23 (Suppl 16): A-7061, 635s, 2005.
• Background Werner-Wasik M, Scott C, Curran WJ, et al.: Correlation between acute esophagitis and late pneumonitis in patients (pts) with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC) receiving concurrent thoracic radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy: a multivariate analysis of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) database. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-1192, 2002.
• Background Sause W, Scott C, Byhardt R, et al.: Combined chemotheray radiation therapy treatment in unresected non-small cell lung cancer: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) experience. Lung Cancer 29(suppl 2): 2000.
• Results Curran WJ, Scott CB, Langer CJ, et al.: Long-term benefit is observed in a phase III comparison of sequential vs concurrent chemo-radiation for patients with unresected stage III nsclc: RTOG 9410. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22: A-2499, 2003.
• Results Langer CJ, Hsu C, Curran WJ, et al.: Elderly patients (pts) with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC) benefit from combined modality therapy: secondary analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 94-10. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-1193, 2002.
• Results Langer CJ, Hsu C, Curran W, et al.: Do elderly patients (pts) with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) benefit from combined modality therapy? A secondary analysis of RTOG 94-10. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 51(3 suppl 1): A-36, 20-21, 2001.
• Results Movsas B, Scott C, Curran W, et al.: A quality-adjusted time without symptons or toxicity (QTWiST) analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 94-10. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 20: A-1247, 313a, 2001.
• Results Curran WJ, Scott C, Langer C, et al.: Phase III comparison of sequential vs concurrent chemoradiation for patients with unresected stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): initial report of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 9410. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 19: A1891, 2000.
• Results Komaki R, Seiferheld W, Curran W, et al.: Sequential vs. concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy for inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): analysis of failures in a phase III study (RTOG 9410). [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 48 (3 suppl): A-5, 113, 2000.

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