Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

July 23, 2013 updated by: Yale University

Phase II Clinical and Laboratory Study of Irinotecan/Cisplatin Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery in Stage III NSCLC

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 may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy with irinotecan and cisplatin followed by surgery in treating patients with stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Evaluate the efficacy of irinotecan based chemotherapy in patients with stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer.
  • Investigate the phenotypic changes induced in the tumor by this treatment.

OUTLINE: Patients receive IV cisplatin over 30 minutes followed by IV irinotecan over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks for 3 courses until disease progression. Once potential candidates for resectability are determined, patients undergo thoracotomy or concurrent chemotherapy/radiation therapy within 6 weeks of completing the last course of chemotherapy. Following resection, patients responding to chemotherapy receive 3 additional courses of IV carboplatin and paclitaxel over 3 hours. Patients may undergo local irradiation beginning with the second course of carboplatin and paclitaxel. Chemotherapy ceases if disease remains stable after 8 weeks.

Patients are followed every 3 months for the first year after treatment, then every 6 months thereafter for survival.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: This study will accrue 20 patients over 18 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520-8028
        • Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed, previously untreated stage IIIa (T1-2 N2 M0) non-small cell lung cancer

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • Over 18

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Total bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL

Renal:

  • Creatinine clearance at least 55 mL/min

Other:

  • Not HIV positive
  • No active infections
  • Not pregnant or lactating
  • Effective contraception required of fertile patients during study participation
  • No coexisting medical condition

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior chemotherapy
  • No concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • No prior radiation therapy
  • No concurrent radiation therapy

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • No concurrent use of investigational agents during study participation

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Yale University

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: John R. Murren, MD, Yale University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 1997

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 25, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 23, 2013

Last Verified

August 1, 2009

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000065855
  • YALE-HIC-9317
  • NCI-G97-1345

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