Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Tirapazamine in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

June 20, 2013 updated by: Southwest Oncology Group

Randomized Phase III Trial Of Carboplatin And Paclitaxel Plus Tirapazamine Versus Carboplatin And Paclitaxel In Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective for non-small cell lung cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of carboplatin plus paclitaxel with or without tirapazamine in treating patients who have stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the effects of paclitaxel and carboplatin with or without tirapazamine on progression-free survival and overall survival in patients with stage IV and selected stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.
  • Compare response rates in patients treated with these regimens.
  • Compare the toxic effects of these regimens in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified according to weight loss (less than 5% vs 5% or more), stage of disease (IIIB vs IV), and lactate dehydrogenase level (normal vs abnormal). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive tirapazamine IV over 2 hours followed by paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1.
  • Arm II: Patients receive paclitaxel and carboplatin as in arm I. Treatment continues every 21 days for a total of 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months for one year, and then every 6 months for 2 years, or until death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 500 patients (250 per arm) will be accrued for this study within 20 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 3

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
    • Alabama
      • Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36688
        • MBCCOP - Gulf Coast
    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006-2726
        • CCOP - Greater Phoenix
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85012
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Hayden)
      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724
        • Arizona Cancer Center
      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85723
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson
    • Arkansas
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
        • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)
    • California
      • Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000
        • Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1781
        • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033-0804
        • USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
      • Martinez, California, United States, 94553
        • Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez
      • Oakland, California, United States, 94609-3305
        • CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
      • Orange, California, United States, 92868
        • Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
        • University of California Davis Cancer Center
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0128
        • UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
      • Santa Rosa, California, United States, 95403
        • CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
      • Travis Air Force Base, California, United States, 94535
        • David Grant Medical Center
    • Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80010
        • University of Colorado Cancer Center
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342-1701
        • CCOP - Atlanta Regional
      • Fort Gordon, Georgia, United States, 30905-5650
        • Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center
    • Hawaii
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
        • Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612-7323
        • MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)
      • Decatur, Illinois, United States, 62526
        • CCOP - Central Illinois
      • Hines, Illinois, United States, 60141
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital)
      • Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153
        • Loyola University Medical Center
    • Iowa
      • Bettendorf, Iowa, United States, 52722
        • Hematology Oncology Associates of the Quad Cities
    • Kansas
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160-7357
        • University of Kansas Medical Center
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214-3882
        • CCOP - Wichita
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67218
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita
    • Kentucky
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40511-1093
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536-0084
        • Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • Tulane University School of Medicine
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71130-3932
        • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71130
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
        • Boston Medical Center
      • Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States, 02130
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Boston (Jamaica Plain)
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-0752
        • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48106
        • CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
        • Henry Ford Hospital
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201-1379
        • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201-1932
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit
      • Southfield, Michigan, United States, 48075-9975
        • Providence Hospital - Southfield
    • Minnesota
      • Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805
        • CCOP - Duluth
    • Mississippi
      • Biloxi, Mississippi, United States, 39531-2410
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216-4505
        • University of Mississippi Medical Center
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson
      • Keesler AFB, Mississippi, United States, 39534-2576
        • Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB
    • Missouri
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64128
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64131
        • CCOP - Kansas City
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110-0250
        • St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63141
        • CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau
      • Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65807
        • CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
    • Montana
      • Billings, Montana, United States, 59101
        • CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87108-5138
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
        • MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC
    • New York
      • Albany, New York, United States, 12208
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albany
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
        • University of Rochester Medical Center
    • North Carolina
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27104-4241
        • CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium
    • Ohio
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220-2288
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267-0502
        • Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43206
        • CCOP - Columbus
      • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45428
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton
      • Kettering, Ohio, United States, 45429
        • CCOP - Dayton
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43623-3456
        • CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97207
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97213
        • CCOP - Columbia River Program
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97201-3098
        • Oregon Cancer Center
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425-0721
        • Medical University of South Carolina
      • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29401-5799
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Charleston
      • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29615
        • CCOP - Greenville
      • Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, 29303
        • CCOP - Upstate Carolina
    • Texas
      • Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234
        • Brooke Army Medical Center
      • Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555-0209
        • University of Texas Medical Branch
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Houston
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78284-7811
        • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78284
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)
      • Temple, Texas, United States, 76504
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple
      • Temple, Texas, United States, 76508
        • CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84148
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112
        • Huntsman Cancer Institute
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
        • CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104
        • Swedish Cancer Institute
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98108
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle
      • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98431-5000
        • Madigan Army Medical Center
      • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98405-0986
        • CCOP - Northwest

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 or cytologically proven newly diagnosed advanced primary non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including the following cellular types:

    • Adenocarcinoma
    • Large cell carcinoma
    • Squamous cell carcinoma
    • Unspecified carcinoma OR
  • Recurrent disease after prior surgery and/or radiotherapy

  • Stage IIIB disease

    • T4 lesion due to malignant pleural effusion OR

  • Stage IV disease

    • Any T, any N, M1 (distant metastasis, including lesions in multiple lobes of the ipsilateral lung)

  • Measurable or evaluable disease

    • Pleural effusions, ascites, and laboratory parameters not considered as only evidence of disease
    • Must be outside prior radiated field or area of prior surgical resection or new lesion must be present
  • No known brain metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • Zubrod 0-1

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • SGOT or SGPT no greater than 2 times ULN
  • Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2 times ULN

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than ULN
  • Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No peripheral neuropathy (motor or sensory) of grade 2 or greater
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or stage I/II cancer in complete remission

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • No prior biologic therapy for NSCLC

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior systemic chemotherapy for NSCLC

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
  • No concurrent radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 2 weeks since prior thoracic or other major surgery and recovered

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
  • Allocation: Randomized

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Southwest Oncology Group

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Stephen K. Williamson, MD, University of Kansas

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2000

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 6, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 30, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

June 2, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 24, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 20, 2013

Last Verified

January 1, 2002

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000068315
  • SWOG-S0003

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