Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Radiation Therapy Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB NSCLC

May 13, 2019 updated by: Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research

Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients With Operable Stage IIIB Disease: A Prospective Phase II Trial

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy before surgery may shrink the tumor so that it can be removed during surgery.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy before surgery in treating patients who have stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the feasibility and efficacy of sequential neoadjuvant docetaxel, cisplatin, and radiotherapy followed by surgery in patients with operable stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.
  • Determine the rate of event-free survival at 1 year in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the operability and complete resection rate in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the postoperative 30-day mortality in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the response rate, failure pattern, and overall survival in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 3 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.

Beginning 3 weeks after the last chemotherapy dose, patients without progressive disease receive radiotherapy 1-2 times daily on days 1-5, 8-12, and 15-19.

Patients undergo surgery within 3-4 weeks after completion of radiotherapy.

Patients are followed at 1 month and then every 3 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 15-46 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

46

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

  • Switzerland
      • Lausanne, Switzerland, CH-1011
        • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

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 to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed, operable stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer

    • T4 N0-3 M0 or T1-4 N3 M0 by bronchoscopy and mediastinoscopy (required for assessment of N3 disease) or CT scan or MRI of the thorax
    • Squamous cell
    • Adenosquamous cell
    • Large cell
    • Poorly differentiated
  • No prior or concurrent metastatic disease by CT scan or MRI of the brain, bone scan, and abdominal ultrasound or CT scan
  • No malignant pleural or pericardial effusion
  • No invasion of the aorta, esophagus, myocardium, or supraclavicular nodes

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 to 75

Performance status:

  • WHO 0-1

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • WBC at least 4,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin normal
  • AST and/or ALT no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2.5 times ULN

Renal:

  • Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

  • No unstable cardiac disease requiring treatment
  • No congestive heart failure
  • No angina pectoris (even if medically controlled)
  • No significant arrhythmia
  • No myocardial infarction within the past 3 months

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No definite contraindications for the use of corticosteroids as premedication
  • No preexisting grade 2 or greater peripheral neuropathy
  • No active uncontrolled infection
  • No uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  • No other prior or concurrent malignancy except non-melanomatous skin cancer or adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No prior significant neurologic or psychiatric disorders including psychotic disorders, dementia, or seizures that would preclude informed consent
  • No other serious underlying medical condition that would preclude study participation
  • No socioeconomic or geographical circumstances that would preclude study compliance

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy:

  • No concurrent corticosteroids except as prophylactic pretreatment medication, treatment for acute hypersensitivity reactions, or chronic treatment (initiated more than 6 months ago) at low-dose (no more than 20 mg methylprednisolone or equivalent)

Radiotherapy:

  • No prior radiotherapy to the chest

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Other:

  • At least 30 days since prior treatment in a clinical trial
  • No prior cytostatic therapy
  • No other concurrent experimental drugs

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Rate of event-free survival measured 1 year after registration

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Toxicity
Response rate
Operability after chemotherapy
Postoperative mortality 30 days after surgery
Complete resection rate after surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2001

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 14, 2002

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 15, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 13, 2019

Last Verified

May 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SAKK 16/01
  • EU-20137

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