Cetuximab, Paclitaxel, Carboplatin, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Unresectable Stage IIIA or Stage IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

November 14, 2015 updated by: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

A Phase II Study Of Cetuximab (C225) In Combination With Chemoradiation In Patients With Stage IIIA/B Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as cetuximab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in 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. Giving cetuximab together with combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving cetuximab together with paclitaxel, carboplatin, and radiation therapy works in treating patients with unresectable stage IIIA or stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Determine the feasibility of cetuximab when administered concurrently with paclitaxel, carboplatin, and radiotherapy, in terms of safety and compliance, in patients with unresectable stage IIIA or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.

Secondary

  • Determine the response rate (complete and partial) in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the overall survival (1- and 2-year survival rate and median survival) of patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the time to disease progression (at 1 and 2 years) in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Correlate epidermal growth factor receptor expression with the toxicity of this regimen and response, overall survival, and progression in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

  • Cetuximab loading dose (week 1): Patients receive a loading dose of cetuximab IV over 2 hours on day 1.
  • Concurrent cetuximab and chemoradiotherapy (weeks 2-8): Patients receive cetuximab IV over 1 hour, paclitaxel IV over 1 hour, and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on days 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, and 50. Patients undergo radiotherapy once daily on days 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-33, 36-40, 43-47, and 50-53.
  • Consolidation therapy (weeks 9-17): Patients receive cetuximab IV over 1 hour on days 57, 64, 71, 78, 85, 92, 99, 106, and 113. Patients also receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on days 78 and 99.

Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed at 30 days, every 3 months for 2 years, every 4 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 84 patients will be accrued for this study within 1 year.

Study Type

Interventional

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
    • Texas
      • Arlington, Texas, United States, 76012
        • Arlington Cancer Center - Arlington

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 confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) of 1 of the following subtypes:

    • Squamous cell carcinoma
    • Adenocarcinoma (including bronchoalveolar cell)
    • Large cell anaplastic carcinoma (including giant and clear cell carcinomas)
    • Poorly differentiated/not otherwise specified NSCLC

  • Stage IIIA (T1-2, N2, M0 or T3, N1-2, M0) or IIIB (T4, any N, M0 or any T, N2-3, M0)

    • If the largest mediastinal node is < 2.0 cm in diameter and this is the basis for stage III disease, then at least 1 of the nodes must be cytologically or histologically positive

  • Unresectable disease

    • No totally resected tumors
  • Tumors adjacent to a vertebral body allowed provided all gross disease can be encompassed in the radiation boost field and the boost volume is limited to < 50% of the ipsilateral lung volume
  • Measurable disease

  • Transudate, cytologically negative, non-bloody pleural effusions allowed provided the tumor can be encompassed within a reasonable field of radiotherapy

    • Pleural effusions seen on a chest CT scan are allowed provided they are not visible on a chest x-ray and are too small to tap
  • No asymptomatic or symptomatic brain metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • Zubrod 0-1

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL (transfusion independent)

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • SGOT (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase) or SGPT (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase) ≤ 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times ULN

Renal

  • Creatinine ≤ 2.0 mg/dL

Cardiovascular

  • No significant history of cardiac disease
  • No uncontrolled hypertension
  • No unstable angina
  • No uncompensated congestive heart failure
  • No myocardial infarction within the past year
  • No cardiac ventricular arrhythmias requiring medication
  • LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction) normal by MUGA (multi-gated acquisition) scan or echocardiogram

Pulmonary

  • No history of interstitial pneumonitis
  • No history of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring 3 or more hospitalizations within the past year
  • FEV_1 ≥ 1,200 cc
  • No active pulmonary infection unresponsive to conventional antibiotics

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 4 weeks after study therapy
  • Glucose ≤ 2 times ULN
  • No more than 5% weight loss within the past 3 months
  • No known allergy to murine proteins or Cremophor EL
  • No neuropathy grade 2 or greater
  • No other malignancy within the past 2 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or other in situ cancers

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • No prior drugs that target the epidermal growth factor receptor pathway
  • No prior chimerized monoclonal antibody therapy
  • No other concurrent immunotherapy

  • No concurrent colony-stimulating factors (i.e., filgrastim [G-CSF] and sargramostim [GM-CSF])

    • Concurrent epoetin alfa allowed

Chemotherapy

  • No prior systemic chemotherapy
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

  • No concurrent hormonal therapy except hormones for non-disease-related conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes) or steroids for acute symptom management, adrenal failure, septic shock, or as antiemetics

Radiotherapy

  • No prior thoracic or neck radiotherapy
  • No concurrent intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Surgery

  • Recovered from prior exploratory thoracotomy
  • No prior surgical resection of the present cancer

Other

  • More than 30 days since prior participation in another clinical trial
  • No concurrent participation in another clinical trial
  • No other concurrent anticancer therapy
  • No amifostine during or for 3 months after study radiotherapy

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
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: George R. Blumenschein, MD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

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

March 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 7, 2004

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 7, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

April 8, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 17, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 14, 2015

Last Verified

November 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RTOG-0324
  • CDR0000352163

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