Trial of Chemotherapy Followed by Pulsed Docetaxel and Concurrent Radiation for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

May 15, 2009 updated by: University of Rochester

A Phase II Trial of One-Cycle Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Pulsed Docetaxel and Concurrent Radiation for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

The University of Rochester Cancer Center (URCC) is conducting a research study at Highland Hospital and Strong Memorial of lung cancer patients whose tumors cannot be surgically removed. The usual treatment for this stage of cancer is chemotherapy (treatment with drugs) combined with radiation (chemo-radiation). Because of the risk of spread to other organs, patients with your stage of disease are also often treated with additional chemotherapy, either before or after the chemo-radiation treatment. The best timing and number of treatments for this additional chemotherapy has not been clearly established. The purpose of this study is to help determine if a single treatment with two chemotherapy drugs, followed by radiation and low-dose chemotherapy is an effective way to treat patients with lung cancer. The side effects of this treatment and your quality of life while on the study will also be studied. Eighteen will participate in this study locally.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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
    • New York
      • Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
        • University of Rochester, Dept. Radiation Oncology

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

Inclusion Criteria:

Histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer.

Clinical or pathologic stage IIIA (T1-3N2M0, T3N1M0) and IIIB (Any T N3M0, T4 Any N M0) diseases according to the American Joint Committee of Cancer criteria (Appendix I). Patients with malignant pleural effusion will be excluded.

The primary tumor must be radiographically measurable with bi-dimensionally measurable disease

Age > 18.

Karnofsky performance status > 70 (Appendix II).

FEV1 sufficient for patients to tolerate radiation therapy, which is at the discretion of the radiation oncologist, usually > 800 ml, but may be higher or lower depending on the volume of radiotherapy portal, which is a variable of the tumor extent.

WBC > 3000; platelet count > 100,000; absolute neutrophil counts > 1,000; hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dl; serum creatinine < 1.5 mg/dl or creatinine clearance >60 ml/min. Laboratory values must be obtained < 3 weeks prior to registration.

Patients with equivocal enlargement of adrenal gland(s) on CT scan, or a few equivocal regional or distant lesions on any imaging studies need further imaging study or biopsy to rule out distant metastasis.

Transaminases (SGOT and/or SGPT) may be up to 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) if alkaline phosphatase is < ULN, or alkaline phosphatase may be up to 4 x ULN if transaminases are < ULN. However, patients who have both transaminase elevation > 1.5 x ULN and alkaline phosphatase > 2.5 x ULN are not eligible for this study (due to decreased clearance of docetaxel and increased risk of toxicity).

Pre-existing neuropathy must be grade I or less.

A signed informed consent.

Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test.

Men and women of childbearing potential must be willing to consent to using effective contraception while on treatment and for a reasonable period thereafter.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with distant metastasis (stage IV disease).

Patients without measurable disease.

Patients with medical contraindication to chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

Patients with myocardial infarction within the preceding six months or symptomatic heart disease, including angina, congestive heart failure, uncontrolled arrhythmia.

Patients with bilirubin elevated above institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) must be excluded.

Women who are pregnant or breast feeding are not eligible.

Patients with a history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to Taxotere® or other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80 must be excluded.

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Rochester

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Yuhchyau Chen, MD, Ph.D, Universtiy of Rochester, Dept of Radiation Oncology

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

February 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 9, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 9, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 14, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 19, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 15, 2009

Last Verified

May 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • URCC 1500
  • Aventis 12083-Chen

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