Preoperative Twice Daily Chemoradiation in Addition to Chemotherapy Prior to Surgery in Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

April 21, 2008 updated by: Heidelberg University

Cisplatin/Etoposide Followed by Twice-Daily Chemoradiation (hfRT/CT) Versus Cisplatin/Etoposide Alone Before Surgery in Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. A Phase III Trial of the German Lung Cancer Cooperative Group (GLCCG)

Patients are randomized to (arm A) 3 cycles of cisplatin/etoposide, followed by hyperfractionated radiotherapy (hfRT)with concurrent carboplatin and vindesine then surgery and, if no or R1/2-resection, additional hfRT versus (arm B) 3 cycles of cisplatin/etoposide, followed by surgery and then RT.

The primary endpoint was progression free survival (PFS). With 500 patients evaluable an improvement of median PFS from 10 to 14 months could be detected.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Patients are randomized to (arm A) 3 cycles of cisplatin 55 mg/m2 (d 1 + 4)/etoposide 100 mg/m2 (d 1-4), followed by hyperfractionated radiotherapy (hfRT; 45 Gy, 2x1.5 Gy/d) with concurrent carboplatin (100 mg/m2) and vindesine (3 mg) (d 1, 8, 15), then surgery and, if no or R1/2-resection, additional hfRT (24 Gy; 2x1.5 Gy/d) versus (arm B) 3 cycles of cisplatin 55 mg/m2 (d 1 + 4)/etoposide 100 mg/m2 (d 1-4),followed by surgery and then RT (1.8 Gy/d) with 54 Gy or, if no or R1/2-resection, 68.4 Gy.

The primary endpoint was progression free survival (PFS). With 500 patients evaluable an improvement of median PFS from 10 to 14 months could be detected.

(University of Münster was the lead sponsor; as the trial was implemented in clinicaltrials.gov by the principal investigator after he had moved to University of Heidelberg this account is announced above)

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

500

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • non-small cell lung cancer proven by histology
  • stage IIIA / stage IIIB
  • mediastinoscopy
  • performance score ECOG 0,1
  • predicted postoperative FEV 1 > 1.0 l

Exclusion Criteria:

  • small cell lung cancer
  • cardiac disability (NYHA III/IV)
  • prior radio- or chemotherapy
  • pregnancy
  • other malignancy

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Progression free survival

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Overall survival

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Heidelberg University

Collaborators

University Hospital Muenster
University Hospital, Saarland
Lung Clinic Hemer
Kreiskrankenhaus Diekholzen
FLT Berlin / Buch

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Michael Thomas, Prof. / MD, Current affiliation: Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 1995

Study Completion

September 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 15, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 22, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2008

Last Verified

April 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • GLCCG01/95
  • German Cancer Aid

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