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Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Radiation Therapy With or Without Thalidomide in Patients With Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT00004859 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 589

Last updated 2014-06-02

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Summary

This randomized phase III trial is studying carboplatin, paclitaxel, radiation therapy, and thalidomide to see how well they work compared to carboplatin, paclitaxel, and radiation therapy alone in treating patients with newly diagnosed stage III non-small cell lung cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Thalidomide may stop the growth of non-small cell lung cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. It is not yet known if combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy is more effective with or without thalidomide.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

carboplatin

Induction Chemotherapy dosing: AUC=6.0, 15-30 min IV infusion immediately following paclitaxel, Day 1 and Day 22. Concurrent Chemotherapy / Radiotherapy dosing, AUC=2; 15- 30 minutes IV infusion immediately following paclitaxel; administered weekly during radiotherapy

DRUG

paclitaxel

Induction chemotherapy dosing: 225 mg/m² (3 hour infusion) Day 1 and Day 22. Concurrent Chemotherapy / Radiotherapy dosing: 45 mg/m2; administered weekly during radiotherapy over one hour

DRUG

thalidomide

Induction Chemotherapy dosing: oral daily, starting Day 1 for 24 months or until disease progression. Concurrent Chemotherapy / Radiotherapy dosing: oral daily, begin with 200 mg thalidomide as a single dose at bedtime. The dose is then increased by 100 mg every week as tolerated up to a total dose of 1000 mg.

RADIATION

radiation therapy

Radiation therapy started between days 43-50 from day 1 of cycle 1. The primary tumor and areas of known nodal disease received 60 Gy at 2.0 Gy fractions, 5 fractions/week for 30 fractions over 6 weeks to the post chemotherapy tumor volume as seen on computed tomography (CT). The initial 50 Gy was delivered to target volume (TV). The final 10 Gy was delivered to a reduced volume targeting defined by TV

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Joan H. Schiller, MD · Simmons Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2010-03-31

Countries

  • United States
  • South Africa

Study Locations

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