Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer That Cannot Be Removed During Surgery

NCT ID: NCT00003387

Last Updated: 2016-07-20

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

366 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1998-07-31

Study Completion Date

2009-04-30

Brief Summary

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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. It is not yet known whether giving chemotherapy before combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy is more effective than combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy alone in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of carboplatin and paclitaxel followed by radiation therapy and chemotherapy with radiation therapy and chemotherapy alone in treating patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be removed during surgery.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the effects of concurrent chemoradiotherapy utilizing carboplatin and paclitaxel with or without prior induction chemotherapy on overall response rate, disease-free survival, and overall survival in patients with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer. II. Compare the effects of these treatments on locoregional vs distant failure in these patients. III. Compare the toxicity of these treatments in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified by measurable vs evaluable disease. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms: Arm I (immediate concurrent chemoradiotherapy): Patients receive IV paclitaxel over 1 hour followed by IV carboplatin over 30 minutes on day 1, and radiation therapy to the chest 5 times a week beginning on day 1. Treatment repeats weekly for a total of 7 courses. Arm II (induction chemotherapy followed by delayed concurrent chemoradiotherapy): Patients receive IV paclitaxel over 3 hours followed by IV carboplatin over 30 minutes; treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 2 courses. Patients then receive 7 courses of concurrent chemoradiotherapy as in Arm I. Total treatment time is 13 weeks. Patients are followed every 2 months for 2 years, then every 4 months for the next 2 years, then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 360 patients will be accrued for this study within 3 years.

Conditions

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Lung Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Chemo + radiation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Induction chemo + chemo & radiation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Interventions

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carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: CALBG 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL AST less than 2 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine clearance at least 20 mL/min Other: Not pregnant or nursing Effective contraception required of fertile patients No active second malignancy except nonmelanomatous skin cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent hormones except for steroids administered for adrenal failure or septic shock, or hormones administered for non-disease-related conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes) Glucocorticosteroids permitted as antiemetics Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy Surgery: At least 2 weeks since exploratory thoracotomy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Everett E. Vokes, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Chicago

Locations

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

University of California San Diego Cancer Center

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Site Status

Howard University Cancer Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

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University of Illinois at Chicago Health Sciences Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Hematology Oncology Associates of the Quad Cities

Bettendorf, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at The University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Togus

Togus, Maine, United States

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Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial)

Columbia, Missouri, United States

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Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri, United States

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Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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Cooper Cancer Institute

Camden, New Jersey, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, United States

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

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CCOP - North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, New York, United States

Site Status

North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, New York, United States

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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

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New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus

New York, New York, United States

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Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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University of Tennessee, Memphis Cancer Center

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction

White River Junction, Vermont, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Richmond

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Stinchcombe TE, Hodgson L, Herndon JE 2nd, Kelley MJ, Cicchetti MG, Ramnath N, Niell HB, Atkins JN, Akerley W, Green MR, Vokes EE; Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Treatment outcomes of different prognostic groups of patients on cancer and leukemia group B trial 39801: induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy compared with chemoradiotherapy alone for unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2009 Sep;4(9):1117-25. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181b27b33.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19652624 (View on PubMed)

Vokes EE, Herndon JE 2nd, Kelley MJ, Cicchetti MG, Ramnath N, Neill H, Atkins JN, Watson DM, Akerley W, Green MR; Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy compared with chemoradiotherapy alone for regionally advanced unresectable stage III Non-small-cell lung cancer: Cancer and Leukemia Group B. J Clin Oncol. 2007 May 1;25(13):1698-704. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.07.3569. Epub 2007 Apr 2.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17404369 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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U10CA031946

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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CLB-39801

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000066383

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CALGB-39801

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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