Cisplatin, Etoposide, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00066222

Last Updated: 2017-12-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

72 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-06-30

Study Completion Date

2013-11-30

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. Combining more than one chemotherapy drug with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving cisplatin and etoposide together with radiation therapy works in treating patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the response rate of patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer treated with cisplatin and etoposide combined with accelerated high-dose thoracic radiotherapy.
* Determine the progression-free and overall survival in patients treated with this regimen.
* Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxicity and reversibility of toxicity of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo radiotherapy once daily 5 days a week for approximately 3 weeks and then twice daily 5 days a week for approximately 2 weeks (a total of 9 treatment days during the final 2-week treatment period). Beginning on the first day of radiotherapy, patients receive cisplatin IV over 2 hours and etoposide IV over 1 hour on day 1 and oral etoposide once daily on days 2 and 3. Chemotherapy repeats every 3 weeks for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 71 patients will be accrued for this study within 18 months.

Conditions

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Lung Cancer

Keywords

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limited stage small cell lung cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Radiation Therapy + Chemotherapy

Accelerated high dose thoracic radiation therapy (RT) with concurrent cisplatin/etoposide chemotherapy, followed by 2 cycles of adjuvant cisplatin/etoposide chemotherapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

60 mg/m2 given intravenously. During RT, give on day 1 and day 22. After completion of RT, on days 43 and 64.

Etoposide

Intervention Type DRUG

120 mg/m2 given intravenously. During RT, give on days 1-3, then days 22-24. After completion of RT, on days 43-45 and days 64-66.

Radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Large field 28.8 Gy: 1.8 Gy per fraction, 5 days per week for 16 fractions. On days 23-26, BID: use anteroposterior and posteroanterior (AP/PA) fields in a.m. at 1.8 Gy per fraction; boost with 2nd treatment in p.m. at 1.8 Gy per fraction. Then off-cord boost, 1.8 Gy, BID, x last 5 days for a total dose of 61.2 Gy in 5 wks.

Interventions

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Cisplatin

60 mg/m2 given intravenously. During RT, give on day 1 and day 22. After completion of RT, on days 43 and 64.

Intervention Type DRUG

Etoposide

120 mg/m2 given intravenously. During RT, give on days 1-3, then days 22-24. After completion of RT, on days 43-45 and days 64-66.

Intervention Type DRUG

Radiation therapy

Large field 28.8 Gy: 1.8 Gy per fraction, 5 days per week for 16 fractions. On days 23-26, BID: use anteroposterior and posteroanterior (AP/PA) fields in a.m. at 1.8 Gy per fraction; boost with 2nd treatment in p.m. at 1.8 Gy per fraction. Then off-cord boost, 1.8 Gy, BID, x last 5 days for a total dose of 61.2 Gy in 5 wks.

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed small cell carcinoma of the lung by fine needle aspiration biopsy or two positive sputa
* Must have limited disease

* Stage I, II, IIIA, or IIIB

* Confined to 1 hemithorax, but excluding the following:

* T4 tumor based on malignant pleural effusion
* N3 disease based on contralateral hilar or contralateral supraclavicular involvement
* No pericardial or pleural effusions on chest x-ray (regardless of cytology)
* Measurable or evaluable disease
* Tumor must be able to be encompassed by limited radiotherapy fields without significantly compromising pulmonary function
* No prior complete tumor resection

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* 18 to 100

Performance status

* Zubrod 0-1

Life expectancy

* Not specified

Hematopoietic

* Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm\^3
* Platelet count at least 150,000/mm\^3

Hepatic

* Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL

Renal

* Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL

Cardiovascular

* No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
* No symptomatic heart disease

Pulmonary

* No chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV)-1 no greater than 0.8 liter
* No uncontrolled bronchospasm in the unaffected lung

Other

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* Available for follow-up
* No other malignancy within the past 2 years except curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or non-invasive in situ malignancies
* No other concurrent serious medical illness
* No uncontrolled psychiatric illness
* No chronic alcohol or drug abuse

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* No prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* No prior radiotherapy to the chest or other area containing a large amount of bone marrow (e.g., more than 75% of pelvic bone)

Surgery

* See Disease Characteristics
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

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ritsuko U. Komaki, MD, FACR

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Eden Medical Center

Castro Valley, California, United States

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Saint Rose Hospital

Hayward, California, United States

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Highland General Hospital at St. George's University School of Medicine

Oakland, California, United States

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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus

Oakland, California, United States

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CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute

Oakland, California, United States

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Valley Care Medical Center

Pleasanton, California, United States

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Robert and Beverly Lewis Family Cancer Care Center at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

Pomona, California, United States

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J.C. Robinson, M.D. Regional Cancer Center

San Pablo, California, United States

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Curtis & Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial Health University Medical Center

Savannah, Georgia, United States

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St. Joseph Medical Center

Bloomington, Illinois, United States

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Graham Hospital

Canton, Illinois, United States

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Memorial Hospital

Carthage, Illinois, United States

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Eureka Community Hospital

Eureka, Illinois, United States

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Galesburg Clinic

Galesburg, Illinois, United States

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Galesburg Cottage Hospital

Galesburg, Illinois, United States

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Mason District Hospital

Havana, Illinois, United States

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Kewanee Hospital

Kewanee, Illinois, United States

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McDonough District Hospital

Macomb, Illinois, United States

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BroMenn Regional Medical Center

Normal, Illinois, United States

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Community Cancer Center

Normal, Illinois, United States

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Community Hospital of Ottawa

Ottawa, Illinois, United States

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Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa

Ottawa, Illinois, United States

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Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital

Pekin, Illinois, United States

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OSF St. Francis Medical Center

Peoria, Illinois, United States

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CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

Peoria, Illinois, United States

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Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria

Peoria, Illinois, United States

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Illinois Valley Community Hospital

Peru, Illinois, United States

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Perry Memorial Hospital

Princeton, Illinois, United States

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St. Margaret's Hospital

Spring Valley, Illinois, United States

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St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers - Beech Grove Campus

Beech Grove, Indiana, United States

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Elkhart General Hospital

Elkhart, Indiana, United States

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Howard Community Hospital at Howard Regional Health System

Kokomo, Indiana, United States

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Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services

La Porte, Indiana, United States

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CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium

South Bend, Indiana, United States

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Memorial Hospital of South Bend

South Bend, Indiana, United States

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Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center

South Bend, Indiana, United States

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Wendt Regional Cancer Center at Finley Hospital

Dubuque, Iowa, United States

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Cancer Treatment Center at the Medical Center - Bowling Green

Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States

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Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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St. Agnes Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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St. Joseph Mercy Cancer Center at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

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Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute

Flint, Michigan, United States

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Hurley Medical Center

Flint, Michigan, United States

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Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center

Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, United States

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Foote Hospital

Jackson, Michigan, United States

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Borgess Medical Center

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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West Michigan Cancer Center

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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Bronson Methodist Hospital

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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Sparrow Regional Cancer Center

Lansing, Michigan, United States

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Seton Cancer Institute - Saginaw

Saginaw, Michigan, United States

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Lakeland Cancer Care Center at Lakeland Hospital - St. Joseph

Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States

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St. John Macomb Hospital

Warren, Michigan, United States

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Saint Louis University Cancer Center

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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J. Phillip Citta Regional Cancer Center at Community Medical Center

Toms River, New Jersey, United States

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Fox Chase Cancer Center at St. Francis Medical Center

Trenton, New Jersey, United States

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South Jersey Healthcare Regional Cancer Center

Vineland, New Jersey, United States

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Fitzpatrick Cancer Center at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center

Plattsburgh, New York, United States

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Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated

Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States

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Wayne Radiation Oncology

Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States

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Wilmed Radiation Oncology Services

Wilson, North Carolina, United States

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Akron City Hospital

Akron, Ohio, United States

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Aultman Hospital Cancer Center at Aultman Health Foundation

Canton, Ohio, United States

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Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Huron Hospital Cancer Care Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Euclid Hospital

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Grandview Hospital

Dayton, Ohio, United States

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Good Samaritan Hospital

Dayton, Ohio, United States

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David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital

Dayton, Ohio, United States

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Samaritan North Cancer Care Center

Dayton, Ohio, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton

Dayton, Ohio, United States

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CCOP - Dayton

Dayton, Ohio, United States

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Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital

Kettering, Ohio, United States

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Hillcrest Cancer Center at Hillcrest Hospital

Mayfield Heights, Ohio, United States

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Middletown Regional Hospital

Middletown, Ohio, United States

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Cancer Research UK Medical Oncology Unit at Churchill Hospital & Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine - Oxford

Salem, Ohio, United States

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UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center

Troy, Ohio, United States

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South Pointe Hospital Cancer Care Center

Warrensville Heights, Ohio, United States

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Cancer Treatment Center

Wooster, Ohio, United States

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Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital

Xenia, Ohio, United States

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Bryn Mawr Hospital

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

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Paoli Memorial Hospital

Paoli, Pennsylvania, United States

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Reading Hospital and Medical Center

Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

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CCOP - MainLine Health

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States

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Lankenau Cancer Center at Lankenau Hospital

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States

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Rapid City Regional Hospital

Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas

Houston, Texas, United States

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Cottonwood Hospital Medical Center

Murray, Utah, United States

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McKay-Dee Hospital Center

Ogden, Utah, United States

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Utah Valley Regional Medical Center - Provo

Provo, Utah, United States

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Utah Cancer Specialists at UCS Cancer Center

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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LDS Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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Dixie Regional Medical Center - East Campus

St. George, Utah, United States

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Schiffler Cancer Center at Wheeling Hospital

Wheeling, West Virginia, United States

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Gundersen Lutheran Cancer Center at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

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Columbia St. Mary's Cancer Care Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Countries

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United States

References

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Komaki R, Paulus R, Ettinger DS, Videtic GM, Bradley JD, Glisson BS, Langer CJ, Sause WT, Curran WJ Jr, Choy H. Phase II study of accelerated high-dose radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy for patients with limited small-cell lung cancer: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group protocol 0239. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Jul 15;83(4):e531-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.01.075. Epub 2012 May 5.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22560543 (View on PubMed)

Komaki R, Paulus R, Ettinger DS, et al.: A phase II study of accelerated high-dose thoracic radiation therapy (AHTRT) with concurrent chemotherapy for limited small cell lung cancer: RTOG 0239. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 27 (Suppl 15): A-7527, 2009.

Reference Type RESULT

Komaki R, Moughan J, Ettinger D, et al.: Toxicities in a phase II study of accelerated high dose thoracic radiation therapy (TRT) with concurrent chemotherapy for limited small cell lung cancer (LSCLC) (RTOG 0239). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 25 (Suppl 18): A-7717, 438s, 2007.

Reference Type RESULT

Other Identifiers

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CDR0000271939

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RTOG-0239

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id