Paclitaxel, Carboplatin, and Radiation Therapy With or Without Adjuvant Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00077220

Last Updated: 2009-02-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-06-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in 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 together with radiation therapy is more effective with or without adjuvant chemotherapy in treating unresectable stage II or stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying giving paclitaxel, carboplatin, and radiation therapy together with adjuvant paclitaxel and carboplatin to see how well it works compared to giving paclitaxel, carboplatin, and radiation therapy alone in treating patients with unresectable stage II or stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Compare the progression-free survival of patients with stage II or III unresectable non-small cell lung cancer treated with paclitaxel, carboplatin, and radiotherapy with or without adjuvant paclitaxel and carboplatin.

Secondary

* Compare the objective response rate in patients treated with these regimens.
* Compare the overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.
* Compare the toxicity of these regimens in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to radiotherapy regimen (conformational vs nonconformational).

Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes once weekly for up to 6 weeks. Patients concurrently undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week for 7-7.5 weeks. Three weeks after completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients with stable or responding disease are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients undergo routine follow-up.
* Arm II: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for a maximum of 3 courses.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 390 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

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

adjuvant therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer

* Stage II or III disease
* Not amenable to surgery
* Measurable or evaluable disease
* No T4 apical localization
* Lesions able to be covered in a 60 Gy minimum volume of radiation
* No pleural effusion

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* 18 to 79

Performance status

* ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy

* More than 3 months

Hematopoietic

* Absolute neutrophil count \> 1,500/mm\^3
* Platelet count \> 100,000/mm\^3

Hepatic

* Bilirubin \< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

Renal

* Creatinine \< 1.25 times ULN

Cardiovascular

* No unstable heart disease

Pulmonary

* No ventilation dysfunction that would preclude radiotherapy

Other

* No weight loss of 15% or more within the past 2 months
* No uncontrolled infection
* No other prior malignancy except curatively treated basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* More than 6 months since prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy
* No prior adjuvant chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* See Disease Characteristics
* No prior radiotherapy

Surgery

* Not specified

Other

* No other concurrent clinical trial participation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

79 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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GERCOR - Multidisciplinary Oncology Cooperative Group

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Jean F. Morere, MD

Role:

Hopital Avicenne

Locations

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Centre Hospitalier d'Annecy

Annecy, , France

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Institut Sainte Catherine

Avignon, , France

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Hopital Duffaut

Avignon, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Bayeux

Bayeux, , France

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Centre Hospitalier de la Cote Basque

Bayonne, , France

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C.H.G. Beauvais

Beauvais, , France

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Hopital Avicenne

Bobigny, , France

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Clinique du Cedre

Bois-Guillaume, , France

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Hopital Saint Andre

Bordeaux, , France

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Clinique Tivoli

Bordeaux, , France

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Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine

Boucher, , France

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Polyclinique Du Parc Centre Maurice Tubiana

Caen, , France

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Hopital Louis Pasteur

Chartres, , France

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Centre d'Oncologie et de Radiotherapie de Chaumont le Bois

Chaumont, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Chaumont

Chaumont, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Chateaudun

Châteaudun, , France

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Hopital Louis Pasteur

Comar, , France

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Clinique des Cedres

Cornebarrieu, , France

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Centre d'Oncologie et de Radiotherapie du Parc

Dijon, , France

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Hopital Jean Monnet

Épinal, , France

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Centre Hospitalier D'Evreux

Évreux, , France

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Clinique Pasteur

Évreux, , France

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Clinique du Petit Colmouilins

Harfleur, , France

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Centre Mallet - Proux

Laval, , France

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C.H.G Laval

Laval, , France

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Centre Guillaume Le Conquerant

Le Havre, , France

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Centre Jean Bernard

Le Mans, , France

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C. H. Du Mans

Le Mans, , France

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Centre Hospitalier General

Le Mans, , France

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Hopital Robert Boulin

Libourne, , France

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Clinique de le Louviere

Lille, , France

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Clinique Chenieux

Limoges, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Robert Bisson

Lisieux, , France

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Medipole Gentilly Saint-Jacques

Maxéville, , France

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Hopital Notre-Dame de Bon Secours

Metz, , France

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Clinique du Pont de Chaume

Montauban, , France

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C.H. Du Havre

Montivilliers, , France

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Polyclinique Saint - Roch

Montpellier, , France

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Centre Regional de Lutte Contre le Cancer - Centre Val d'Aurelle

Montpellier, , France

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Clinique Clementville

Montpellier, , France

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Centre Hospitalier de Mulhouse

Mulhouse, , France

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Centre D'Oncologie De Gentilly

Nancy, , France

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Clinique De Valdegour

Nîmes, , France

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CHR D'Orleans - Hopital de la Source

Orléans, , France

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Hopital Saint-Louis

Paris, , France

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Hopital Tenon

Paris, , France

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C.H.G. De Pau

Pau, , France

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Maison Medicale Marzet

Pau, , France

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Clinique Saint - Pierre

Perpignan, , France

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Clinique les Bleuets

Reims, , France

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Groupe Medical St. Remy

Reims, , France

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Polyclinique De Courlancy

Reims, , France

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Centre Eugene Marquis

Rennes, , France

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Centre Frederic Joliot

Rouen, , France

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Centre Hospitalier de Saint - Brieuc

Saint-Brieuc, , France

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Clinique Armoricaine De Radiologie

Saint-Brieuc, , France

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Centre Rene Huguenin

Saint-Cloud, , France

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Centre Hospitalier De Saint Dizier

Saint-Dizier, , France

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Clinique Saint Vincent

Saint-Grégoire, , France

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Clinique de l'Union

Saint-Jean, , France

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Centre du Rouget

Sarcelles, , France

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C. H. De Saumur

Saumur, , France

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Clinique de l'Orangerie

Strasbourg, , France

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Polyclinique de L'Ormeau

Tarbes, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Regional Metz Thionville

Thionville, , France

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Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes

Valenciennes, , France

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Clinique Medico Chirurgicale Teissier Groupe

Valenciennes, , France

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Centre Hospitalier De Vernon

Vernon, , France

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Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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FRE-GERCOR-B00-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EU-20330

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000350015

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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