Status:

COMPLETED

Cisplatin, Vinorelbine, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

University College, London

Conditions:

Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin and vinorelbine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radia...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Compare the overall survival of patients with stage III non-small cell cancer treated with chemotherapy comprising cisplatin and vinorelbine ditartrate (CV) followed by radical...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
  • Patients with stage IIIB disease must not have a pleural effusion that is cytologically proven to be malignant
  • Inoperable disease
  • Disease must be able to be encompassed within a radical radiotherapy treatment volume
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0 or 1
  • Life expectancy \> 3 months
  • Patient considered able to tolerate platinum-based chemotherapy and radical radiotherapy
  • Glomerular filtration rate ≥ 60 mL/min
  • WBC \> 3,000/mm³
  • Absolute neutrophil count \> 1,500/mm³
  • Hemoglobin \> 10.0 g/dL
  • Patients with hemoglobin between 10 and 12 g/dL at randomization require a blood transfusion to ensure hemoglobin \> 12 g/dL before starting radiotherapy
  • Platelet count \> 100,000/mm³
  • FEV\_1 ≥ 1.0 L or DLCO (transfer factor) ≥ 50% of predicted
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Gamma-glutamyl-transferase \< 1.5 times ULN
  • Transaminases ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • No medically unstable conditions (e.g., unstable diabetes, uncontrolled arterial hypertension, infection, hypercalcemia, or ischemic heart disease)
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must agree to use effective contraception
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • No other previous or current malignant disease likely to interfere with protocol treatment or comparisons
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or investigational agents

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    February 1 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    130 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00309972

    Start Date

    December 1 2005

    End Date

    February 1 2012

    Last Update

    December 3 2014

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    Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology

    Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, CH63 4JY