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A PHASE III COMPARISON BETWEEN CONCURRENT CHEMOTHERAPY PLUS RADIOTHERAPY AND CONCURRENT CHEMOTHERAPY PLUS RADIOTHERAPY FOLLOWED BY SURGICAL RESECTION FOR STAGE IIIA (N2) NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER


Phase 3
18 Years
N/A
Not Enrolling
Both
Lung Cancer

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Trial Information

A PHASE III COMPARISON BETWEEN CONCURRENT CHEMOTHERAPY PLUS RADIOTHERAPY AND CONCURRENT CHEMOTHERAPY PLUS RADIOTHERAPY FOLLOWED BY SURGICAL RESECTION FOR STAGE IIIA (N2) NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER


OBJECTIVES:

Primary

- Compare the progression-free survival, median (2-year) survival, and long-term (5-year)
survival in patients with newly diagnosed, stage IIIA (N2) non-small cell lung cancer
treated with radiotherapy concurrently with cisplatin and etoposide with or without
surgical resection.

Secondary

- Compare the patterns of local and distant failure in patients treated with these
regimens.

- Determine the relationship of tobacco use, alcohol use, and diet with toxicity of these
regimens and outcome in both men and women.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified by contralateral
mediastinal sampling or biopsy (yes vs no), tumor stage (T1 vs T2 vs T3), and performance
status (70-80% vs 90-100%). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

- Arm I: Patients receive induction with cisplatin IV over 1 hour on days 1 and 8 and
etoposide IV over 1 hour on days 1-5. Treatment continues every 4 weeks for 2 courses
in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Beginning within 24
hours of the first dose of chemotherapy, patients undergo induction radiotherapy 5 days
a week for 5 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients without local progression or distant metastases at 2-4 weeks after completion
of course 2 undergo resection approximately 3-5 weeks after completion of course 2. All
visible, accessible bronchopulmonary, hilar, and mediastinal lymph nodes are excised.
The choice of surgical procedure (thoracotomy, lobectomy, or pneumonectomy with en bloc
resection of tumor extending into the parietal pleura, chest wall, pericardium, or
diaphragm) is at the discretion of the surgeon. Patients who undergo resection receive
2 additional courses of chemotherapy alone beginning 4-6 weeks postoperatively.
Patients with unresectable disease or who are medically unfit for or refuse resection
receive 2 additional courses of chemotherapy alone beginning immediately after
completion of course 2.

- Arm II: Patients undergo induction chemoradiotherapy as in arm I but do not undergo
resection. Patients without local progression or distant metastases within 1 week
before anticipated completion of induction radiotherapy receive 2 additional courses of
chemotherapy beginning immediately after completion of course 2. Patients without local
or distant progression after completion of course 4 undergo boost radiotherapy for 8
days.

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

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 510 patients will be accrued for this study within 4.9 years.

Inclusion Criteria


DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

- Histologically or cytologically proven newly diagnosed, stage IIIA (T1-3, N2)
non-small cell lung cancer

- Eligible subtypes:

- Adenocarcinoma

- Large cell carcinoma

- Squamous cell carcinoma

- Nonlobar and nondiffuse bronchoalveolar cell carcinoma

- Measurable or evaluable disease on chest x-ray and/or contrast CT scan

- Contrast thoracic CT required to complete staging

- Single primary bronchogenic tumor (no more than 1 parenchymal lung lesion)

- Pleural effusions allowed if 1 of the following conditions is met:

- Negative cytology on thoracentesis if effusions present before mediastinoscopy
or exploratory thoracotomy

- Effusion seen on CT scan but not on chest x-ray and deemed too small to tap
under CT or ultrasound guidance

- Positive ipsilateral mediastinal node(s) with or without positive ipsilateral hilar
nodes

- Mediastinal nodes separate from primary lesion on CT scan or surgical
exploration

- Histologic or cytologic proof of N2 disease by thoracotomy, mediastinoscopy,
mediastinotomy, Chamberlain procedure, Wang needle, or fine needle aspiration
under bronchoscopic or CT guidance

- Nodal biopsy or aspiration waived if all of the following conditions are met:

- Paralyzed left true vocal cord documented by bronchoscopy or indirect
laryngoscopy

- Nodes visible in Level 5 region on CT scan

- Distinct primary lesion separate from nodes on CT scan

- All mediastinal nodal involvement mapped (positive or negative)

- No positive nodes in contralateral mediastinum (supraclavicular areas and higher) and
neck

- Mediastinoscopy, mediastinotomy, Chamberlain procedure, or thoracotomy required
for nodes larger than 1 cm on contrast CT scan

- Surgery waived if nodes negative or no larger than 1 cm on CT scan

- Lymphadenopathy allowed if biopsy proof of a benign cause

- No metastases by contrast CT or MRI scan of the brain, bone scan, CT scan of the
lungs to exclude other ipsilateral or contralateral parenchymal lesions, and contrast
CT scan of the upper abdomen including entire liver and adrenals

- No hepatomegaly or splenomegaly by physical examination or CT scan unless
documentation of a benign cause

- No pericardial effusion

- No superior vena cava syndrome

- No prior diagnosis of lung cancer

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

- 18 and over

Performance status:

- Karnofsky 90-100% (70-80% allowed if albumin at least 0.85 times lower limit of
normal and weight loss no greater than 10% within 3 months before diagnosis)

Hematopoietic:

- WBC at least 4,000/mm^3 OR

- Granulocyte count at least 2,000/mm^3

- Platelet count normal

- Hemoglobin at least 10.0 g/dL (less than 8.5 g/dL allowed if no marrow involvement
with tumor)

Hepatic:

- See Performance status

- Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)*

- SGOT and SGPT no greater than 1.5 times ULN* NOTE: * Unless documentation of a benign
cause

Renal:

- Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

- No myocardial infarction within the past 3 months

- No active angina

- No unstable arrhythmia

- No congestive heart failure

Pulmonary:

- FEV1 at least 2.0 liters OR

- Predicted postresection FEV_1 at least 800 mL based on quantitative V/Q scan

- DLCO at least 50% predicted (corrected for hemoglobin) if pneumonectomy planned or
likely after induction chemotherapy

Other:

- No clinically significant hearing loss unless willing to accept the potential of
further loss

- No symptomatic peripheral neuropathy

- No peptic ulcer disease under active treatment

- No other medical illness not controllable by appropriate medical therapy

- No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or
squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or ductal or lobular
carcinoma in situ of the breast

- Not pregnant or nursing

- Negative pregnancy test

- Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

- No concurrent colony-stimulating factors

Chemotherapy:

- No prior chemotherapy for lung cancer

- No concurrent chemotherapy for another condition (such as arthritis)

Endocrine therapy:

- Not specified

Radiotherapy:

- No prior radiotherapy for lung cancer

Surgery:

- See Disease Characteristics

- No prior resection of primary tumor

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

Median (2-year) survival

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

David S. Ettinger, MD

Investigator Role:

Study Chair

Investigator Affiliation:

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Authority:

United States: Federal Government

Study ID:

CDR0000063333

NCT ID:

NCT00002550

Start Date:

March 1994

Completion Date:

Related Keywords:

  • Lung Cancer
  • squamous cell lung cancer
  • large cell lung cancer
  • stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer
  • adenocarcinoma of the lung
  • bronchoalveolar cell lung cancer
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
  • Lung Neoplasms

Name

Location

Indiana University Cancer Center Indianapolis, Indiana  46202-5265
CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional Ann Arbor, Michigan  48106
University of Rochester Cancer Center Rochester, New York  14642
Ireland Cancer Center Cleveland, Ohio  44106-5065
CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium Omaha, Nebraska  68131
CCOP - Carle Cancer Center Urbana, Illinois  61801
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Indianapolis (Roudebush) Indianapolis, Indiana  46202
Hahnemann University Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19102-1192
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15213
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Nashville, Tennessee  37232-6838
CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project Cedar Rapids, Iowa  52403-1206
CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program Toledo, Ohio  43623-3456
Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53226
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Milwaukee (Zablocki) Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53295
CCOP - Green Bay Green Bay, Wisconsin  54301