Radiation Therapy Using 3-Dimensional Treatment Planning in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lung Cancer focused on measuring stage I non-small cell lung cancer, stage II non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer Clinical stage T1-4, N0-2, M0 Clinical stage T1-2, N0-1 must be medically inoperable No distant metastases on history and physical exam, CBC, screening profile, CT or MRI of brain, CT of chest and abdomen (including adrenals and liver), and bone scan No pleural effusions Atelectasis not clearly distinguishable from tumor mass allowed provided all tumor and atelectasis together represent a volume that can be safely treated to the total dose delivered to gross disease Diffuse pulmonary infiltrates thought to represent benign disease allowed only if representative lesion samples are proven by biopsy or cytology not to contain cancer No diffuse bronchoalveolar carcinoma PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: No other malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanomatous skin cancer or noninvasive cervical carcinoma No other medical illness that cannot be adequately controlled with appropriate therapy or that is considered severe enough to preclude a radical treatment approach PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy No prior biologic therapy for lung cancer Chemotherapy No prior chemotherapy for lung cancer Endocrine therapy No prior endocrine therapy for lung cancer Radiotherapy No prior radiotherapy for lung cancer Surgery No prior surgery for lung cancer
Sites / Locations
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
external beam radiotherapy
Patients undergo 3-dimensional conformal external beam radiotherapy 5 days a week for 8-10 weeks.