Trastuzumab Plus Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lung Cancer focused on measuring recurrent non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV non-small cell lung cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Recurrent AND/OR Stage IIIB with pleural or pericardial effusion OR Stage IV Must have at least one bidimensionally measurable lesion Must be HER2 positive (1-3+) Brain metastases allowed, if symptoms controlled and not requiring steroids Prior/Concurrent Therapy-- Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for NSCLC Endocrine therapy: No concurrent steroids Radiotherapy: At least 2 weeks since prior radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Transaminases no greater than 5 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No uncontrolled angina pectoris and arrhythmias No myocardial infarction within past 3 months No uncompensated congestive heart failure Ejection fraction at least 45% Other: No active infections Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception HIV negative No other active malignancies No evidence of peripheral sensory neuropathy of at least grade 2
Sites / Locations
- CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program
- Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Palo Alto
- Stanford University Medical Center
- CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Inc.
- CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Gainsville
- Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley)
- Emory University Hospital - Atlanta
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur)
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Lakeside)
- CCOP - Central Illinois
- CCOP - Evanston
- CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
- Indiana University Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Indianapolis (Roudebush)
- CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project
- CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
- CCOP - Wichita
- MBCCOP - LSU Medical Center
- CCOP - Ochsner
- Johns Hopkins Oncology Center
- New England Medical Center Hospital
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional
- CCOP - Kalamazoo
- CCOP - Duluth
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
- CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
- CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange
- CCOP - Northern New Jersey
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albany
- Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Brooklyn
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New York
- Kaplan Cancer Center
- University of Rochester Cancer Center
- CCOP - Merit Care Hospital
- Ireland Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cleveland
- CCOP - Columbus
- CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program
- CCOP - St. Francis Hospital/Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center
- CCOP - Geisinger Clinical and Medical Center
- Allegheny University Hospitals- Hahnemann
- University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
- Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Pittsburgh
- CCOP - MainLine Health
- CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Nashville
- Vanderbilt Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Madison
- University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
- CCOP - Marshfield Medical Research and Education Foundation
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Milwaukee (Zablocki)
- MBCCOP - San Juan
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Juan
- Pretoria Academic Hospital