Vaccine Therapy and Sargramostim in Treating 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, large cell lung cancer, stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV non-small cell lung cancer, adenocarcinoma of the lung, bronchoalveolar cell lung cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven stage IB-IV non-small cell lung cancer Non-squamous cell histology only Must have undergone curative surgery within the past 6 months and must be free of recurrence Tumor must demonstrate a specific K-ras mutation at codon 12 for which a vaccine preparation is available PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Over 17 Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm^3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Cardiovascular: No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No concurrent medical condition that would preclude compliance or immunologic response to study treatment No other serious concurrent medical condition No other malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanomatous skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior postoperative chemotherapy and recovered Endocrine therapy: No concurrent systemic steroids Concurrent inhaled steroids allowed Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy to spleen At least 3 weeks since prior postoperative radiotherapy and recovered Surgery: See Disease Characteristics No prior splenectomy Other: No concurrent immunosuppressive drugs or antiinflammatory drugs
Sites / Locations
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center