Bryostatin 1 Plus Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB, Stage IV, or Recurrent 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 or cytologically proven stage IIIB, IV or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Patients with stage IIIB disease must have pleural effusion Measurable disease PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Karnofsky 50-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 3,000/mm3 Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin normal SGOT less than 2 times normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min Blood urea nitrogen less than 1.5 times normal Cardiovascular: No symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months No heart block worse than first degree, bundle branch block, or ventricular or supraventricular arrhythmia by 12 lead electrocardiogram Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No uncontrolled concurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent colony-stimulating factors Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for NSCLC Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Greater than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified Other: No other concurrent investigational agents No concurrent antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV positive patients
Sites / Locations
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
- Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital
- Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute
- Evanston Northwestern Health Care
- Lutheran General Cancer Care Center
- Oncology/Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, P.C.
- Central Illinois Hematology Oncology Center
- Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Inc.
- Michiana Hematology/Oncology P.C.
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Arm A
Paclitaxel (90 mg/m2, days 1, 8 and 15 of every 28 day cycle), Bryostatin-1 (50 mcg/m2, days 2, 9 and 16 of every 28 day cycle)