S0004: Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Limited-stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lung Cancer focused on measuring limited stage small cell lung cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed limited stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) No malignant pericardial or pleural effusions, including any of the following: Cytologically positive effusions Exudative effusions not attributable to other etiologies No brain metastases Disease (measurable or non-measurable) must be present outside the area of prior surgical resection PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Zubrod 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,500/mm^3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm^3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) SGOT or SGPT no greater than 2 times ULN Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than ULN OR Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No symptomatic sensory neuropathy grade 1 or greater No other malignancy within past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or other stage I or II cancer in complete remission No other medical illness that would preclude study participation PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior biologic therapy for SCLC Chemotherapy: No prior systemic chemotherapy for SCLC Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior thoracic radiotherapy for SCLC Surgery: See Disease Characteristics At least 2 weeks since prior thoracic or other major surgery and recovered
Sites / Locations
- MBCCOP - Gulf Coast
- CCOP - Greater Phoenix
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Hayden)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson
- Arizona Cancer Center
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach
- USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
- Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
- Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez
- CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- University of California Davis Cancer Center
- University of California Davis Medical Center
- CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
- Stanford University
- David Grant Medical Center
- University of Colorado Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver
- CCOP - Atlanta Regional
- Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center
- Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
- CCOP - Central Illinois
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital)
- Loyola University Medical Center
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- CCOP - Wichita
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington
- Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
- MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
- Tulane University School of Medicine
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport
- Boston Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Boston (Jamaica Plain)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor
- University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit
- Henry Ford Hospital
- CCOP - Grand Rapids Clinical Oncology Program
- Providence Hospital - Southfield
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson
- Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City
- CCOP - Kansas City
- St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
- CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau
- CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
- CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque
- MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati
- Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
- CCOP - Columbus
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton
- CCOP - Dayton
- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City
- Oregon Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland
- CCOP - Columbia River Program
- CCOP - Greenville
- CCOP - Upstate Carolina
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dallas
- Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas
- Brooke Army Medical Center
- University of Texas Medical Branch
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple
- CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
- Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City
- Eastern Virginia Medical School
- CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
- Swedish Cancer Institute
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle
- CCOP - Northwest
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Active Comparator
chemo/RT with tirapazamine
induction and consolidation: cisplatin, etoposide, tirapazamine, radiation therapy