Combination 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) Unresectable stage IIIB (e.g., pleural effusion) not suitable for combined modality therapy OR Stage IV Prior brain metastases are allowed provided the following are true: Patient completed radiotherapy and/or surgery at least 3 weeks prior to study Objective evidence of resolution or significant improvement of brain lesions exists on follow-up CT scan or MRI Patient is neurologically improved or stable PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm^3 WBC at least 3,000/mm^3 Hemoglobin at least 9 g/L Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.25 mg/dL SGOT no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min Cardiovascular: No prior uncontrolled cardiovascular disease No hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, or congestive heart failure within the past 3 months Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective nonhormonal contraception No serious active infection No dementia or active psychoses No other prior malignancy except nonmetastatic nonmelanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or cancer curatively treated with surgery or small-field radiotherapy within the past 5 years PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Other: At least 1 month since prior investigational agents More than 7 days since prior aspirin, sulindac, cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (except ibuprofen or naproxen) No concurrent sulindac or COX-2 inhibitors
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
- CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program
- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Palo Alto
- Stanford University Medical Center
- CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Inc.
- CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
- MBCCOP-Howard University Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Gainesville
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - 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 - Lakeside Chicago
- CCOP - Central Illinois
- CCOP - Evanston
- Evanston Northwestern Health Care
- 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
- Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Burgess Health Center
- CCOP - Wichita
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita
- MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
- CCOP - Ochsner
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
- New England Medical Center Hospital
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional
- CCOP - Kalamazoo
- CCOP - Duluth
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis
- University of Minnesota Cancer Center
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Omaha
- CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
- CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange
- CCOP - Northern New Jersey
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey
- Albert Einstein Clinical Cancer Center
- MBCCOP-Our Lady of Mercy Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Brooklyn
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New York
- NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center
- CCOP - Merit Care Hospital
- Ireland Cancer Center
- Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
- CCOP - Columbus
- CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program
- CCOP - Oklahoma
- CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center
- Hahnemann University Hospital
- University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
- 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 - Tennessee Valley Healthcare System - Nashville Campus
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
- CCOP - St. Vincent Hospital Cancer Center, Green Bay
- 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)
- NSW Breast Cancer Institute
- MBCCOP - San Juan
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Juan
- Pretoria Academic Hospitals