Cetuximab and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lung Cancer focused on measuring stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Stage IIIA or IIIB disease Must be a candidate for curative radiotherapy Not a candidate for other concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy No surgical treatment available No pleural effusion suspected or proven to be malignant No stage IV disease by bone scan or positron emission tomography scan, CT scan or MRI of the brain, and CT scan of the chest within the past 30 days PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age * 18 and over Performance status Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2 (age ≥ 65 years) ECOG 2 (age 18 to 64 years) Life expectancy * At least 12 weeks Hematopoietic Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm^3 Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3 Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL Hepatic Bilirubin ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN) AST ≤ 3 times ULN Renal Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN Pulmonary FEV_1 ≥ 1 L No idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Other Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception Magnesium normal No uncontrolled infection No other severe underlying disease that would preclude study entry No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or noninvasive carcinoma No major psychiatric illness that would preclude study participation PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy * Not specified Chemotherapy See Disease Characteristics No prior chemotherapy for NSCLC Endocrine therapy * Not specified Radiotherapy No prior therapeutic radiotherapy to the chest No concurrent intensity modulated radiotherapy Other * No prior epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors
Sites / Locations
- Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
- Memorial Cancer Institute at Memorial Regional Hospital
- Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville
- Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center
- Graham Hospital
- Memorial Hospital
- St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital
- Eureka Community Hospital
- Galesburg Clinic, PC
- Galesburg Cottage Hospital
- InterCommunity Cancer Center of Western Illinois
- Mason District Hospital
- Hopedale Medical Complex
- Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West
- McDonough District Hospital
- BroMenn Regional Medical Center
- Community Cancer Center
- Community Hospital of Ottawa
- Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa
- Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital
- Proctor Hospital
- CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
- Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria
- Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
- Illinois Valley Community Hospital
- Perry Memorial Hospital
- St. Margaret's Hospital
- Valley Cancer Center
- Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
- St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers - Beech Grove Campus
- Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers
- Reid Hospital & Health Care Services
- McFarland Clinic, PC
- Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates
- Mercy Capitol Hospital
- CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
- John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center
- Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center
- Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center
- Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines
- John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital
- Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP
- Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
- St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman
- Southwest Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington
- Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita
- CCOP - Wichita
- Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center
- Wesley Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield
- Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center
- Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center
- CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium
- Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center
- Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
- Hurley Medical Center
- Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
- Foote Memorial Hospital
- Haematology-Oncology Associates of Ohio and Michigan, PC
- Sparrow Regional Cancer Center
- St. Mary Mercy Hospital
- Community Cancer Center of Monroe
- Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe
- St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
- Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
- Seton Cancer Institute at Saint Mary's - Saginaw
- St. John Macomb Hospital
- Fairview Ridges Hospital
- Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
- Fairview Southdale Hospital
- Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital
- Hutchinson Area Health Care
- Meeker County Memorial Hospital
- HealthEast Cancer Care at St. John's Hospital
- Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Maplewood
- Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott - Northwestern Hospital
- Hennepin County Medical Center - Minneapolis
- Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Outpatient Center
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
- St. Francis Cancer Center at St. Francis Medical Center
- HealthEast Cancer Care at St. Joseph's Hospital
- CentraCare Clinic - River Campus
- Park Nicollet Cancer Center
- Regions Hospital Cancer Care Center
- United Hospital
- Ridgeview Medical Center
- Willmar Cancer Center at Rice Memorial Hospital
- HealthEast Cancer Care at Woodwinds Health Campus
- Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Woodbury
- CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
- Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings
- Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center
- St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Care Services
- Billings Clinic Cancer Center
- Billings Clinic - Downtown
- Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center
- St. James Healthcare Cancer Care
- Big Sky Oncology
- Great Falls Clinic - Main Facility
- Sletten Cancer Institute at Benefis Healthcare
- St. Peter's Hospital
- Glacier Oncology, PLLC
- Kalispell Medical Oncology at KRMC
- Kalispell Regional Medical Center
- Community Medical Center
- Guardian Oncology and Center for Wellness
- Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center
- Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
- CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
- Immanuel Medical Center
- Alegant Health Cancer Center at Bergan Mercy Medical Center
- Creighton University Medical Center
- Rutherford Hospital
- Bismarck Cancer Center
- Medcenter One Hospital Cancer Care Center
- Mid Dakota Clinic, PC
- St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center
- Altru Cancer Center at Altru Hospital
- Wood County Oncology Center
- Grandview Hospital
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital
- Samaritan North Cancer Care Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton
- CCOP - Dayton
- Blanchard Valley Medical Associates
- Fremont Memorial Hospital
- Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital
- Lima Memorial Hospital
- Northwest Ohio Oncology Center
- St. Luke's Hospital
- Middletown Regional Hospital
- St. Charles Mercy Hospital
- Toledo Clinic - Oregon
- Firelands Regional Medical Center
- North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated
- Flower Hospital Cancer Center
- Mercy Hospital of Tiffin
- Toledo Hospital
- St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
- Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center
- CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital
- Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic
- UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center
- Fulton County Health Center
- United States Air Force Medical Center - Wright-Patterson
- Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital
- Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
- Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health
- Geisinger Medical Group - Scenery Park
- Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- AnMed Cancer Center
- CCOP - Upstate Carolina
- Gibbs Regional Cancer Center at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
- Rapid City Regional Hospital
- Avera Cancer Institute
- Medical X-Ray Center, PC
- Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center
- Fredericksburg Oncology, Incorporated
- Franciscan Skemp Healthcare - La Crosse Campus
- Welch Cancer Center at Sheridan Memorial Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
cetuximab/Radiation
Cetuximab (C225) and Radiation