Zoledronic Acid and Positron Emission Tomography in Treating Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer, Metastatic Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Lung Cancer focused on measuring bone metastases, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV non-small cell lung cancer, recurrent non-small cell lung cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer
- Stage IIIB (with pleural effusion) or stage IV disease
- Candidate for systemic therapy
- Measurable disease, defined as ≥ 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion ≥ 20 mm by conventional techniques or ≥ 10 mm by spiral CT scan
No active brain metastases
- More than 7 days since prior radiotherapy for brain metastases
- Must be neurologically stable with no seizures within the past 3 weeks
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- ECOG performance status (PS) 0-2 OR Karnofsky PS 60-100%
- WBC ≥ 3,000/mm³
- ANC ≥ 1,500/mm³
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
- Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- AST or ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN (5 times ULN if liver metastases present)
- Creatinine normal OR creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min by Cockcroft-Gault formula
- No current active dental problems, including infection of the teeth or jawbone (maxilla or mandible)
- No dental or fixture trauma, or a current or prior diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the jaw, of exposed bone in the mouth, or of slow healing after dental procedures
- Not pregnant
No uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, any of the following:
- Ongoing or active infection
- Symptomatic congestive heart failure
- Unstable angina pectoris
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- No prior or other concurrent bisphosphonates
- More than 2 weeks since prior surgery
- More than 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) and recovered
- More than 7 days since prior palliative radiotherapy and recovered
- More than 6 weeks since prior and no planned dental or jaw surgery
- More than 30 days since prior participation in an investigational trial
- No other concurrent investigational agent
Sites / Locations
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
3'-deoxy-3'-[18F]FLT PET & zoledronic acid
Patient should receive the dose of zoledronic acid within 48 hours of the first FLT PET scan. The second FLT PET scan will be done 6-8 days after the dose of zoledronic acid Single photon emission computed tomography. Patient should receive the dose of zoledronic acid within 48 hrs of the first '3'-deoxy-3'-[18F]FLT PET scan. The second FLT PET scan will be done 6-8 days after the dose of zoledronic acid.