Chemotherapy or Observation in Treating Patients With Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lung Cancer focused on measuring stage IA non-small cell lung cancer, stage IB non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIA non-small cell lung cancer, adenocarcinoma of the lung, adenosquamous cell lung cancer, bronchoalveolar cell lung cancer, large cell lung cancer, squamous cell lung cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer
- Any variant allowed (e.g., pure or mixed bronchioloalveolar carcinoma or adenosquamous cell carcinoma)
- Primary tumor must be T1a, T1b, T2a, or T2b by AJCC 7.0
- No status
Tumor measuring ≥ 2.0 cm but ≤ 7.0 cm in diameter by CT scan
- The mass must have a source document to verify tumor size in the greatest dimension, which includes a CT scan report, a clinic note from the enrolling physician, and/or a printed image with caliper measurements on the lung mass
Node-negative disease
- Evidence of hilar or mediastinal node involvement by chest CT scan (> 1 cm diameter) must be assessed with mediastinoscopy, endo-esophageal ultrasound with biopsy, endo-bronchial ultrasound, bronchoscopy, or mediastinal nodal sampling before or at time of thoracotomy
- No locally advanced or metastatic disease
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- ECOG performance status 0-1
- Granulocytes ≥ 1,500/μL
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL
- Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
- AST < 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- No history of prior or concurrent malignancy, except curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, surgically treated in situ carcinoma of the breast, or other cancer for which the patient has been disease-free for 3 years
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- More than 3 years since prior cytotoxic or anticancer treatment
- No concurrent treatment with hormones or other chemotherapeutic agents, except steroids given for adrenal failure, hormone administered for nondisease-related conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes), or intermittent use of dexamethasone as an antiemetic
- No concurrent thoracic radiotherapy
Sites / Locations
- Regional Medical Center
- UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
- Glendale Memorial Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
- Robert and Beverly Lewis Family Cancer Care Center at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
- Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center at Hartford Hospital
- Michael and Dianne Bienes Comprehensive Cancer Center at Holy Cross Hospital
- Memorial Cancer Institute at Memorial Regional Hospital
- Ella Milbank Foshay Cancer Center at Jupiter Medical Center
- CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Nancy N. and J. C. Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion at St. Joseph's/Candler
- Resurrection Medical Center
- University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
- Elkhart Clinic, LLC
- Michiana Hematology-Oncology, PC - Elkhart
- Elkhart General Hospital
- Howard Community Hospital
- Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services
- Michiana Hematology-Oncology, PC - South Bend
- Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
- Michiana Hematology Oncology PC - Plymouth
- CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium
- Memorial Hospital of South Bend
- Michiana Hematology Oncology PC - La Porte
- Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates
- Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
- Central Baptist Hospital
- Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky
- Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center - Baton Rouge
- Maine Center for Cancer Medicine and Blood Disorders - Scarborough
- Greater Baltimore Medical Center Cancer Center
- Alvin and Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai Hospital
- Cancer Institute at St. Joseph Medical Center
- Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
- Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Escanaba
- Dickinson County Healthcare System
- Borgess Medical Center
- West Michigan Cancer Center
- Bronson Methodist Hospital
- Michiana Hematology Oncology PC - Niles
- William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak Campus
- Lakeside Cancer Specialists, PLLC
- Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center - St. Joseph
- Cancer Resource Center - Lincoln
- CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
- Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center
- Immanuel Medical Center
- Alegant Health Cancer Center at Bergan Mercy Medical Center
- Creighton University Medical Center
- New Hampshire Oncology - Hematology, PA at Payson Center for Cancer Care
- New Hampshire Oncology - Hematology, PA - Hooksett
- Saint Francis Hospital Cancer Center
- SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
- Faxton Regional Cancer Center
- Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated
- Kinston Medical Specialists
- Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital
- Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
- St. Luke's Cancer Network at St. Luke's Hospital
- Easton Regional Cancer Center at Easton Hospital
- Lancaster General Hospital
- Jameson Memorial Hospital - North Campus
- Allegheny Cancer Center at Allegheny General Hospital
- UPMC Cancer Centers
- Medical City Dallas Hospital
- University of Virginia Cancer Center
- Lynchburg Hematology-Oncology Clinic
- Providence Centralia Hospital
- St. Francis Hospital
- Providence St. Peter Hospital Regional Cancer Center
- Good Samaritan Cancer Center
- Franciscan Cancer Center at St. Joseph Medical Center
- Allenmore Hospital
- CCOP - Northwest
- MultiCare Regional Cancer Center at Tacoma General Hospital
- St. Clare Hospital
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Mary's Hospital
- St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center - Green Bay
- St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
- Holy Family Memorial Medical Center Cancer Care Center
- Bay Area Cancer Care Center at Bay Area Medical Center
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Oconto Falls
- St. Nicholas Hospital
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Sturgeon Bay
- St. Vincent's Hospital - Melbourne
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Arm I
Arm II
Patients receive cisplatin IV on day 1 and vinorelbine ditartrate IV on days 1 and 8 OR docetaxel IV and cytarabine IV on day 1 OR gemcitabine hydrochloride IV on days 1 and 8 and cytarabine IV on day 1 OR pemetrexed disodium IV and cisplatin IV on day 1.. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients receive standard care (observation).