Radiation Therapy, Chemotherapy, and Soy Isoflavones in Treating Patients With Stage IIIA-IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Adenocarcinoma of the Lung, Adenosquamous Cell Lung Cancer, Bronchoalveolar Cell Lung Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Adenocarcinoma of the Lung
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Histologic or cytologic diagnosis of stage III non-small cell lung cancer; patients will need to meet the following criteria for stage IIIA or IIIB diagnosis:
IIIA
- Histologic or cytologic diagnosis of ipsilateral mediastinal lymph node involvement, or
- Tumors greater than 7 cm or with chest wall invasion, or involvement of one of the following diaphragm, phrenic nerve, mediastinal pleura or parietal pericardium with hilar or mediastinal lymph node involvement
- More than one mediastinal lymph node enlarged on computed tomography (CT) scan and the same lymph nodes positive on positron emission tomography (PET) scans or
- Paralyzed left vocal cord with separate lung primary distinct from the aorto-pulmonary lymph nodes on the CT scan
IIIB
- Histologic or cytologic diagnosis of N3 lymph node involvement; or
- Enlarged N3 lymph nodes on CT scan that are positive on PET scan as well; patient must not have extension of lymph node involvement to cervical lymph nodes other than supraclavicular lymph nodes; or
- Right sided primary with left vocal cord paralysis; or
- Evidence of tumor extension into the mediastinum and/or mediastinal structures either at the time of mediastinoscopy, bronchoscopy or on CT scans
- Patients with a nodules in the same lung but no other areas of involvement
- Patients with prior surgically resected stage I NSCLC who did not receive any adjuvant therapy, who now have stage IIIA or B NSCLC will be eligible
- Southwestern Oncology Group (SWOG) performance status 0 or 1
- Absolute neutrophil count of > 1.5 x 10^9/L
- Platelet count > 100,000 x 10^9/L
- Serum creatinine =< 1.5 times the institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Calculated creatinine clearance (Cockcroft-Gault formula) of >= 45mL/min
- Serum bilirubin > ULN
- Transaminases (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT] and/or serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) > 1.5 times institutional ULN
- Alkaline phosphatase >= 2.5 times ULN
- Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) of >= 1 liter and diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO) >= 40% of predicted
- Patient should undergo brain imaging (CT scan or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI ]) to rule out brain metastases
- Signed informed consent that details the investigational nature of the study according to institutional and federal guidelines
- Registered with Clinical Trials Office at Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior chemotherapy, radiation for any malignancy in which they received any thoracic radiotherapy
- Patients with concurrent malignancy; patients with prior or concurrent malignancy will be allowed as long as the treating physician considers it unlikely to impact the clinical outcome of the patient
- Patients with peripheral neuropathy > 2
- Serious medical illness including but not limited to uncontrolled congestive heart failure, uncontrolled angina, myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular event with 6 months of registration, history of chronic active hepatitis or history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or an active bacterial infection will not be eligible
- Inability or unwillingness to take folic acid or vitamin B12 or dexamethasone
- Pregnant or lactating women; all pre-menopausal and peri-menopausal women should have a urine test for pregnancy within a week of starting therapy; all patients of child bearing potential should agree to use an effective contraceptive method
- Patients should not participate in any other therapeutic investigational study while taking part in this study
- Patients on warfarin will not be allowed on the study; patient on low molecular heparin or anti direct factor Xa inhibitor (Xa) drugs will be allowed
- Patients with a soy allergy will be excluded
Sites / Locations
- Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Bay Region
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
- Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Lapeer Region
- Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Central Michigan
- Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Northern
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Group I (squamous cell histology)
Group II (non-squamous cell histology)
Patients receive etoposide IV over 1 hour on days 1-5 and 29-33, cisplatin IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, 29, and 36, and undergo RT 5 days a week for 6.6 weeks. Within 48 hours of initiating treatment, patients receive soy isoflavones PO daily on days 1-90.
Patients receive pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes on days 1, 22, and 43 and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on days 1, 22, and 43. Patients also undergo RT and receive soy isoflavones as in Group I.