Manuka Honey in Preventing Esophagitis-Related Pain in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy For Lung Cancer
Dysphagia, Lung Cancer, Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Dysphagia focused on measuring pain, dysphagia, recurrent non-small cell lung cancer, stage IA non-small cell lung cancer, stage IB non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIA non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIB non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, extensive stage small cell lung cancer, limited stage small cell lung cancer, recurrent small cell lung cancer, esophagitis
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Patients being treated with combination chemotherapy (definitive or adjuvant) and radiation therapy once daily for small cell or non-small cell lung cancer (primary population for the trial)
- Patients can receive chemoradiotherapy while on a Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) lung trial or while not being on a clinical trial
- No patients receiving chemoradiotherapy while enrolled on a single institution trial or trials coordinated by other cooperative groups
- No patients with metastatic disease
- At least 5 cm of the esophagus must be in the 60 Gy isodose volume in 1.6 to 2.0 Gy fractions
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Age 18 and up
- Able to swallow thick liquids prior to treatment
- Able to speak English or Spanish in order to complete required forms (verbal completion is adequate)
- No patients with poorly controlled diabetes
- No known hypersensitivity to honey
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- No patients who have received prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy
- No patients receiving more than once daily treatments
- Therapeutic use of honey other than the Manuka honey provided for this trial is not allowed while patients are on study
- Patients must also avoid honey-flavored medical products and/or sugary, viscous substances
- Amifostine is not permitted
Sites / Locations
- Providence Cancer Center at Providence Hospital
- UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Stanford Cancer Center
- CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
- Baptist Cancer Institute - Jacksonville
- CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Florida Cancer Center - Palatka
- Piedmont Fayette Hospital
- Nancy N. and J. C. Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion at St. Joseph's/Candler
- Queen's Cancer Institute at Queen's Medical Center
- Hawaii Medical Center - East
- OSF St. Francis Medical Center
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
- Parkview Regional Cancer Center at Parkview Health
- Cancer Center at Ball Memorial Hospital
- Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky
- Cape Cod Hospital
- CentraCare Clinic - River Campus
- Regional Cancer Center at Singing River Hospital
- Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Saint Louis
- David C. Pratt Cancer Center at St. John's Mercy
- Payson Center for Cancer Care at Concord Hospital
- Seacoast Cancer Center at Wentworth - Douglass Hospital
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- Elliot Regional Cancer Center at Elliot Hospital
- Monmouth Medical Center
- Fox Chase Virtua Health Cancer Program at Virtua Memorial Hospital Marlton
- CCOP - Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York
- Highland Hospital of Rochester
- James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center
- Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
- Duke Cancer Institute
- Pardee Memorial Hospital
- FirstHealth Moore Regional Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Rex Cancer Center at Rex Hospital
- Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Trinity CancerCare Center
- Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center at Fairview Hospital
- Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
- Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
- Hillcrest Cancer Center at Hillcrest Hospital
- Parma Community General Hospital
- Rosenfeld Cancer Center at Abington Memorial Hospital
- Bryn Mawr Hospital
- Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health
- Northeast Radiation Oncology Center
- Adams Cancer Center
- Cherry Tree Cancer Center
- Cancer Center of Paoli Memorial Hospital
- Lankenau Cancer Center at Lankenau Hospital
- York Cancer Center at Apple Hill Medical Center
- Gibbs Regional Cancer Center at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
- University of Texas Medical Branch
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- St. Joseph Cancer Center
- St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center - Green Bay
- St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Experimental
Experimental
Supportive Care
Liquid Manuka Honey
Lozenge Manuka Honey
Standard supportive care
Manuka honey in liquid form
Manuka honey in lozenge form