Active clinical trials for "Lung Neoplasms"

The purpose of Phase 1 of this study is to evaluate the safety of the combination regimen, bexarotene and ZD1839. Phase II will evaluate the median survival, time to disease progression, and toxicity.

The purpose of this phase II study is to determine the safety, tolerability, and activity of XL647 in previously untreated subjects with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). XL647 is a small molecule that potently inhibits multiple receptor kinases, including EGFR, VEGFR2 (KDR), ErbB2, and EphB4. Sensitivity to EGFR inhibitors has been linked to specific EGFR mutations and associated with certain clinical characteristics in patients with NSCLC (eg, female, minimal and remote smoking history, and adenocarcinoma histology).

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Bevacizumab may also stop the growth of non-small cell lung cancer by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving combination chemotherapy together with bevacizumab, radiation therapy, and erlotinib may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of bevacizumab and erlotinib when given together with combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy and to see how well they work in treating patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

Our aim is to conducted a multicenter phase II trial of the cisplatin-oral vinorelbine -radiotherapy combination after induction chemotherapy with cisplatin-docetaxel in patient with NSCLC. Oral vinorelbine will be used in the present study rather than the intravenous form because: 1- Previous investigations have demonstrated that oral vinorelbine is as effective as the intravenous form in the treatment of NSCLC. 2 - We think that the use of oral agents in CT will reduce some disagreements provoked by intravenous injections: stress, infections, hemorrhage, displacement at the hospital and cost of CT. .

RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as positron emission tomography (PET scan) using 11C topotecan, may help doctors predict a patient's response to treatment and help plan the best treatment. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying how well a PET scan using 11C topotecan predicts response to treatment in patients with brain metastases due to ovarian, small cell lung, or other cancer.

To investigate efficacy and safety of pemetrexed as second or third line therapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

This trial is designed to study the role of docetaxel/gemcitabine, an active and relatively non-toxic combination in advanced NSCLC. This study will help to better define optimal preoperative regimens for patients with resectable NSCLC. Since both of these drugs are potent radio-sensitizers, the concurrent use with radiation therapy at these weekly doses may produce not only radio-sensitization, but also considerable antitumor efficacy.

The purpose of this trial is to study the combination regimen of satraplatin and paclitaxel in the first-line treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

This study is a multicenter, open-label, two-arm, randomized, parallel Phase 2 feasibility study of pemetrexed in combination with either cisplatin (Arm A) or carboplatin (Arm B) as adjuvant combination-chemotherapy in participants with completely resected, stage Ib or IIa/IIb non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A two-stage design will be employed independently for both treatment arms, with the possibility of stopping each treatment early for lack of feasibility.

This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of chemotherapy given prior to having lung cancer surgically removed. Patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer will receive gemcitabine and pemetrexed together for 4 times biweekly. Patients will be seen by a medical oncologist prior to each cycle of chemotherapy given. The medical oncologist will review patient's bloodwork and symptoms prior to approving next cycle of chemotherapy. All patients will then be evaluated with scans to determine response to chemotherapy and to determine if patient is a surgical candidate. These patients will then proceed to surgery to have the lung cancer removed. Follow up visits include bloodwork, scans, and a visit with the medical oncologist every three months for two years, then every six months for three years to monitor for disease recurrence.