Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery or Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so
they stop growing or die. Giving a chemotherapy drug before surgery may shrink the tumor so
that it can be removed during surgery. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage
tumor cells. It is not yet known whether chemotherapy followed by surgery with or without
radiation therapy is more effective than chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy alone in
treating non-small cell lung cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of chemotherapy followed by
surgery with or without radiation therapy to that of chemotherapy followed by radiation
therapy alone in treating patients who have stage III non-small cell lung cancer.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC