Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combining carboplatin and paclitaxel, radiation
therapy with gadolinium texaphyrin, and surgery in treating patients who have stage IIIA
non-small cell lung cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells
from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to
damage tumor cells. Drugs such as gadolinium texaphyrin may make the tumor cells more
sensitive to radiation therapy. Combining chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery may
kill more tumor cells.