Combination Chemotherapy, Surgery, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-02-01
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. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
Giving combination chemotherapy with radiation therapy before and after surgery may shrink
the tumor so it can be removed during surgery and may kill any remaining tumor cells
following surgery.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining paclitaxel and carboplatin
with radiation therapy and surgery in treating patients who have newly diagnosed locally
advanced non-small cell lung cancer.