Induction Chemotherapy Using Paclitaxel, Carboplatin, CPT-11 With Pegfilgrastim
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Patients enrolled on this study will have been diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer
which cannot be removed by an operation. The standard treatment for this disease is a
combination of chemotherapy and radiation therapy; however, the best way to combine these
treatments is not known. This study will examine if the combination of chemotherapy and
radiotherapy has an increased effect on slowing tumor growth with the addition of a drug
called ZD1839.
In this study, chemotherapy will be given initially (induction therapy) to try to control the
spread of the cancer. Then radiation and chemotherapy will be given together. Receiving
chemotherapy at the same time as radiation treatments can enhance the effect of the
radiation. In this study, patients will receive a drug called ZD1839. In laboratory tests on
cancer cells, ZD1839 has shown an additive effect when used in combination with radiation.
ZD1839 has also been shown to slow or stop growth in tumors.
The purpose of this study is to determine the side effects and effectiveness of using ZD1839
when used with radiation in this treatment regimen (induction chemotherapy followed by
combination chemotherapy, ZD1839, and radiation therapy).