Pemetrexed Disodium and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2009-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as pemetrexed disodium and carboplatin, work in
different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping
them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor
cells.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving pemetrexed disodium together with
carboplatin works in treating patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.