Gemcitabine Plus Carboplatin or Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB, Stage IV, or Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT00004201 | Completed Phase 2

• 2 other identifiers: CDR0000067444CPMC-IRB-9027
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of gemcitabine plus carboplatin with that of gemcitabine plus cisplatin in treating patients who have stage IIIB, stage IV, or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer.

Conditions

Lung Cancer

Keywords

recurrent non-small cell lung cancer; stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer; stage IV non-small cell lung cancer

Interventions

carboplatin DRUG

cisplatin DRUG

gemcitabine hydrochloride DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Recurrent NSCLC treated with radiation or surgery allowed Bidimensionally measurable disease by x-ray, CT scan, MRI, or physical exam outside of irradiation field No active CNS metastases PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: At least 12 weeks Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,500/mm3 Granulocyte count greater than 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL Hematocrit at least 30% Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2 mg/dL PT or aPTT no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) AST or ALT no greater than 3 times ULN (5 times ULN if liver metastases present) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after study No serious concurrent systemic disorder that would preclude study compliance No active infection No second primary malignancy within the past 5 years, except: Adequately treated basal cell skin cancer Carcinoma in situ of the cervix PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: At least 3 weeks since prior biologic therapy No concurrent immunotherapy Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: At least 3 weeks since prior endocrine therapy No concurrent hormonal therapy (except contraceptives and replacement steroids) Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Other: At least 4 weeks since other prior investigational drugs No other concurrent experimental drugs No concurrent interleukin-11 for patients with cardiac disease

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lung Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

Interventions

Carboplatin; Cisplatin; Gemcitabine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Carcinoma, Bronchogenic; Bronchial Neoplasms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Coordination Complexes; Organic Chemicals; Chlorine Compounds; Inorganic Chemicals; Nitrogen Compounds; Platinum Compounds; Heterocyclic Compounds; Deoxycytidine; Cytidine; Pyrimidine Nucleosides; Pyrimidines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring

Study Officials

• Haralambos Raftopoulos, MD

  Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 21, 2000
• First Posted: August 30, 2004
• Study Completion: August 1, 2004
• Last Updated: February 4, 2013

Record last verified: 2007-06