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SWOG-9416: Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002642
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 30, 2004
Last Update Posted : October 8, 2012
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Cancer and Leukemia Group B
NCIC Clinical Trials Group
North Central Cancer Treatment Group
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
SWOG Cancer Research Network

Brief 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 kill tumor cells. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of chemotherapy using cisplatin and etoposide, radiation therapy, and surgery, with adjuvant therapy using cisplatin and etoposide, in treating patients who have stage III non-small cell lung cancer.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Lung Cancer Drug: cisplatin Drug: etoposide Procedure: conventional surgery Radiation: low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapy Phase 2

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the feasibility and toxic effects of 2 courses of cisplatin/etoposide given concurrently with continuous, fractionated chest irradiation followed by surgical resection and boost chemotherapy in patients with Pancoast tumors without mediastinal or supraclavicular nodal involvement. II. Assess the objective response rate, resectability rate, and proportion of patients free of microscopic residual disease after such treatment.

OUTLINE: All patients receive Induction on Regimen A and, in the absence of progression, proceed to Regimen B, then C. Patients who refuse or are medically unfit for surgery following Regimen A proceed directly to Regimen C. Regimen A: 2-Drug Combination Chemotherapy plus Radiotherapy. Cisplatin, CDDP, NSC-119875; Etoposide, VP-16, NSC-141540; plus irradiation of the tumor and ipsilateral supraclavicular region using megavoltage equipment (photons with peak energies of 4-15 MV). Regimen B: Surgery. Tumor resection. Regimen C: 2-Drug Combination Chemotherapy. CDDP; VP-16.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 99 patients will be accrued over 2-4 years.

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 116 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Induction Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Surgical Resection for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Involving the Superior Sulcus (Pancoast Tumors): A Phase II Trial
Study Start Date : April 1995
Actual Primary Completion Date : January 2001
Actual Study Completion Date : July 2004

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MedlinePlus related topics: Lung Cancer

Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery
chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery and post-surgery boost chemotherapy
Drug: cisplatin
50 mg/m2, IV Days 1 and 8, two 28 day cycles prior to surgery and two 28 day cycles after surgery
Other Name: platinol

Drug: etoposide
50 mg/m2, IV Days 1-5, two 28 day cycles prior to surgery and two 28 day cycles after surgery
Other Name: VP-16

Procedure: conventional surgery
surgery some time between weeks 9 and 12
Other Name: surgery

Radiation: low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapy
180 cGy per day, Days 1-5, weekly for 5 weeks
Other Name: RT




Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Feasibility [ Time Frame: 9-12 weeks after study entry ]
    resectibility rate


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. toxicity [ Time Frame: 16-20 weeks ]
    Toxicity assessments per Southwest Oncology Group toxicity criteria

  2. response rate [ Time Frame: 16-20 weeks after registration ]
    Greater than or equal to 50% decrease under baseline in the sum of the products of perpendicular diameters of all measurable lesions. No progression of disease. No new lesions.



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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically proven non-small cell lung cancer of any type Selected stage IIIA/B disease (T3-4, N0-1, M0) with superior sulcus involvement, including: Apical tumor without rib or vertebral body involvement, with Pancoast syndrome Superior sulcus tumor with involvement of the chest wall (T3) and usually ribs 1 and 2 by CT or MRI, with or without Pancoast syndrome Superior sulcus tumor with involvement of vertebral body or subclavian vessels (T4) by CT or MRI, with or without Pancoast syndrome Pancoast syndrome defined: Arm or shoulder pain Neurologic findings corresponding to C8 and T1 roots or the inferior trunk of the brachial plexus, with or without Horner's syndrome Single primary lesion that is measurable or evaluable by chest x-ray or CT required Pleural effusions allowed only if: Transudate with negative cytology on 2 separate thoracenteses if present before mediastinoscopy or exploratory thoracotomy Transudate or exudate with negative cytology on a single thoracentesis if present only after preregistration exploratory or staging thoracotomy OR Present on CT but not chest x-ray AND considered too small to tap under CT or ultrasound guidance Thoracoscopy to assess pleural metastases strongly recommended No mediastinal or supraclavicular nodal involvement (N2-3) established by mediastinoscopy, mediastinotomy, thoracoscopy, or thoracotomy No documented single- or multi-level ipsilateral or contralateral mediastinal nodes whether or not enlarged nodes visible on chest x-ray or CT AP window nodes (level 5) causing vocal cord paralysis considered N2 disease in patients with a distinct primary tumor in the left upper lobe Paralysis documented by indirect laryngoscopy No evidence of distant metastases on the following: Chest CT, preferably with contrast Thoracic spine MRI strongly recommended if CT suggests vertebral body invasion Abdominal CT including liver and adrenals, preferably with contrast Biopsy or aspiration cytology required to confirm diagnosis of any CT or MRI abnormality MRI and ultrasound sufficient to diagnose benign cysts or hemangiomas Brain CT or MRI with contrast Bone scan with x-rays or MRI, and/or aspiration cytology of any abnormality (unless related to chest wall extension of primary) No pericardial effusions or superior vena cava syndrome Patient considered candidate for potential pulmonary resection by attending thoracic surgeon

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Adult Performance status: SWOG 0-2 Albumin at least 0.85 times normal and no greater than 10% tumor-related weight loss required in patients with performance status 2 Hematopoietic: WBC at least 4,000 Platelets at least normal Hepatic: (unless abnormality due to documented benign disease) Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times normal ALT or AST no greater than 1.5 times normal Renal: Creatinine clearance (calculated) at least 50 mL/min Cardiovascular: No poorly controlled disease, e.g.: Myocardial infarction within 3 months Active angina Arrhythmia Clinically evident congestive heart failure Pulmonary: FEV1 at least 2.0 liters OR Predicted postresection FEV1 greater than 800 mL based on quantitative lung V/Q scan DLCO at least 50% of predicted (corrected for hemoglobin) and recommended if pneumonectomy planned Other: No symptomatic peripheral neuropathy No peptic ulcer disease unless medically controlled Acceptance of potential worsening of any existing clinical hearing loss No second malignancy within 5 years except: Adequately treated nonmelanomatous skin cancer Adequately treated in situ cervical cancer No pregnant or nursing women Effective contraception required of fertile women

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for lung cancer Prior exploratory thoracotomy allowed only for diagnostic or staging purposes


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Locations
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United States, Tennessee
Vanderbilt Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-6838
Sponsors and Collaborators
SWOG Cancer Research Network
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Cancer and Leukemia Group B
NCIC Clinical Trials Group
North Central Cancer Treatment Group
Investigators
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Study Chair: Valerie W. Rusch, MD, FACS Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study Chair: David H. Johnson, MD Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Study Chair: Lawrence N. Shulman, MD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Study Chair: Ronald L. Burkes, MD, FRCPC Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Study Chair: Claude Deschamps, MD Mayo Clinic
Publications of Results:
Rusch VW, Giroux D, Kraut MJ, et al.: Induction chemoradiotherapy and surgical resection for non-small cell lung carcinomas of the superior sulcus (pancoast tumors): mature results of Southwest Oncology Group trial 9416 (Intergroup trial 0160). [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22: A-2548, 2003.
Kraut MJ, Rusch VW, Crowley JJ, et al.: Induction chemoradiation plus surgical resection is feasible and highly effective treatment for Pancoast tumors: initial results of SWOG 9416 (Intergroup 0160) trial. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 19: A1906. 487a, 2000.

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Responsible Party: SWOG Cancer Research Network
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002642    
Other Study ID Numbers: CDR0000064135
SWOG-9416 ( Other Identifier: SWOG )
CAN-NCIC-BR11 ( Other Identifier: NCIC-CTG )
CLB-9495 ( Other Identifier: CALGB )
E-S9416 ( Other Identifier: ECOG )
NCCTG-9416 ( Other Identifier: NCCTG )
INT-0160 ( Other Identifier: CTEP )
U10CA032102 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
First Posted: June 30, 2004    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: October 8, 2012
Last Verified: October 2012
Keywords provided by SWOG Cancer Research Network:
squamous cell lung cancer
large cell lung cancer
stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer
stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer
adenocarcinoma of the lung
adenosquamous cell lung cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Lung Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Bronchial Neoplasms
Cobalt
Etoposide
Antineoplastic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Trace Elements
Micronutrients
Physiological Effects of Drugs