Phase II Trial Of Gemcitabine (NSC-613327) And Irinotecan (NSC-616348) In Patients With Untreated Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)
Phase II Trial Of Gemcitabine (NSC-613327) And Irinotecan (NSC-616348) In Patients With Untreated Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)
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: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients receive gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes followed by irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 21 days for a total of 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients are followed every 6 months for 3 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 75 patients will be accrued for this study within 12 months.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically or cytologically confirmed extensive stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC)
Must have disease outside area of prior surgical resection or a new lesion must be present
Controlled brain metastases allowed (asymptomatic and previously treated with surgery and/or radiotherapy)
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
Performance status:
Life expectancy:
Hematopoietic:
Hepatic:
Renal:
Other:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
Chemotherapy:
Endocrine therapy:
Radiotherapy:
Surgery:
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