Phase II Selection Design Trial Of Concurrent Chemotherapy + Cetuximab Vs. Chemotherapy Followed By Cetuximab In Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Phase II Selection Design Trial Of Concurrent Chemotherapy + Cetuximab Vs. Chemotherapy Followed By Cetuximab In Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies such as cetuximab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Combining more than one chemotherapy drug with a monoclonal antibody may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether cetuximab is more effective when given at the same time as chemotherapy or following chemotherapy.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well giving cetuximab at the same time as combination chemotherapy works compared to giving cetuximab after combination chemotherapy in treating patients with stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
Secondary
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 2 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 180 patients (90 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 9 months.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) of one of the following stages:
The following subtypes are eligible:
Measurable disease by CT scan, MRI, x-ray, or physical exam
No known brain metastases by CT scan or MRI
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
Performance status
Life expectancy
Hematopoietic
Hepatic
Renal
Cardiovascular
Other
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
Radiotherapy
Surgery
Other
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