Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Radiation Therapy With or Without Thalidomide in Patients With Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
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Purpose
This randomized phase III trial is studying carboplatin, paclitaxel, radiation therapy, and thalidomide to see how well they work compared to carboplatin, paclitaxel, and radiation therapy alone in treating patients with newly diagnosed stage III non-small cell lung cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Thalidomide may stop the growth of non-small cell lung cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. It is not yet known if combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy is more effective with or without thalidomide.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Lung Cancer |
Drug: carboplatin Drug: paclitaxel Drug: thalidomide Radiation: radiation therapy |
Phase 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | A Randomized Phase III Trial of Carboplatin, Paclitaxel and Thoracic Radiotherapy, With or Without Thalidomide, in Patients With Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) |
- Overall Survival Time [ Time Frame: every other month until 24 months from study entry, then every 3 months for year 3, every 4 months for year 4 and every 6 months for year 5 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Survival time is defined as time from study entry to death from any cause
- Time to Disease Progression [ Time Frame: every other month until 24 months from study entry, every 3 months for year 3, every 4 months for the 4th year and every 6 months for the 5th year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Time to disease progression is defined as the time from randomization to documented disease progression or to death without progression. Patients without documented progression or death reported were censored at the time of the last documented disease evaluation. Progression is defined, using the Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST), as a measurable increase in the smallest dimension of any target or non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions, since baseline.
- Response Rate at Best Response to Treatment [ Time Frame: every other month until 24 months from study entry, every 3 months for year 3, every 4 months for the 4th year and every 6 months for the 5th year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Proportion of patients with complete or partial response using the Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.0. Complete response is defined as the complete disappearance of all clinically detectable malignant disease for at least 4 weeks. Partial response is defined as greater than or equal to 50% decrease in tumor size for at least 4 weeks without increase in size of any area of known malignant disease of greater than 25%, or appearance of new areas of malignant disease.
| Enrollment: | 589 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2000 |
| Study Completion Date: | May 2011 |
| Primary Completion Date: | December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Active Comparator: Arm A (Paclitaxel + Carboplatin + RT)
Induction chemotherapy dosing: Paclitaxel, 225 mg/m² (3 hour infusion) Day 1. Carboplatin, area under the plasma drug concentration versus time curve (AUC) =6.0, 15-30 min IV infusion immediately following paclitaxel, Day 1 Concurrent chemotherapy / radiotherapy dosing: Paclitaxel, 45 mg/m2, administered weekly during radiotherapy over one hour. Carboplatin, AUC=2, 15- 30 minutes IV infusion immediately following paclitaxel; administered weekly during radiotherapy Radiation therapy started between days 43-50 from day 1 of cycle 1. The primary tumor and areas of known nodal disease received 60 Gy at 2.0 Gy fractions, 5 fractions/week for 30 fractions over 6 weeks to the post chemotherapy tumor volume as seen on computed tomography (CT). The initial 50 Gy was delivered to target volume (TV). The final 10 Gy was delivered to a reduced volume targeting defined by TV |
Drug: carboplatin
Induction Chemotherapy dosing: AUC=6.0, 15-30 min IV infusion immediately following paclitaxel, Day 1 and Day 22. Concurrent Chemotherapy / Radiotherapy dosing, AUC=2; 15- 30 minutes IV infusion immediately following paclitaxel; administered weekly during radiotherapy
Other Names:
Drug: paclitaxel
Induction chemotherapy dosing: 225 mg/m² (3 hour infusion) Day 1 and Day 22. Concurrent Chemotherapy / Radiotherapy dosing: 45 mg/m2; administered weekly during radiotherapy over one hour
Other Names:
Radiation: radiation therapy
Radiation therapy started between days 43-50 from day 1 of cycle 1. The primary tumor and areas of known nodal disease received 60 Gy at 2.0 Gy fractions, 5 fractions/week for 30 fractions over 6 weeks to the post chemotherapy tumor volume as seen on computed tomography (CT). The initial 50 Gy was delivered to target volume (TV). The final 10 Gy was delivered to a reduced volume targeting defined by TV
Other Name: thoracic radiotherapy
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Experimental: Arm B (Paclitaxel + Carboplatin + RT+ Thalidomide)
paclitaxel, carboplatin, and radiotherapy are same as those in Arm A. thalidomide: Induction chemotherapy dosing, oral daily, starting Day 1 for 24 months or until disease progression. Concurrent chemotherapy / radiotherapy dosing, oral daily, begin with 200 mg thalidomide as a single dose at bedtime. The dose is then increased by 100 mg every week as tolerated up to a total dose of 1000 mg. |
Drug: carboplatin
Induction Chemotherapy dosing: AUC=6.0, 15-30 min IV infusion immediately following paclitaxel, Day 1 and Day 22. Concurrent Chemotherapy / Radiotherapy dosing, AUC=2; 15- 30 minutes IV infusion immediately following paclitaxel; administered weekly during radiotherapy
Other Names:
Drug: paclitaxel
Induction chemotherapy dosing: 225 mg/m² (3 hour infusion) Day 1 and Day 22. Concurrent Chemotherapy / Radiotherapy dosing: 45 mg/m2; administered weekly during radiotherapy over one hour
Other Names:
Drug: thalidomide
Induction Chemotherapy dosing: oral daily, starting Day 1 for 24 months or until disease progression. Concurrent Chemotherapy / Radiotherapy dosing: oral daily, begin with 200 mg thalidomide as a single dose at bedtime. The dose is then increased by 100 mg every week as tolerated up to a total dose of 1000 mg.
Other Names:
Radiation: radiation therapy
Radiation therapy started between days 43-50 from day 1 of cycle 1. The primary tumor and areas of known nodal disease received 60 Gy at 2.0 Gy fractions, 5 fractions/week for 30 fractions over 6 weeks to the post chemotherapy tumor volume as seen on computed tomography (CT). The initial 50 Gy was delivered to target volume (TV). The final 10 Gy was delivered to a reduced volume targeting defined by TV
Other Name: thoracic radiotherapy
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Detailed Description:
OBJECTIVES:
I. Compare the survival and time to progression of patients with stage IIIA or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer when treated with carboplatin, paclitaxel, and chemoradiotherapy with or without thalidomide.
II. Evaluate the toxicity of the thalidomide-containing regimen and compare response rates of the two groups.
III. Determine whether the inactivation of p16, Death-associated protein kinase (DAP-kinase), O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) gene, or tissue-inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3 (TIMP-3) genes can be used to predict survival in these patients treated with this regimen.
IV. Determine whether the detection of a methylation biomarker in serum can be used to predict survival in these patients treated with this regimen.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified according to disease histology (squamous vs nonsquamous), performance status (0 vs 1), disease stage (IIIA vs IIIB), and time of randomization (before addition of chemoradiotherapy vs after). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.
ARM A: Patients receive paclitaxel intravenously (IV) over 3 hours immediately followed by carboplatin IV over 15-30 minutes on days 1 and 22. Treatment continues every 22 days in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.
ARM B: Patients receive paclitaxel and carboplatin as in arm A. Patients also receive oral thalidomide and oral low-dose aspirin daily beginning on day 1 for up to 24 months in the absence of disease progression.
Beginning between days 43-50, patients in both arms with stable or responding disease receive chemoradiotherapy comprising paclitaxel IV over 1 hour and carboplatin IV over 15-30 minutes once weekly for 6 weeks and radiotherapy (RT) 5 days a week for 6 weeks. Arm B patients continue oral thalidomide.
Patients are followed every 2 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Histologically confirmed newly diagnosed non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma
- Squamous cell
- Adenocarcinoma
- Large cell undifferentiated
- Bronchoalveolar
- Non-small cell carcinoma not otherwise stated
Unresectable stage IIIA
- Mediastinal lymph node enlargement of at least 1 cm but less than 2 cm on computed tomography (CT) scans must have mediastinotomy or thoracoscopy to rule out resectability
OR
Stage IIIB disease without significant pleural effusion
- Seen on CT scan only (not seen on chest x-ray) or does not reaccumulate after 1 thoracentesis and is cytologically negative
- Metastases to contralateral, mediastinal, or supraclavicular nodes allowed
- Bidimensionally measurable or evaluable disease
- 18 and over
- ECOG performance status 0-1
Adequate hematopoietic, hepatic, and renal function obtained <=4 weeks prior to registration:
- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
- White Blood Cell (WBC) count at least 4,000/mm^3 OR absolute neutrophil count at least 2,000/mm^3
- Bilirubin normal
- Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal
- Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min
- Fertile patients must use 2 methods of effective contraception for 4 weeks prior to, during, and for 4 weeks after study therapy
- Concurrent filgrastim (G-CSF) allowed for persistent neutropenia
Exclusion Criteria:
- Positive pregnancy test,pregnant or nursing
- Uncontrolled high blood pressure, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction within the prior year
- Serious cardiac arrhythmias requiring medication
- Prior radiotherapy to only area of measurable or active tumor
- Less than 5 years since prior chemotherapy
- Other active malignancies
- Serious uncontrolled active infection
- Evidence of greater than grade 1 neuropathy by history or physical examination
- History of seizure disorders
- Contraindication to daily low-dose (81 mg/day) aspirin
Contacts and Locations
Show 236 Study Locations| Study Chair: | Joan H. Schiller, MD | Simmons Cancer Center |
More Information
Publications:
| Responsible Party: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00004859 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | NCI-2012-02943, U10CA021115, E3598, CDR0000067510 |
| Study First Received: | March 7, 2000 |
| Results First Received: | February 16, 2012 |
| Last Updated: | February 26, 2013 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
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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 bronchoalveolar cell lung cancer |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Lung Neoplasms Carcinoma, Bronchogenic Bronchial Neoplasms Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Thalidomide Carboplatin Paclitaxel Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors |
Physiological Effects of Drugs Pharmacologic Actions Leprostatic Agents Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents Therapeutic Uses Angiogenesis Inhibitors Angiogenesis Modulating Agents Growth Substances Growth Inhibitors Antineoplastic Agents Tubulin Modulators Antimitotic Agents Mitosis Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013