Clinical trial · Interventional
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
A Phase III Study of Surgical Resection and Chemotherapy (Paclitaxel and Carboplatin) With or Without Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Resected Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. It is not yet known if combination chemotherapy is more effective with or without radiation therapy for stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy in treating patients who have stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer that has been surgically removed.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| carboplatin | Drug | Carboplatin | ALIAS |
| paclitaxel | Drug | Paclitaxel | ALIAS |
| radiation therapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
| surgery | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Surgery + paclitaxel + carboplatin
- description
- Four to eight weeks after surgery, all patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours followed by carboplatin IV over 1-2 hours on days 1, 22, 43, and 64. Following completion of four courses of chemotherapy, patients are followed at least every 4 months for 2 years, then every 6 months thereafter.
- interventionNames
- Drug: carboplatin
- Drug: paclitaxel
- Procedure: surgery
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Surgery + paclitaxel + carboplatin + radiotherapy
- description
- Four to eight weeks after surgery, all patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours followed by carboplatin IV over 1-2 hours on days 1, 22, 43, and 64. Following completion of four courses of chemotherapy, patients receive radiotherapy 5 days a week for 5 weeks to the mediastinum, beginning 2.5 to 4 weeks after completion of chemotherapy. Patients are followed at least every 4 months for 2 years, then every 6 months thereafter.
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer that has been completely resected by lobectomy, bilobectomy, pneumonectomy, or sleeve lobectomy through any incision (thoracoscopic or video assisted resection is acceptable) No known residual disease present Involvement in N2 nodes must have been determined only at the time of surgical exploration or by postoperative pathologic diagnosis All grossly involved nodes must be removed at surgery No positive mediastinoscopy (if lymph nodes on CT scan are greater than 1.5 cm in diameter, mediastinoscopy is required) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ZUBROD 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL SGOT no greater than upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine clearance at least 20 mL/min Other: Not pregnant or nursing PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent growth factors Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent hormone therapy except: Steroids for adrenal failure Hormones for nondisease related conditions Dexamethasone as an antiemetic Radiation therapy: No prior radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer Surgery: See Disease Characteristics
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTPerry MC, Kohman LJ, Bonner JA, Gu L, Wang X, Vokes EE, Green MR. A phase III study of surgical resection and paclitaxel/carboplatin chemotherapy with or without adjuvant radiation therapy for resected stage III non-small-cell lung cancer: Cancer and Leukemia Group B 9734. Clin Lung Cancer. 2007 Jan;8(4):268-72. doi: 10.3816/CLC.2007.n.005. PMID 17311692