Clinical trial · Interventional
Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Topotecan/Paclitaxel Induction Followed by Consolidation Chemoradiotherapy for Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase II Study
NCT00003812CI-TRIAL-00023155completedPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining more than one drug and giving them before and with radiation therapy may be an effective treatment for limited-stage small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in treating patients who have limited-stage small cell lung cancer.
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 (6)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| carboplatin | Drug | Carboplatin | ALIAS |
| etoposide | Drug | Etoposide | ALIAS |
| filgrastim | Biological | Filgrastim | ALIAS |
| paclitaxel | Drug | Paclitaxel | ALIAS |
| radiation therapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
| topotecan hydrochloride | Drug | Topotecan | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- chemotherapy + radiation therapy
- description
- Patients receive topotecan IV on days 1-5 and paclitaxel IV over 3 hours on day 1. Filgrastim (G-CSF) is administered subcutaneously every day starting on day 6 until blood counts recover. The course is repeated once beginning on day 22. After restaging, patients begin thoracic radiotherapy daily, five days per week, for 6-7 weeks. On the same day that radiotherapy begins, patients receive carboplatin IV over 1 hour (day 43) and etoposide IV over 1 hour daily for 3 days (days 43-45). The consolidation chemotherapy is repeated every 21 days for a total of 3 courses. Patients with stable or responding disease undergo prophylactic cranial irradiation. Patients are followed at least every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then at least every year.
- interventionNames
- Biological: filgrastim
- Drug: carboplatin
- Drug: etoposide
- Drug: paclitaxel
- Drug: topotecan hydrochloride
- Radiation: radiation therapy
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- response rate
- timeFrame
- Up to 5 years
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed limited stage small cell lung cancer Includes disease restricted to one hemithorax with regional lymph node metastases, including hilar, ipsilateral and contralateral mediastinal lymph nodes Clinically suspected or confirmed supraclavicular lymph node metastases and pleural effusions that are visible on plain chest radiographs, whether cytologically positive or not, are not eligible Unidimensionally or bidimensionally measurable disease PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 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 less than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Renal: Creatinine no greater than ULN Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No concurrent active second malignancy except nonmelanoma skin cancer (i.e., completed therapy and considered to be at less than 30% risk of relapse) PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent steroids except for adrenal failure No concurrent hormones except for nondisease related conditions (e.g., insulin for diabetes) No concurrent dexamethasone except for intermittent use as an antiemetic or as an adjunct to prophylactic cranial irradiation Radiotherapy: No prior mediastinal radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified
References
Publications (3)
- RESULTBogart JA, Herndon JE 2nd, Lyss AP, Watson D, Miller AA, Lee ME, Turrisi AT, Green MR; Cancer and Leukemia Group B study 39808. 70 Gy thoracic radiotherapy is feasible concurrent with chemotherapy for limited-stage small-cell lung cancer: analysis of Cancer and Leukemia Group B study 39808. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Jun 1;59(2):460-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.10.021. PMID 15145163
- RESULTCicchetti MG, Bogart J, Lyss A, et al.: Spinal cord dose in limited stage small cell lung cancer: a preliminary Quality Assurance Review Committee (QARC) report on CALGB 39808, using target thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) doses of 60 - 70 Gy. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 51(3 suppl 1): A-656, 356, 2001.
- RESULTLyss AP, Herndon JE, Bogart JE, et al.: Topotecan (Topo) + paclitaxel (Tax) + G-CSF (G) induction followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) for patients (pts) with limited stage small cell lung cancer (L-SCLC): preliminary analysis of CALGB 39808. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 20: A-1270, 2001.