Belotecan and Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated, Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the
growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
Belotecan may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell
growth. Giving belotecan together with cisplatin may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well belotecan works when given together with
cisplatin in treating patients with previously untreated extensive stage small cell lung
cancer.