Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2006-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
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.