Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery in Treating Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2000-09-01
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. Combining more than one drug with surgery may kill more tumor
cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy with docetaxel
and cisplatin followed by surgery in treating patients with stage IIIA non-small cell lung
cancer.