Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2005-08-01
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 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.