S0526: Pemetrexed Disodium in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2011-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as pemetrexed disodium, work in different ways to
stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from
dividing. Pemetrexed disodium may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the
enzymes needed for cell growth.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well pemetrexed disodium works in treating
patients with stage III or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.