S0720: Adjuvant Therapy Based on Gene Expression in Stage IA and IB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-04-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and cisplatin, work in different
ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from
dividing. Giving chemotherapy drugs after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after
surgery. Sometimes, after surgery, the tumor may not need more treatment until it progresses.
In this case, observation may be sufficient.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving gemcitabine together with cisplatin
works in treating patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer that was removed by
surgery.