Trial of Chemotherapy Followed by Pulsed Docetaxel and Concurrent Radiation for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The University of Rochester Cancer Center (URCC) is conducting a research study at Highland
Hospital and Strong Memorial of lung cancer patients whose tumors cannot be surgically
removed. The usual treatment for this stage of cancer is chemotherapy (treatment with drugs)
combined with radiation (chemo-radiation). Because of the risk of spread to other organs,
patients with your stage of disease are also often treated with additional chemotherapy,
either before or after the chemo-radiation treatment. The best timing and number of
treatments for this additional chemotherapy has not been clearly established. The purpose of
this study is to help determine if a single treatment with two chemotherapy drugs, followed
by radiation and low-dose chemotherapy is an effective way to treat patients with lung
cancer. The side effects of this treatment and your quality of life while on the study will
also be studied. Eighteen will participate in this study locally.