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Filter by:The objective of the study is to investigate the evolution ofn 18F-deoxyglucose (FDG) uptake and the tumour characteristics determined in the plasma of patients with lung cancer of during and after concurrent radiotherapy and chemotherapy
RATIONALE: Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming. The use of ACAPHA, a combination of six herbs, may prevent lung cancer from forming in former smokers with bronchial intraepithelial neoplasia. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well ACAPHA works in preventing lung cancer in former smokers with bronchial intraepithelial neoplasia.
RATIONALE: Celecoxib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes need for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving celecoxib together with docetaxel or pemetrexed may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well celecoxib given together with docetaxel or pemetrexed works in treating patients with advanced or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer.
Primary Objective: - Developing Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) 3.0 grade > 3 treatment related pneumonitis (TRP) or - Developing local-regional recurrence among patients treated with 3D conformal radiation therapy (CRT) (Arm 1) or intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) (Arm 2). Secondary Objectives: - To assess and compare the time to develop CTC 3.0 grade > 3 radiation esophagitis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated in arm 1 and arm 2. - To investigate the association of inflammatory cytokines with the time to the development of radiation pneumonitis and outcomes to concurrent chemoradiation between arm 1 and arm 2. - To investigate the association of relevant pharmacogenetics, biomarkers, and gene polymorphisms with the time to the development of radiation pneumonitis and treatment outcomes to concurrent chemoradiation between arm 1 and arm 2. - To evaluate image guided adaptive radiation therapy (IGART) using weekly computed tomography (CT) on rail or cone beam CT in the assessment of tumor response and impact on treatment planning and delivery. - To compare overall survival, progression-free survival, median survival time, in arm 1 and arm 2. - To evaluate the role of functional image of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in assessing and predicting the time to the development of TRP and tumor response. - To measure and compare symptom burden over time of the treatment using MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI)-Lung in the 2 arms. - To determine the impact of comorbid conditions on survival.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as vinflunine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Others interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving vinflunine together with cetuximab may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving vinflunine together with cetuximab works as second-line therapy in treating patients with stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.
RATIONALE: Anticoagulants, such as dalteparin, may help prevent blood clots from forming in patients with lung cancer. It is not yet known whether dalteparin is effective in preventing blood clots in patients with lung cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well dalteparin works in preventing blood clots in patients with lung cancer.
RATIONALE: Bexarotene and tretinoin may cause tumor cells to look more like normal cells, and to grow and spread more slowly. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, carboplatin, docetaxel, and capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving bexarotene and tretinoin together with combination chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well giving bexarotene together with tretinoin and combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with stage III or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.
RATIONALE: Cryotherapy kills tumor cells by freezing them. Giving an injection of GM-CSF before cryotherapy and inhaling GM-CSF after cryotherapy may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and shrink the tumor. Giving cryotherapy together with GM-CSF may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving cryotherapy together with GM-CSF works in treating patients with lung metastases or primary lung cancer.
The goal of this clinical research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of melatonin for the management of poor appetite and weight loss in advanced cancer patients. The effectiveness of melatonin on weight gain, keeping/gaining of lean muscle mass, improved appetite, and side effects will also be evaluated.
RATIONALE: Screening tests or exams may help doctors find lung cancer sooner, when it may be easier to treat. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying screening tests or exams to see how well they work compared to usual care in finding early stage lung cancer in current or past smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.