Radiation Therapy Plus Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Three-Arm Phase III Study of Concomitant Versus Sequential Chemotherapy and Thoracic Radiotherapy for Patients With Locally Advanced Inoperable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01134861
• Other study ID #: RTOG-9410
• Secondary ID: U10CA021661CDR00
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: May 28, 2010
• Last updated: March 26, 2015
• Start date: July 1994
• Est. completion date: March 2012

Study information

• Verified date: March 2015
• Source: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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 and combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of various schedules of radiation therapy and combination chemotherapy using vinblastine and cisplatin or cisplatin and etoposide in treating patients with stage II or stage III non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be removed surgically.

Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the survival rate of patients with locally advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer randomized to concomitant vinblastine/cisplatin (VBL/CDDP) and thoracic radiotherapy versus sequential VBL/CDDP and once-daily thoracic radiotherapy. II. Compare the survival rate of such patients randomized to 2 courses of concomitant etoposide/cisplatin and hyperfractionated thoracic radiotherapy versus sequential VBL/CDDP and once-daily thoracic radiotherapy. III. Assess the frequency of treatment-related esophageal and hematologic toxicity/morbidity in patients on concomitant versus sequential chemoradiation treatment arms.

OUTLINE: Randomized study. The following acronyms are used: CDDP Cisplatin, NSC-119875 VBL Vinblastine, NSC-49842 VP-16 Etoposide, NSC-141540 Arm I: 2-Drug Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Radiotherapy. CDDP/VBL; followed by thoracic irradiation using photons of at least 6 MV (electrons may be used to boost the supraclavicular lymph nodes). Arm II: Radiotherapy plus 2-Drug Combination Chemotherapy. Thoracic irradiation using equipment as in Arm I; plus CDDP/VBL. Arm III: Hyperfractionated Radiotherapy plus 2-Drug Combination Chemotherapy. Thoracic irradiation using equipment as in Arm I; plus CDDP/VP-16.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 597 patients will be entered over 3.1-4.2 years. If fewer than 6 patients/month are accrued, the feasibility of the study will be re-evaluated.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 610
• Est. completion date: March 2012
• Est. primary completion date: October 1998
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Locoregionally advanced, inoperable, non-small cell lung cancer with no evidence of distant metastases, i.e.: Stage II/IIIA medically inoperable disease Stage IIIA/IIIB unresectable disease No pleural effusion Appearance after an invasive thoracic procedure allowed No more than 5% weight loss within 3 months prior to diagnosis Confirmed N2 disease should first be evaluated for protocol RTOG-9309

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: At least 18 Performance status: Karnofsky 70%-100% Hematopoietic: AGC at least 2,000 Platelets at least 100,000 Hemoglobin at least 8.0 g/dL Hepatic: (unless abnormality caused by benign disease) Bilirubin no more than 1.5 times normal AST no more than 1.5 times normal Renal: Creatinine no more than 1.5 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months No angina No congestive heart failure No uncontrolled arrhythmia Other: No synchronous or prior invasive malignancy within 3 years except nonmelanomatous skin cancer No pregnant women Effective contraception required of fertile patients

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior thoracic or neck radiotherapy Surgery: No prior complete or nearly complete tumor resection

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
• Lung Cancer
• Lung Neoplasms

Intervention

Drug:
• cisplatin
100 mg/m2 i.v. over 30-60 minutes, days 1 & 29
• Etoposide
Oral etoposide given 50 mg b.i.d. X 10 only on RT treatment days 1-5, 8-12, 29-33, and 36-40. 75 mg/day if body surface area < 1.7 m2
• Vinblastine
5 mg/m2 i.v. bolus weekly first 5 weeks of RT

Radiation:
• Radiation therapy
63 Gy/7 wks/34 daily fractions (1.8 Gy X 25 fx then 2.0 Gy X 9 fX) beginning day 50 of protocol treatment

Drug:
• Cisplatin
50 mg/m2 i.v. over 30-60 minutes on days 1, 8, 29, and 36

Radiation:
• Radiation therapy
63 Gy/7 wks/34 daily fractions (1.8 Gy X 25 fx then 2.0 Gy X 9 fx) beginning day 1 of protocol treatment
• Radiation therapy
69.6 Gy/6 wks/58 X 1.2 Gy twice daily fractions (at least 6 hours apart) beginning day 1 of protocol therapy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group	National Cancer Institute (NCI), NRG Oncology

References & Publications (17)

Bradley J. A review of radiation dose escalation trials for non-small cell lung cancer within the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Semin Oncol. 2005 Apr;32(2 Suppl 3):S111-3. Review. — View Citation

Choy H, Swann S, Nabid A, et al.: Comparison of 5-year survival between RTOG-94-10 and a phase 2 study of induction chemotherapy followed by efaproxiral + radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced NSCLC. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66 (3 Suppl 1): A-49, S28-9, 2006.

Curran WJ, Scott C, Langer C, et al.: Phase III comparison of sequential vs concurrent chemoradiation for patients with unresected stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): initial report of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 9410. [Abstract] Pro

Curran WJ, Scott CB, Langer CJ, et al.: Long-term benefit is observed in a phase III comparison of sequential vs concurrent chemo-radiation for patients with unresected stage III nsclc: RTOG 9410. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical

Komaki R, Seiferheld W, Curran W, et al.: Sequential vs. concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy for inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): analysis of failures in a phase III study (RTOG 9410). [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 48 (3

Konski AA, Bhargavan M, Owen J, et al.: "Less is not always more": an economic analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 94-10. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69 (3 Suppl): A-1080, S182, 2007.

Langer CJ, Hsu C, Curran W, et al.: Do elderly patients (pts) with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) benefit from combined modality therapy? A secondary analysis of RTOG 94-10. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 51(3 suppl 1): A-36,

Langer CJ, Hsu C, Curran WJ, et al.: Elderly patients (pts) with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC) benefit from combined modality therapy: secondary analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 94-10. [Abstract] Proceedings of

Langer CJ, Swann S, Curran W, et al.: Reassessing prognostic factors in the era of combined modality therapy for locally advanced NSCLC: a retrospective analysis of RTOG 9410 and 9801. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63 (2 Suppl 1): A-65, S39, 2005.

Machtay M, Hsu C, Komaki R, Sause WT, Swann RS, Langer CJ, Byhardt RW, Curran WJ. Effect of overall treatment time on outcomes after concurrent chemoradiation for locally advanced non-small-cell lung carcinoma: analysis of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Nov 1;63(3):667-71. Epub 2005 May 31. — View Citation

Machtay M, Swann S, Komaki R, et al.: Overall treatment time during concurrent chemoradiotherapy and outcomes: an RTOG secondary analysis. [Abstract] Lung Cancer 50 (Suppl 2): A-O-042, S17, 2005.

Machtay M, Swann S, Komaki R, et al.: What is the meaning of local-regional control after chemoradiation for locally advanced NSCLC? An RTOG analysis. [Abstract] Lung Cancer 50 (Suppl 2): A-O-041, S17, 2005.

Movsas B, Scott C, Curran W, et al.: A quality-adjusted time without symptons or toxicity (QTWiST) analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 94-10. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 20: A-1247, 313a, 2001.

Sause W, Scott C, Byhardt R, et al.: Combined chemotheray radiation therapy treatment in unresected non-small cell lung cancer: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) experience. Lung Cancer 29(suppl 2): 2000.

Siddiqui F, Bae K, Langer CJ, Coyne JC, Gamerman V, Komaki R, Choy H, Curran WJ, Watkins-Bruner D, Movsas B. The influence of gender, race, and marital status on survival in lung cancer patients: analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group trials. J Thorac Oncol. 2010 May;5(5):631-9. — View Citation

Swann RS, Machtay M, Komaki R, et al.: Impact of overall treatment time during concurrent chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced NSCLC: an RTOG secondary analysis. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 23 (Suppl 16): A-7061, 635s, 2005.

Werner-Wasik M, Scott C, Curran WJ, et al.: Correlation between acute esophagitis and late pneumonitis in patients (pts) with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC) receiving concurrent thoracic radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy: a multivariate analysis of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) database. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-1192, 2002.

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Overall Survival		from date of randomization to date of death or last follow-up for patients still alive	No