View clinical trials related to Small Cell Lung Carcinoma.
Filter by:This clinical trial involves the administration of the chemotherapeutic medication vinflunine. Vinflunine is not approved by the FDA and is experimental in the treatment of extensive small cell lung cancer. The purpose of this research trial is to study the effectiveness of vinflunine in patients with relapsed extensive small cell lung cancer, evaluate the toxicity, and evaluate how long the response to this drug lasts.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as VNP40101M, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well VNP40101M works in treating patients with recurrent or refractory locally advanced or metastatic small cell lung cancer.
The purpose of this study is to find out if giving oral HYCAMTIN to patients with relapsed small cell lung cancer benefits them. The study will compare how long patients live when they are given therapy to make them feel better (active symptom control) to the length of time patients live when they are also receiving oral HYCAMTIN.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of epoetin alfa versus placebo in reducing or preventing the need for transfusions in anemic patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy, and to investigate possible quality-of-life benefits associated with the use of epoetin alfa. Epoetin alfa is a genetically engineered protein that stimulates red blood cell production.
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the metabolic properties of lung cancer cells.
The purpose of this study is to determine the bioequivalence of the new oral capsule formulation to the currently used oral capsule formulation of topotecan.
The primary objective is to determine the nature and degree of the toxicity of weekly dosing of topotecan in escalating dose levels by cohorts of 3-6 patients in combination with a fixed dose of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Doxil). The secondary objective is to determine the activity of weekly topotecan and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in advanced solid tumors.
RATIONALE: Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan 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 more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. Giving imatinib mesylate after irinotecan and cisplatin may keep the tumor from coming back. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving imatinib mesylate after irinotecan and cisplatin works in treating patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.
This phase II trial is studying how well AZD2171 works in treating patients with recurrent small cell lung cancer. AZD2171 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
The primary objective of Part I of the study is to determine tumor response rate of sequential topoisomerase targeting with irinotecan/oxaliplatin followed by etoposide /carboplatin in chemotherapy-naïve patients with extensive small cell lung cancer. The primary objective of Part II of the study is to determine the objective tumor response rate of irinotecan/oxaliplatin in patients with either refractory disease or who have relapsed to first line chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy.