elderly patients with locally advanced squamous cell lung cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 Cytologically or histologically comfirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the lung 2 Previously untreated and unresectable Stage 3A or 3B 3 patients aged 75 and more years old who are amenable for standard chemo- radiotherapy 4 Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status 0 to 1 5 An approval of a radiotherapist by CT simulation based on the restriction of this protcol before registration. 6 Have adequate organ function within two week before study entry a)leukocyte 3000/mm3 or higher b)absolute neutrophil count 1500/mm3 or higher c) hemoglobin consentration 9.0g/dl or higher d) serum AST and ALT 2.5 times of the institutional upper limits of normal or lower e) serum bilirubin 1.5mg/dl or lower f) serum creatinine 1.2mg/dl or lower g) creatinine clearance 60ml/min or higher 7 Have signed an informed consent document
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) SVC syndrome 2) Pulmonary fibrosis and interstitial pneumonitis 3) With active double cancer 4) With active infection, poorly controlled diabetes, and serious cardiac diseases 5) Patients with steroid treatment 6) Clinically significant drug allergy 7) Uncontrolled psychiatric disease. 8) Positive serum HBs antigen or HCV antibody 9) Others
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the recommended dose and assess the safety of chemoradiotherapy with nedaplatin and thoracic radiation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| response rate, progression free survival, overall survival, 2 year survival rate, , completion rate of chemoradiotherapy, the rate of occurrence of grade 3 and more radiation pneumonitis | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Osaka medical college hospital First Department of Internal Medicine