Limited-disease small cell lung cancer (LD-SCLC).
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Cytologically or histologically proven SCLC; 2. Disease confined to one hemithorax without evidence of cytologically proven malignant pleural effusion; 3. No prior chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy; 4. Age 18 years or older; 5. Performance score 0 or 1; 6. Adequate organ functions (WBC > 3.0 x 10^9/L, ANC > 1.5 x 10^9/L, platelets > 100 x 10^9/L, serum creatinine 60 ml/min, bilirubin 30% of predicted, DLCO > 40% of predicted); 8. No prior malignancy unless 5 years in complete remission except for patients with prior breast cancer or melanoma. Patients with adequately treated basocellular carcinoma of the skin or cervical cancer are eligible; 9. Written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Other serious ilnesses; 2. Concurrent therapy with other anti-cancer drugs; 3. Pregnancy or lactation; 4. Presence of diarrhoea; 5. Presence of suspicion of bowel obstruction or chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim of the study is to determine the dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) and maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) of irinotecan and cisplatin with concurrent thoracic radiotherapy in patients with LD-SCLC ias a onve every three weeks schedule. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the efficacy and progression-free and overall survival of irinotecan and cisplatin with concurrent thoracic radiotherapy in patients with LD-SCLC. | — |
Contacts
Erasmus University Medical Center / Daniel den Hoed Kliniek Department of Medical Oncology P.O. Box 5201