Effects of Carboplatin and Gemcitabine on Stage IIIB Pleural Effusion and Stage IV Lung Cancer

PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2005

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2009

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2009

Conditions
Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung CancerStage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Interventions
DRUG

Gemcitabine

Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m\^2 intravenously over 30 minutes on days 5 and 12.

DRUG

Dexamethasone

16 mg bid for 4 days prior to each chemotherapy start.

DRUG

Carboplatin

AUC 6.0 intravenously over 30 minutes on day 5.

Trial Locations (7)

40202

Brown Cancer Center, Louisville

40351

St. Claire Regional Medical Center, Morehead

40353

Montgomery Cancer Center, Mount Sterling

40422

Commonwealth Cancer Center, Danville

40536

Markey Cancer Center, Lexington

42003

West Kentucky Hematology & Oncology Group, PSC, Paducah

42303

Owensboro Medical HealthCare System, Owensboro

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Kentucky Lung Cancer Research Program

OTHER

lead

Susanne Arnold

OTHER

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