Carboplatin, Irinotecan, and Radiation Therapy Followed By Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

CARBOPLATIN (AUC=2) IV in 250 cc NS over 30 minutes, weekly for seven weeks (Days #1, #8, #15, #22, #29, #36 and #43) along with radiation.

DOCETAXEL 75 mg/m2 IV over one hour every three weeks for 3 cycles.

IRINOTECAN 30 mg/m2 IV over 90 minutes weekly for seven weeks (Days #1, #8, #15, #22, #29, #36 and #43) along with radiation.

Radiotherapy will start on the first day of scheduled chemotherapy. The daily administered dose will be 1.8 Gy, 5 days a week for 4.4 weeks, 22 fractions, ( 39.6 Gy) to the primary tumor and mediastinum (primary planning target volume: PPTV). After 39.6 Gy, the same targets will be treated by oblique fields at 1.8 GY for 3 fxs to a toal dose of 45 GY. Thereafter, the primary tumor and involved nodal metastasis (secondary planning target volume SPTV) will be boosted at 2 Gy per day to 18 Gy in 9 fractions. The total dose will be 63 Gy in 35 fractions over seven weeks.