Maintenance Chemotherapy With or Without Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Treating
Patients With Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Research Question:
How well does maintenance chemotherapy treat patients with stage IV non-small cell
lung cancer?
Basic Study Information
Purpose:
This randomized phase II/III trial studies how well giving maintenance chemotherapy
with or
without stereotactic body radiation therapy works in treating patients with stage
IV
non-small cell lung cancer. Drugs used in maintenance chemotherapy, such as docetaxel,
pemetrexed disodium, and gemcitabine work in different ways to stop the growth of
tumor
cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping
them from
spreading. Stereotactic body radiation therapy is a specialized radiation therapy
that sends
x-rays directly to the tumor using smaller doses over several days and may cause less
damage
to normal tissue. Giving maintenance chemotherapy and stereotactic body radiation
therapy
together may work better than maintenance chemotherapy alone in treating patients
with stage
IV non-small cell lung cancer.
Location: University of Rochester
Study Contact Information
Phone: (585) 275-5830
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