Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Sponsor
Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori
Study ID
NCT00004100
Phase
PHASE3
Status
Unknown

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
N/A - 69 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

Study Details

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known which regimen of chemotherapy is more effective for non-small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two regimens of chemotherapy in treating patients who have stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

Key Dates

Start date
Nov 30, 1998
Status verified
Jun 2008

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

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