Phase III Randomised Study Of Adjuvant Paclitaxel And Carboplatin (TAXOL-PARAPLATINE) With Concomittant Radiotherapy In Patients With Stage II or III Non-Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Fecha de inicio: 1 de junio de 2002

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer * Stage II or III disease * Not amenable to surgery * Measurable or evaluable disease * No T4 apical localization * Lesions able to be covered in a 60 Gy minimum volume of radiation * No pleural effusion PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age * 18 to 79 Performance status * ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy * More than 3 months Hematopoietic * Absolute neutrophil count \> 1,500/mm\^3 * Platelet count \> 100,000/mm\^3 Hepatic * Bilirubin \< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Renal * Creatinine \< 1.25 times ULN Cardiovascular * No unstable heart disease Pulmonary * No ventilation dysfunction that would preclude radiotherapy Other * No weight loss of 15% or more within the past 2 months * No uncontrolled infection * No other prior malignancy except curatively treated basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy * Not specified Chemotherapy * More than 6 months since prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy * No prior adjuvant chemotherapy Endocrine therapy * Not specified Radiotherapy * See Disease Characteristics * No prior radiotherapy Surgery * Not specified Other * No other concurrent clinical trial participation