Lung Cancer Clinical Trials

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  • Three Different Radiation Therapy Regimens in Treating Patients With Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Cisplatin and Etoposide
  • RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as etoposide and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known which radiation therapy regimen is more effective when given together with chemotherapy in treating patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is comparing two different chest radiation therapy regimens to see how well they work in treating patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer.
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • Gemcitabine Hydrochloride or Pemetrexed Disodium and Carboplatin With or Without Celecoxib in Treating Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine hydrochloride and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Pemetrexed disodium and celecoxib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. It is not yet known whether giving gemcitabine hydrochloride or pemetrexed disodium together with carboplatin is more effective with or without celecoxib in treating non-small cell lung cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying gemcitabine hydrochloride, pemetrexed disodium, and carboplatin to compare how well they work when given together with celecoxib or a placebo in treating patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • Ponatinib for Squamous Cell Lung Cancer
  • This research study is a PHase II clinical trial, which tests the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug to learn whether the drug works in treating a specific cancer. "Investigational" means that the drug is being studied. It also means that the FDA has not yet approved ponatinib for use in patients, including people with your type of cancer. In order to participate on this study, it must first be determined whether or not a patient's lung squamous cell cancer (SCC) has an alteration in FGFR kinase is made from an experimental test on your squamous cell cancer tissue sample. This experimental test is a "genetic test" or "genotyping test", which is a method used to study a tumor's genes. The results are for research purposes only and are not considered "genetic testing" for the purpose of diagnosing medical conditions. Cancers develop as a result of changes that occur in human genetic material (DNA); these changes are called mutations or alterations. This experimental test gives no information about any of the genes in the normal cells of the patient's body, but it helps identify abnormal genes (like FGFR kinase mutations or alterations) usually found only in cancer cells. We will use this experimental test to determine whether or not a tumor contains a required alteration/mutation and thus may respond to ponatinib. Ponatinib is an investigational, oral anti-cancer drug designed to inhibit abnormal proteins found in cancer cells and may cause those cancer cells to die. In laboratory testing, ponatinib has been shown to inhibit a family of proteins called FGFR kinases, and this genetic alteration/mutation has been found in some squamous cell lung cancers. There is laboratory evidence that alterations/mutations in FGFR kinases in squamous cell lung cancers may be driving the growth of these tumors and that inhibiting these FGFR kinases with ponatinib may decrease or stop the growth of lung SCC. In this research study, we are looking to see if the study drug, ponatinib, can keep cancer from growing.
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • Image-Guided Adaptive Conformal Photon Versus Proton Therapy
  • The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if, compared with regular x-ray radiation, proton radiation reduces the risk of developing, treatment-related pneumonitis (TRP) or tumor recurrence (the tumor coming back in the irradiated area after treatment) in patients with lung cancer. Primary Objective: - Assess and compare the incidence and time to development of CTCAE v3.0 grade > 3 treatment related pneumonitis (TRP) or locoregional recurrence, whichever comes first, among patients with locally advanced (stage II-IIIb and selected stage IV) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with image-guided adaptive photon therapy (IGAXT, group 1) or proton therapy (IGAPT, group 2) using Bayesian randomization. Secondary Objectives: - Assess and compare the incidence and time to development of CTCAE v3.0 grade > 3 radiation esophagitis in treatment groups 1 and 2. - Investigate the association of inflammatory cytokines with the incidence and time to development of TRP and outcomes in treatment groups 1 and 2. - Investigate the association of relevant pharmacogenetic markers, biomarkers, and gene polymorphisms with the time to development of TRP and treatment outcomes in treatment groups 1 and 2. - Evaluate IGAXT using weekly computed tomography (CT) on-rail or cone beam CT in the assessment of tumor response and impact on treatment planning and delivery. - Compare overall survival, progression-free survival, and median survival time in treatment groups 1 and 2. - Evaluate the role of functional imaging with FDG-PET in assessing and predicting the time to the development of TRP and tumor response. - Document and compare symptom burden weekly during treatment, monthly up to 6 month after the treatment, and at each follow-up visit by using the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory for Lung (MDASI-Lung) in treatment groups 1 and 2.
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • Safety and Efficacy of BKM120 in Patients With Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
  • The purpose of this two-stage phase II study is to assess the efficacy of BKM120, as measured by determining the progression free survival (PFS), in patients with pretreated metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) that exhibits PI3K pathway activation. BKM120 will be investigated in two groups of NSCLC patients according to the histology of the cancer: squamous and non-squamous.
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • Cabozantinib in Advanced Solid Malignancies
  • This research study is a Phase II clinical trial. Phase II clinical trials test the effectiveness of an investigational drug to learn whether the drug works in treating a specific cancer. "Investigational" means that the drug is still being studied and that research doctors are trying to find out more about it-such as the safest dose to use, the side effects it may cause, and if the drug is effective for treating different types of cancer. It also means that the FDA has not approved the drug for this type of cancer, or for any use outside of research studies. When cancer spreads from the primary tumor, one of the most commons sites it spreads to is bone. When cancer spreads to bone there can be significant symptoms such as pain. Cabozantinib works by blocking signaling that leads to cancer growth as well as blocking the growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) that help to feed a tumor. Cabozantinib has been studied or is being studied in research studies as a possible treatment for various types of cancer, including prostate cancer, brain cancer, thyroid cancer, lung cancer and kidney cancer. Previous clinical research studies indicate that cabozantinib may also have activity against cancer once it has spread to the bones. The purpose of this study is to find out if cabozantinib is effective in treating cancer that has spread to the bone.
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • Afatinib With CT and RT for EGFR-Mutant NSCLC
  • This research study is a Phase II clinical trial. Phase II clinical trials test the effectiveness of an investigational drug to learn whether the drug works in treating a specific cancer. "Investigational" means that the drug is still being studied and that study doctors are trying to find out more about it-such as the safest dose to use, the side effects it may cause, and if the drug is effective for treating different types of cancer. It also means that the FDA has not yet approved the drug for the patients type of cancer or for any use outside of research studies. Chemotherapy and radiation is the standard treatment for the patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). For people with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations, adding a type of drug called a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) can help increase the response to treatment. Afatinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. It has been studied in a previous research study in participants with more advanced NSCLC. Results from that study indicate it may be helpful in treating NSCLC with EGFR mutations. In this study, patients with stage III NSCLC and EGFR mutations will receive the standard treatment of radiation and chemotherapy. If possible, the patients tumor will be removed by surgery. Afatinib will be given before radiation and chemotherapy and after surgery. The aim of giving afatinib before radiation therapy is to try to shrink the tumor. This may make the radiation therapy more effective since radiation therapy tends to work better on smaller tumors. The goal of this study is to see if adding afatinib to standard treatment helps to improve the response to treatment.
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • AUY922 for Advanced ALK-positive NSCLC
  • This research study is a Phase II clinical trial, which tests the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug to learn whether the drug works in treating a specific cancer. "Investigational" means that the drug is being studied and that research doctors are trying to find out more about it-such as the safest dose to use, the side effects it may cause and if the drug is effective for treating your type of cancer. It also means that the FDA has not yet approved the drug for your type of cancer or for any use outside of research studies. It has been found that some people with NSCLC have a change (mutation) in a certain gene called the ALK gene. This mutated gene helps cancer cells grow. There is a drug (crizotinib) that has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of people with NSCLC who have mutations in the ALK gene. Most people respond to crizotinib initially. Over time, however, patients may stop responding (become resistant) to crizotinib because of additional changes in the ALK gene that makes crizotinib ineffective. AUY922 is an investigational drug that may stop cancer cells from growing abnormally. This drug has been used in other research studies. Information from those other research studies suggests that AUY922 may be effective in killing cancer cells that have become resistant to drugs like crizotinib. Only participants with changes in the ALK gene will be allowed to participate in this study. The purpose of this study is to test the safety of AUY922 and determine how well AUY922 treats participants with advanced, ALK-positive NSCLC.
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • LDK378 in Adult Patients With ALK-activated NSCLC Previously Treated With Chemotherapy and Crizotinib
  • A single-arm, open-label, multicenter, phase II study. Treatment with LDK378 750 mg qd will continue until the patient experiences unacceptable toxicity that precludes further treatment, discontinues treatment at the discretion of the investigator or patient, starts a new anti-cancer therapy and/or dies. LDK378 may be continued beyond RECIST-defined PD as assessed by the investigator if, in the judgment of the investigator, there is evidence of clinical benefit. In these patients tumor assessment should continue as per the schedule of assessments until treatment with LDK378 is permanently discontinued. Patients who discontinue the study medication in the absence of progression will continue to be followed for tumor assessment until the time of PD as assessed by the investigator
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • LDK378 in Crizotinib naïve Adult Patients With ALK-activated Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
  • A single-arm, open-label, two-stage multicenter, phase II study. Patients will be pre-screened for ALK positive status. Treatment with LDK378 at 750 mg qd will continue until the patient experiences unacceptable toxicity that precludes further treatment, discontinues treatment at the discretion of the investigator or patient, starts a new anticancer therapy and/or dies. LDK378 may be continued beyond RECISTdefined PD as assessed by the investigator, if in the judgment of the investigator, there is evidence of clinical benefit. Patients who discontinue the study medication in the absence of progression will continue to be followed for tumor assessment until the time of PD as assessed by the investigator. Male and female patients aged 18 or over with ALK-rearranged NSCLC will be screened for eligibility. Patients must have received no prior crizotinib, but must have been pretreated with cytotoxic chemotherapy (1 to 3 prior lines, of which 1 must have been a platinum doublet).
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • Real-Time Image Guided Lymphatic Mapping and Nodal Targeting in Lung Cancer
  • The primary purpose of this study is to determine if we can identify the first lymph node that drains from the tumor, and thus would be the most likely site for metastatic disease, and remove it for analysis to improve the ability to detect tumor in this node and to remove this additional site that potentially contains tumor cells.
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • Proton Radiation Therapy With Cisplatin and Etoposide Followed by Surgery in Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • This research study is looking at an alternative way of delivering radiation therapy with protons. Protons are tiny particles with a positive charge that can be controlled to travel a certain distance and stop inside the body. In theory, this allows better control of where the radiation dose is delivered as compared to photons. Information from other research studies suggests that proton radiation may help to reduce unwanted side effects from radiation and allow an increase in radiation dose that increase the odds of tumor killing. The purpose of this study is to determine the safest dose of proton radiation therapy to give in combination with standard chemotherapy in participants with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • Understanding Mechanisms of Acquired Resistance to BIBW2992
  • In this research study we are looking to see how effective BIBW 2992 is at suppressing the development of the T790M mutation in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR) are proteins found on the surface of some cancer cells that promote a growth signal. Some cancer drugs for NSCLC work to block this signal from reaching its target on the cancer cells which in turn may slow or stop the cancer from growing. However, many times patients with EGFR mutations will stop responding to these cancer drugs and develop drug-resistance because they have developed a specific EGFR mutation called T790M. BIBW 2992 my prevent the T790M mutation from becoming active and therefore slow disease progression.
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • Proton Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a special form of treatment which pinpoints high doses of radiation directly to cancer. Standard radiation (or photon radiation) is commonly used for SBRT to treat Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Proton beam radiation is a special type of radiation only available at a few institutions in the US and has not been previously used in SBRT to treat NSCLC. The use of protons for SBRT may improve the accuracy of the treatment and may help to minimize the dose delivered unnecessarily to healthy tissue. In this study, the investigators are evaluating the safety and effectiveness of proton-based SBRT for early-stage NSCLC located in the periphery of the lung.
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • Lung Cancer Mutation Consortium Protocol
  • The primary objective of this protocol is to determine the frequency of oncogenic mutations in 1000 patients with advanced adenocarcinoma of the lung. The linked clinical and mutational analyses will be used to determine the frequency of each mutation, its association with clinical features and outcome, and its association with other mutations. As future therapeutic protocols specific for these mutations are developed, patients may be notified of their eligibility for these studies. Future translational studies may be used to: a) unravel the complex biology of lung cancer; b) identify prognostic markers; c) define predictive markers of response/resistance to new therapies; d) identify new targets. A secondary goal is to establish a consortium of sites that have the capability of conducting multiple mutation testing in a CLIA-certified lab.
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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  • A Phase 1/2 Study of the Oral ALK/EGFR Inhibitor AP26113
  • The purpose of this study is 2-fold: initially, in the dose escalation phase, the goal is to determine the safety profile of orally administered AP26113, including: the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), dose limiting toxicities (DLTs), recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D), and pharmacokinetic (PK) profile. Then, once the RP2D is established, an expansion phase will assess the preliminary anti-tumor activity of AP26113, both in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with ALK gene rearrangement or mutated EGFR, and in other cancers with abnormal targets against which AP26113 is active. Approximately 110 to 130 patients will be enrolled.
  • Diagnoses: Lung Cancer
  • Status: Recruiting
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