Study Information

Alliance Study ID: CALGB-39809

NCT Study ID (ClinicalTrials.gov): NCT00004139

Alliance Committee: Respiratory Cancer

Disease or Cancer Type: Lung Cancer & Mesothelioma

Alliance Study Chair: Caio Max S. Rocha Lima, MD

Status: COMPLETED


Study Description

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of gemcitabine plus either docetaxel or irinotecan in treating patients who have stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

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