title: An ongoing randomized study of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in resectable non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: The purpose of this trial is to assess the possible benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery in patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer. Patients with operable stages I (except T 1N0), II, or IIIA disease are eligible for this ongoing trial. Patients are randomized into two arms. Surgery is performed first in group I; patients found to have T3 tumors or N2 lymph nodes are given postoperative radiotherapy. Group 2 patients start with two cycles of chemotherapy; following surgery, two more cycles are administered in responder patients and, as in group I, patients with T3 tumors or N2 lymph nodes are given radiotherapy. Chemotherapy is the MIP protocol: mitomycin 6 mg/m2 day I, ifosfamide 1.5 g/m2 days 1 to 3, cisplatin 30 mg/m2 days I to 3, and mesna 1,200 mg/m2 days 1 to 3. One hundred fifty patients were enrolled between June 1991 and September 1993. By the time this report was prepared, 117 patients had completed all assigned treatment, 63 in group I and 54 in group 2. There were two ineligible patients, one in each group. Forty-nine patients underwent thoracotomy in the chemotherapy-surgery group and 62 in the surgery-only group. There was only one progression after two cycles of chemotherapy. Rates of exploratory and incomplete surgery were 17% in group I and 12% in group 2. The trial is ongoing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumology, Regional and University Hospital, Besançon, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Depierre
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Milleron
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lebeau
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chastang
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jacoulet
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paillot
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Quoix
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Janicot
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Lombard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D015080:Mesna / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D008937:Mitomycins; D016685:Mitomycin; D015080:Mesna; D002945:Cisplatin; D007069:Ifosfamide