Official Title: Phase II Trial of Daily Thalidomide in Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Achieving a Complete or Partial Response to Induction Chemotherapy
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2010-06
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: RATIONALE: Thalidomide may stop the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of thalidomide in treating patients who have extensive-stage small cell lung cancer that has responded to previous chemotherapy.
Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES:
* Determine the effect of thalidomide on time to disease progression and survival in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer who achieve a complete or partial response to induction chemotherapy. * Determine the toxicity of this drug in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is an open-label study.
Patients receive oral thalidomide daily beginning 3-4 weeks after completion of induction chemotherapy. Treatment continues for 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity
Patients are followed every 3 months.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 30 patients will be accrued for this study within approximately 18 months.