Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: A Phase III Trial of Cisplatin/Etoposide/Radiotherapy With Consolidation Docetaxel Followed by Maintenance Therapy With ZD1839 (NSC-715055) or Placebo in Patients With Inoperable Locally Advanced Stag
Brief Summary: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy with or without gefitinib in treating unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Biological therapies such as gefitinib may interfere with the growth of the tumor cells and slow the growth of tumors. It is not yet known whether combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy is more effective with or without gefitinib in treating non-small cell lung cancer