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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 12 February 2013
Main ID:  ISRCTN26181691
Date of registration: 01/07/2001
Primary sponsor: Cancer Research UK (CRUK) (UK)
Public title: Weekly intensive versus standard chemotherapy in untreated small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients with good prognosis N/A
Scientific title:
Date of first enrolment: Jan 1 1988
Target sample size: Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment status: Completed/Not recruiting
URL:  http://isrctn.org/ISRCTN26181691
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised controlled trial  
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Contacts
Name: -  -
Address:  UKCCCR Register Co-ordinator MRC Clinical Trials Unit 222 Euston Road NW1 2DA London United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 207 670 4723
Email:
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Histologically or cytologically proven SCLC
2. Age 75 or under
3. Either limited disease or extensive disease in the good prognostic category. That is have both of the following characteristics, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1 and alkaline phosphatase <1.5 upper limit of normal range
4. Adequate renal function
5. No previous malignancy, except non-melanomatous skin cancer
6. No previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy
7. No medical contraindications to treatment

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Lung (small cell)
Intervention(s)
1. Intensive Regimen: Chemotherapy, cisplatin and etoposide alternating every 7 days with ifosfamide and adriamycin. A total of twelve courses, six with each drug combination.
2. Standard Regimen: Chemotherapy, cisplatin and etoposide alternating every 21 days with ifosfamide and adriamycin. A total of six courses, three with each drug combination.

All limited disease patients who show complete or partial response following chemotherapy receive thoracic irradiation.
Primary Outcome(s)
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary Outcome(s)
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary ID(s)
TR6SCLC
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Cancer Research UK
Secondary Sponsor(s)
N/A
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