This study is open to patients that have been diagnosed with non-squamous Stage III Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and will have surgery to remove the tumor. The purpose of this study is to: * Test a combination of two chemotherapeutic drugs along with radiation therapy, when given prior to surgery and see what effects (good or bad) it has on someone with this type of cancer. Chemotherapeutic drugs selectively destroy diseased cancer cells and tissues. * Test the safety of different dose levels of radiation when given with each combination of chemotherapy; * Determine what side effects are associated with combining radiation with these two chemotherapy combinations.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
48
Pemetrexed by vein every 21 days for 3 cycles
Carboplatin by vein Every 21 days for 3 cycles
Radiation treatment 5 days a week for 5-6 weeks.
Pemetrexed by vein every 21 days for 3 cycles
Cisplatin by vein every 21 days for 3 cycles
Radiation treatment 5 days a week for 5-6 weeks.
Surgery
Surgery to remove a portion of the lung where the tumor is located.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Safety and tolerability
Determine the safety and tolerability of concurrent chemotherapy with Cisplatin/ Pemetrexed or Carboplatin/Pemetrexed and dose escalated radiation therapy followed by lobectomy.
Response rate, overall survival and progression free survival
Evaluate the following: * Response Rate after concurrent chemoradiation therapy. * Overall Survival (OS). * Progression Free Survival (PFS)
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