Phase II Study of Cetuximab in Combination With Chemoradiation in Patients With Stage IIIA/B Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: RTOG 0324
Blumenschein GR, Paulus R, Curran WJ, Robert F, Fossella F, Werner-Wasik M, Herbst RS, Doescher PO, Choy H, Komaki R. Phase II Study of Cetuximab in Combination With Chemoradiation in Patients With Stage IIIA/B Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: RTOG 0324. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 2312-2318. PMID: 21555682, PMCID: PMC3107747, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.31.7875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnresectable stage III NSCLCEpidermal growth factor receptorStage III NSCLCCombination of cetuximabCell lung cancerOverall survivalLung cancerGrade 4 hematologic toxicityRadiation Therapy Oncology GroupAdequate organ functionCycles of paclitaxelGrade 3 esophagitisGrade 5 eventsZubrod performance statusPhase II studyPrimary end pointCompletion of therapyPhase II trialDoses of paclitaxelPoor clinical outcomeGrowth factor receptorWeekly carboplatinHematologic toxicityII trialAdverse events