Randomized phase III study of chemoradiation with or without amifostine for patients with favorable performance status inoperable stage II-III non-small cell lung cancer: Preliminary results
Komaki R, Lee J, Kaplan B, Allen P, Kelly J, Liao Z, Stevens C, Fossella F, Zinner R, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Khuri F, Glisson B, Pisters K, Kurie J, Herbst R, Milas L, Ro J, Thames H, Hong W, Cox J. Randomized phase III study of chemoradiation with or without amifostine for patients with favorable performance status inoperable stage II-III non-small cell lung cancer: Preliminary results. Seminars In Radiation Oncology 2002, 12: 46-49. PMID: 11917284, DOI: 10.1053/srao.2002.31363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerThoracic radiation therapyInoperable stage IICell lung cancerSevere esophagitisArm 2Arm 1Lung cancerDay 1Randomized phase III studyStage IIPhase III studyGy/fractionMedian survival timeLong-term efficacyOral etoposideAcute pneumonitisConcurrent chemoradiotherapyIII studyTumor characteristicsPulmonary toxicityStudy groupRadiation therapyDay 29Survival time