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Phase III Randomized Chemoprevention Study of Selenium in Participants With Previously Resected Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Basic Trial Information
Objectives
Entry Criteria
Expected Enrollment
Outcomes
Outline
Trial Contact Information
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Alternate Title

Selenium in Preventing Tumor Growth in Patients With Previously Resected Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase III


Prevention


Active


18 and over


NCI


ECOG-5597
CAN-NCIC-BR16, CALGB-79803, NCCTG-E5597, SWOG-E5597, NCI-P00-0176, NCT00008385, BR16

Special Category: NCI Web site featured trial

Objectives

  1. Determine the efficacy of selenium in terms of reducing the incidence of second primary lung tumors in participants with previously resected stage I non-small cell lung cancer.
  2. Evaluate the qualitative and quantitative toxicity of selenium in these patients.
  3. Compare the incidence of specific cancers, mortality from cancer, and overall survival of participants treated with selenium vs those treated with placebo.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically confirmed, completely resected stage IA (pT1, N0) or IB (pT2, N0) non-small lung cancer (except carcinoid)*
    • Completion of treatment for stage I lung cancer within the past 6 to 36 months and currently disease free
    • At least one mediastinal lymph node sampled at resection

     [Note: *SWOG and CALGB patients must be T1, N0; CALGB patients may be T2, N0 provided disease was completely resected prior to June 1, 2001 and participation in CALGB 9633 was refused if offered]



  • No evidence of new or recurrent lung cancer on chest x-ray within the past 8 weeks


  • No synchronous lung or non-lung lesions or metastasis, even if resectable


  • No history of more than one primary lung cancer at any time


Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • No prior or concurrent chemotherapy for recurrent lung cancer

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • No prior or concurrent radiotherapy for recurrent lung cancer

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No concurrent surgery

Other:

  • Prior mineral, herbal, phytochemical, or vitamin supplementation allowed
  • No concurrent supplement(s) containing more than 50 micrograms of selenium
  • Concurrent non-selenium containing mineral, herbal, phytochemical, or vitamin supplementation allowed if schedule and supplementation prior to study remains unchanged

Patient Characteristics:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-1

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • SGOT or SGPT no greater than ULN

Renal:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • No concurrent or other prior cancer within the past 5 years except localized non-melanoma skin cancer

Expected Enrollment

1960

A total of 1,960 participants (980 per arm) will be accrued for this study within 4 years.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Incidence second of primary lung tumors
Toxicity
Incidence of specific cancers, mortality from cancer, and overall survival

Outline

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Participants are stratified according to smoking status (actively smoking or stopped less than 1 year ago vs stopped at least 1 year ago vs never smoked or no more than 100 cigarettes ever) and gender. Participants are randomized to one of two arms.

  • Arm I: Participants receive oral selenium yeast daily for 6 months. Treatment repeats every 6 months for 8 courses for a total of 4 years in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.


  • Arm II: Participants receive an oral yeast placebo as in arm I.


Participants are followed annually.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Daniel Karp, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 713-745-7398; 800-392-1611

Southwest Oncology Group

Omer Kucuk, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 313-576-8739; 800-527-6266
Email: kucuko@karmanos.org

North Central Cancer Treatment Group

Randolph Marks, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 507-284-2511

NCIC-Clinical Trials Group

Michael Johnston, MD, FRCSC, Protocol chair
Ph: 902-473-6000
Email: michael.johnston@cdha.nshealth.ca

Cancer and Leukemia Group B

Gerald Clamon, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 319-356-1932

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Arizona
  Phoenix
 Arizona Oncology Services Foundation
 Farley Yang, MD
Ph: 602-274-4484
  Scottsdale
 Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
 Clinical Trials Office - All Mayo Clinic Locations
Ph: 507-538-7623
 Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare - Osborn
 Clinical Trials Office - Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center
Ph: 480-323-1255
 Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare - Shea
 Farley Yang, MD
Ph: 602-274-4484
Arkansas
  Bentonville
 Highlands Oncology Group - Springdale
 Joseph Beck, MD, FACP
Ph: 479-751-2100
  Little Rock
 Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
 Clinical Trial Office - Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Ph: 501-686-8274
California
  Burbank
 Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank
 Clinical Trials Office - Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank
Ph: 818-847-3220
  Castro Valley
 East Bay Radiation Oncology Center
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
 Eden Medical Center
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
 Valley Medical Oncology Consultants - Castro Valley
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
  Fairfield
 North Bay Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - North Bay Cancer Center
Ph: 707-429-6976
  Fremont
 Valley Medical Oncology
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
  Glendale
 Glendale Memorial Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Glendale Memorial Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 818-409-7653
  La Jolla
 Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
Ph: 858-822-5354
 Email: cancercto@ucsd.edu
  Los Angeles
 Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
 Robert McKenna, MD
Ph: 310-423-3277
  Marysville
 Tibotec Therapeutics - Division of Ortho Biotech Products, LP
 David Gandara, MD
Ph: 908-541-4500
  Modesto
 Memorial Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Memorial Medical Center
Ph: 209-572-7116
  Oakland
 Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus
 Clinical Trials Office - Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus
Ph: 510-204-1414
 Bay Area Breast Surgeons, Incorporated
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
 CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
 Highland General Hospital
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
 Larry G Strieff MD Medical Corporation
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
 Tom K Lee, Incorporated
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
  Palo Alto
 Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Palo Alto
 Harlan Pinto, MD
Ph: 650-725-9057
  Pleasanton
 Valley Care Medical Center
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
 Valley Medical Oncology Consultants - Pleasanton
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
  Pomona
 Robert and Beverly Lewis Family Cancer Care Center at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Robert and Beverly Lewis Family Cancer Care Center
Ph: 909-865-9555
  Rancho Mirage
 Lucy Curci Cancer Center at Eisenhower Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
 Davood Vafai, MD
Ph: 760-674-3600
  Sacramento
 Mercy General Hospital
 Colin Spears, MD
Ph: 916-736-1536
 University of California Davis Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of California Davis Cancer Center
Ph: 916-734-3089
  San Diego
 Kaiser Permanente Medical Office -Vandever Medical Office
 Han Koh
Ph: 619-528-2596
 Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego
 Ajay Sandhu
Ph: 858-552-8585
  San Francisco
 UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 877-827-3222
  San Pablo
 Doctors Medical Center - San Pablo Campus
 James Feusner, MD
Ph: 510-428-3689
  Stanford
 Stanford Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Stanford Cancer Center
Ph: 650-498-7061
 Email: cctoffice@stanford.edu
  Truckee
 Tahoe Forest Cancer Center
 David Gandara, MD
Ph: 530-582-6450
  Vallejo
 Sutter Solano Medical Center
 David Irwin, MD
Ph: 510-204-2866
Colorado
  Aurora
 Aurora Presbyterian Hospital
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-777-2663
  Boulder
 Boulder Community Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Boulder Community Hospital
Ph: 303-938-5253
  Colorado Springs
 Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Penrose Cancer Center
Ph: 719-776-5275
  Denver
 CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-777-2663
 Porter Adventist Hospital
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-777-2663
 Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
Ph: 303-839-6000
 Rose Medical Center
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-777-2663
 St. Anthony Central Hospital
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-777-2663
 St. Joseph Hospital
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-777-2663
  Englewood
 Swedish Medical Center
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-777-2663
  Grand Junction
 St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-777-2663
  Greeley
 North Colorado Medical Center
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-777-2663
  Lone Tree
 Sky Ridge Medical Center
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-777-2663
  Longmont
 Hope Cancer Care Center at Longmont United Hospital
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-777-2663
  Loveland
 McKee Medical Center
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-777-2663
  Pueblo
 St. Mary - Corwin Regional Medical Center
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-777-2663
  Thornton
 North Suburban Medical Center
 Eduardo Pajon, MD
Ph: 303-777-2663
  Wheat Ridge
 Exempla Lutheran Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Exempla Lutheran Medical Center
Ph: 303-403-3605
Connecticut
  Danbury
 Praxair Cancer Center at Danbury Hospital
 Robert Cooper, MD
Ph: 203-792-5303
  Hartford
 Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center at Hartford Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center
Ph: 860-545-5363
  New Haven
 Hospital of Saint Raphael
 Clinical Trials Office - Hospital of Saint Raphael
Ph: 203-789-3545
  Norwich
 Eastern Connecticut Hematology and Oncology Associates
 Dennis Slater, MD
Ph: 860-886-8362
  Torrington
 Connecticut Oncology & Hematology - Torrington
 Michael Magnifico, MD
Ph: 860-482-5384
Delaware
  Lewes
 Tunnell Cancer Center at Beebe Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Tunnell Cancer Center
Ph: 302-645-3171
  Newark
 CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
 Clinical Trial Office - CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
Ph: 302-733-6227
District of Columbia
  Washington
 Walter Reed Army Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Ph: 202-782-7840
Florida
  Gainesville
 University of Florida Shands Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - University of Florida Shands Cancer Center
Ph: 888-254-7581
  Hollywood
 Memorial Cancer Institute at Memorial Regional Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Memorial Cancer Institute
Ph: 954-985-3443
  Jacksonville
 Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville
 Clinical Trials Office - All Mayo Clinic Locations
Ph: 507-538-7623
  Tallahassee
 Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
 Timothy Bolek, MD
Ph: 850-431-5255
Georgia
  Altanta
 Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
 Fadlo Khuri
Ph: 404-778-5180
888-946-7447
  Atlanta
 CCOP - Atlanta Regional
 Thomas Seay, MD, PhD
Ph: 404-851-2340
 Northside Hospital Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Northside Hospital Cancer Center
Ph: 404-303-3355
 Piedmont Hospital
 Thomas Seay, MD, PhD
Ph: 404-851-2340
 Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
 Clinical Trials Office - Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
Ph: 404-851-7115
  Austell
 WellStar Cobb Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - WellStar Cobb Hospital
Ph: 770-793-5980
  Decatur
 Charles B. Eberhart Cancer Center at DeKalb Medical Center
 Thomas Seay, MD, PhD
Ph: 404-851-2340
 Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur)
 Fadlo Khuri
Ph: 404-728-7680
  Lawrenceville
 Gwinnett Medical Center
 Thomas Seay, MD, PhD
Ph: 404-851-2340
  Marietta
 Kennestone Cancer Center at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Kennestone Cancer Center
Ph: 770-793-5980
  Riverdale
 Southern Regional Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Southern Regional Medical Center
Ph: 770-991-8611
  Savannah
 Nancy N. and J. C. Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion at St. Joseph's/Candler
 Mark Taylor, MD
Ph: 912-819-6194voicemail
  Valdosta
 Pearlman Comprehensive Cancer Center at South Georgia Medical Center
 Jeffrey Hoy, MD
Ph: 229-259-4616
Hawaii
  Aiea
 Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi
 Jonathan Cho
Ph: 808-486-6000
  Honolulu
 Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
 Clinical Trials Office - Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
Ph: 808-586-2979
 Hawaii Medical Center - East
 Jonathan Cho
Ph: 808-547-6011
 Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
 Jonathan Cho
Ph: 808-973-8511
 OnCare Hawaii, Incorporated - Kuakini
 Jonathan Cho
Ph: 808-531-8521
 OnCare Hawaii, Incorporated - Lusitana
 Jonathan Cho
Ph: 808-524-6115
 Queen's Cancer Institute at Queen's Medical Center
 Jonathan Cho
Ph: 808-545-8778
800-547-4742
 Straub Clinic and Hospital, Incorporated
 Jonathan Cho