This study is for patients who have undergone surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and your doctors have found that some cancer may still be present in nearby lymph nodes. The study is being done to figure out if adding radiation therapy after surgery can help lower the chance of lung cancer coming back while keeping side effects at a safe level.
The study is being done to find out if this approach is better or worse than the usual approach for your non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after surgery. The usual approach is defined as care most people get for non-small cell lung cancer and is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
If you decide to take part in this study, you will either get chemotherapy or immunotherapy or you will get chemotherapy or immunotherapy plus an additional type of radiation therapy called I²-PORT for up to 24 months
After you finish your treatment, your doctor and study team will continue to follow your condition for side effects and cancer recurrence. Follow-up visits will be every 3 months for 2 years and every 6 months for 3 more years, totaling 5 years of follow-up.
There is evidence that I²-PORT radiation therapy is effective in reducing the risk of cancer returning in certain patients with lung cancer. It is not possible to know now if this approach will extend your time without disease compared to the usual approach. This study will help the study doctors learn things that will help people in the future.
If you choose to take part in this study, there is a risk that the I²-PORT radiation therapy may not be as good as the usual approach for your cancer at preventing your cancer from coming back. Some of the most common side effects that the study doctors know about are reddening, tanning, mild pain, hair loss in treated area, and or tiredness. There may be some risks that the study doctors do not yet know about.
The purpose of this study is to compare the usual treatment alone to the usual treatment plus dose escalated radiation. This study seeks to find if this approach is better or worse than standard of care for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Treatment and follow up for this study may be up to 8 years. The procedures include CT or MRI scans, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Risks include stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, tiredness, muscle aches, and weight loss. You may or may not receive a direct benefit from participating in this trial, however, information learned from the trial may help other people in the future.