Proton Beam Radiation With Concurrent Chemotherapy and Nelfinavir for Inoperable Stage III Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Overall objectives:

1. Determine MTD of proton beam radiotherapy with concurrent cisplatin and etoposide for
stage III NSCLC.

2. Determine MTD of proton beam radiotherapy with concurrent carboplatin and paclitaxel
for stage III NSCLC in non-cisplatin candidates.

3. Determine MTD of Nelfinavir with concurrent chemoradiotherapy for stage III NSCLC at
RPTD of proton beam radiotherapy.

4. Develop biomarker for clinical outcome with concurrent chemoradiotherapy in stage III
NSCLC.

5. To determine clinical efficacy, as defined by metabolic response, sites of recurrence
(e.g., local, regional, distant) and progression-free and overall survival.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of NSCLC.

2. Stage IIIA or IIIB NSCLC.

3. Patients must have no evidence of metastatic disease based on routine imaging.

4. Patients must have a Karnofsky Performance Status of 60.

5. Age 18 and older.

6. Patients must be able to provide informed consent.

7. Adequate bone marrow function (i.e. WBC larger than or equal to 4000/mm3, platelets
larger than or equal to 100,000 mm3).

8. Adequate renal function for cisplatin or carboplatin as determined by the medical
oncologist: Usually Calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) larger than or equal to 45
mL/min or serum creatinine level smaller than or equal to1.5 x institutional ULN.

9. Patients must have bilirubin 1.5 mg/dl.

10. Women of child-bearing potential as long as she agrees to use a recognized method of
birth control (e.g. oral contraceptive, IUD, condoms or other barrier methods etc).

11. Hysterectomy or menopause must be clinically documented.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Prior or simultaneous malignancies within the past two years (other than cutaneous
squamous or basal cell carcinoma or melanoma in situ).

2. Pregnant women, women planning to become pregnant and women that are nursing.

3. Actively being treated on any other research study.

4. For the Nelfinavir phase of the trial only: Patients who are taking Antiarrhythmics
(amiodarone, quinidine), Antimycobacterial (rifampin), Ergot Derivatives
(dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, ergotamine, ethylergonovine), Herbal Products (St.
John's wort/ hypericum perforatum), HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (lovastatin,
simvastatin), Neuroleptic (pimozide), Proton Pump Inhibitors, or Sedative/ Hypnotics
(midazolam, triazolam). Note: Patients with the following conditions are deemed
unsuitable for cisplatin-based chemotherapy (and will be treated with carboplatin):
(a) Hearing impairment/ peripheral neuropathy Grade 1 or less at baseline (b)
Symptomatic/uncontrolled congestive heart failure (unable to tolerate volume load
with pre- and post-cisplatin hydration)