Cassandra 1.2 CQL query set - select

I have a table in Cassandra containing name, item.
Using the following data types: name is text, item is set<text>.
f.e. I have these entries:
name | item
a | {item1, item3}
b | {item2, item3}
c | {item1, item2}
Now my question: Is there any way to get all names having item1?
I tried this, but didn't work:
SELECT name
FROM table
WHERE item = 'item1';
I get an error that 'item1' is a string, but item is a set<text>.
I guess there is a way to do this, but I can't think of how.
Thanks in advance.

Unlikely this is not yet supported in Cassandra. May be in some upcoming version we will be able to index even collection items.

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