Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Surgery in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy plus chemotherapy followed by
surgery and additional chemotherapy in treating patients who have advanced nonmetastatic
primary cancer of the rectum. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor
cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to
damage tumor cells. Combining chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery may be an
effective treatment for rectal cancer