Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Following Surgery in Treating Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: 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 with radiation therapy following surgery may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in
treating patients who have undergone surgery for stage III or stage IV head and neck cancer.