Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-03-01
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 more than one drug and combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more
tumor cells. It is not yet known which regimen of combination chemotherapy is more effective
for advanced head and neck cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two regimens of
combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in treating patients who have advanced head
and neck cancer.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC