Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Colon Cancer
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
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Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so
they stop growing or die. It is not yet known which schedule of chemotherapy is most
effective in treating colon cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare different schedules of chemotherapy using
carboplatin with fluorouracil and leucovorin in treating patients who have stage IIB or stage
III colon cancer.