Overview

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
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. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy consisting of fluorouracil, leucovorin, and gemcitabine in treating patients with recurrent or metastatic colorectal cancer.
Phase:
Phase 1/Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Stony Brook University
Treatments:
Calcium
Fluorouracil
Gemcitabine
Leucovorin
Levoleucovorin