Comparison of Combination Chemotherapy Regimens in Treating Patients With Ewing's Sarcoma or Neuroectodermal Tumor
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in 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. It is not yet known which chemotherapy regimen combined with radiation therapy
and/or surgery is more effective in treating Ewing's sarcoma or primitive neuroectodermal
tumor.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of different chemotherapy
regimens combined with radiation therapy and/or surgery in treating patients who have Ewing's
sarcoma or primitive neuroectodermal tumor.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Children's Oncology Group
Collaborators:
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Southwest Oncology Group