Pemetrexed and Oxaliplatin in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Pemetrexed may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes
needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin, work in different
ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from
dividing. Giving pemetrexed together with oxaliplatin may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving pemetrexed together with oxaliplatin
works in treating patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer.