Radiation Therapy Plus Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Medulloblastoma
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
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Summary
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in
chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or
die. Giving radiation therapy in different ways with combination chemotherapy may kill any
remaining tumor cells following surgery. It is not yet known which radiation therapy regimen
combined with combination chemotherapy is more effective in treating medulloblastoma.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare different radiation therapy regimens plus
combination chemotherapy in treating children who have undergone surgery for medulloblastoma.