Radiation Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Larynx
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-11-01
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. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. It
is not yet known if chemotherapy plus radiation therapy is more effective than radiation
therapy alone in treating patients with advanced cancer of the larynx.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy with or
without chemotherapy in treating patients with advanced cancer of the larynx.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Collaborators:
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group National Cancer Institute (NCI) Southwest Oncology Group