Radiation Therapy and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Bladder Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses 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. Combining
radiation therapy with chemotherapy and surgery may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy plus combination
chemotherapy in treating patients who have stage II or stage III bladder cancer that can be
removed by surgery.