Overview

S9716: Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Merkel Cell Cancer

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2003-01-01
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. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil in treating patients with Merkel cell cancer.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Southwest Oncology Group
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Treatments:
Cyclophosphamide
Fluorouracil
Methotrexate