Carboplatin, Capecitabine, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Head and Neck Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and capecitabine, work in
different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping
them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving
chemotherapy together with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of capecitabine when
given together with carboplatin followed by radiation therapy in treating patients with stage
III or stage IV head and neck cancer.