Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy With or Without Surgery in Treating Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
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Summary
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy (RT) uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Giving
radiation therapy in different ways and combining it with chemotherapy before surgery may
kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which radiation therapy regimen combined with
chemotherapy with or without surgery is more effective for head and neck cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare two different radiation therapy regimens
combined with cisplatin with or without surgery in treating patients who have stage III or
stage IV head and neck cancer.