Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2005-09-01
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.
Combining more than one chemotherapy drug with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus radiation
therapy in treating patients who have head and neck cancer.