Fluorouracil Plus Leucovorin With or Without Oxaliplatin in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Colon Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of fluorouracil plus leucovorin with
or without oxaliplatin in treating patients who have stage II or stage III colon cancer.
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. It is not yet known
which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective for colon cancer