Overview

Radiation Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Head and Neck Cancer That Has Been Removed During Surgery

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2013-11-01

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known whether radiation therapy plus cisplatin is more effective than radiation therapy alone in treating patients with head and neck cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy plus cisplatin with radiation therapy alone in treating patients with head and neck cancer that has been removed during surgery.

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

Collaborators:

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Southwest Oncology Group

Treatments:

Cisplatin
Cobalt