Radiation Therapy With or Without Cisplatin or Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Cervix
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
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. Combining radiation therapy and chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. It is not known
whether receiving radiation therapy plus cisplatin is more effective than receiving radiation
therapy plus fluorouracil in treating patients with cancer of the cervix.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy plus
cisplatin or fluorouracil in treating patients with primary stage IIB, stage IIIB, or stage
IVA cancer of the cervix.