Radiation Therapy and Cisplatin With or Without Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV Oropharyngeal Cancer
Status:
Withdrawn
Trial end date:
2015-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This randomized phase II trial studies radiation therapy and cisplatin with or without
surgery in treating patients with stage III-IV oropharyngeal cancer. Radiation therapy uses
high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, work
in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by
stopping them from dividing. Giving chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor
cells. It is not yet known whether radiation therapy and cisplatin are more effective with or
without surgery in treating patients with oropharyngeal cancer.