Surgery With or Without Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in TreatingPatients With Stage I Rectal Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2004-04-01
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 surgery with chemotherapy and radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells and
prevent recurrence of the cancer.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of surgery with or without chemotherapy
and radiation therapy in treating patients who have stage I rectal cancer.