drugset / Trial / NCT00004089

Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Thyroid Cancer

NCT00004089

Treatment

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 radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in treating patients who have previously untreated anaplastic thyroid cancer.

Timeline

Start
1999-08
Primary completion
2002-04
Completion
2002-04

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Hydroxyurea Other / unclassified Oral
Subject Paclitaxel Small molecule Intravenous
Subject fluorouracil Small molecule Intravenous
Background filgrastim Protein / enzyme biologic Subcutaneous

Indications