drugset / Trial / NCT00004901
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Mouth Cancer
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 more than one chemotherapy drug with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in treating patients who have advanced mouth cancer.
Timeline
- Start
- 1999-10
- Primary completion
- —
- Completion
- 2004-07
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hydroxyurea | Other / unclassified | — | Oral |
| Subject | ethynyluracil | Unknown | — | Oral |
| Subject | fluorouracil | Small molecule | — | Oral |