Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

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 II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in treating patients who have head and neck cancer.

Timeline

Start

1999-02

Primary completion

2002-08

Completion

2005-09

Drugs

Indications