SCH 66336 With or Without Gemcitabine Followed by Surgery Compared With Surgery Alone in Treating Patients With Primary Liver Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of SCH 66336 with or without gemcitabine followed by surgery with that of surgery alone in treating patients who have primary liver cancer.

Timeline

Start

1998-10

Primary completion

2003-01

Completion

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Drugs

Indications