drugset / Trial / NCT00022178

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Cancer of an Unknown Site of Origin

NCT00022178

Treatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is more effective for metastatic cancer of an unknown site of origin. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two combination chemotherapy regimens in treating patients who have metastatic cancer of an unknown site of origin.

Timeline

Start
1998-12
Primary completion
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Cisplatin Other / unclassified Intravenous
Subject Cyclophosphamide Other / unclassified Intravenous
Subject Doxorubicin Other / unclassified Intravenous
Subject Epirubicin Small molecule Intravenous
Subject Vincristine Small molecule Intravenous
Subject fluorouracil Small molecule Intravenous