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Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Study:

A RANDOMIZED PHASE III EVALUATION OF PACLITAXEL + G-CSF + CISPLATIN VERSUS CISPLATIN + 5-FU IN ADVANCED HEAD AND NECK CANCER

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. It is not yet known whether cisplatin plus fluorouracil are more effective than paclitaxel plus cisplatin in treating patients with advanced head and neck cancer.

Purpose:

Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two combination chemotherapy regimens in treating patients with advanced head and neck cancer.

Study Status: Completed

Recruiting:
n/a

Condition Intervention Phase
Head and Neck Cancer Drug: cisplatin
Drug: fluorouracil
Drug: paclitaxel		 Phase 3

Verified by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group May, 2007

Sponsored by: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002888

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Randomized

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
United States

Arlene A. Forastiere, MD., Study Chair
Maha Hadi A. Hussain, MD., Study Chair

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