A Phase II Trial OF Chemoradiation For Organ Preservation In Resectable Stage III or IV Squamous Cell Carcinomas Of The Larynx Or Oropharynx
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 chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy and chemotherapy in treating patients who have stage III or stage IV cancer of the larynx or stage III or stage IV cancer of the oropharynx.
Stanford is not currently accepting new patients for this trial. You may want to check clinicaltrials.gov to see if other locations are recruiting.
- drug : carboplatin
- drug : paclitaxel
- procedure : conventional surgery
- radiation : radiation therapy
Phase: Phase 2
Ages Eligible For Study: