Clinical trials: Hyperfractionated Accelerated Radiotherapy
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Radiation Therapy and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Metastatic Medulloblastoma Who Have Undergone Surgery
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as lomustine, vincristine, and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the…
- Trial name
- NCT00276666
- Testing
- cisplatin, lomustine, vincristine sulfate
- Where
- 22 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Head and Neck Cancer, Non-melanomatous Skin Cancer
Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. It is not yet known which regimen of radiation therapy is more effective for head and neck cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00021125
- Testing
- adjuvant therapy, radiation therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Council
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Radiation Therapy Followed By Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as lomustine, cisplatin, and vincristine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the…
- Trial name
- NCT00274911
- Testing
- cisplatin, lomustine, vincristine sulfate
- Where
- 21 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group