44
Participants
Start Date
March 31, 2003
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2003
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2004
Hydroxyurea
Hydroxyurea at 1gm(PO)12hrs x 11days(2gm/day). The first daily dose of hydroxyurea on days 1-5 is given 2 hrs prior to the first fraction of daily radiotherapy.
5- Fluorouracil
"Start continuous infusion of 5-Fluorouracil at 800mg/m2/day x 5 days (120 hrs.~Radiation therapy is administered twice daily at 150 cGY per fraction, every other week with chemotherapy."
Cisplatin
Cisplatin 100mg/m2 I.V. on the evening of the day 1, on cycles 1,3,and 5 only in 200cc NS IV over 2 h. Ensure adequate hydration to keep urine output \> 100 cc/ hour.
The University of Chicago, Chicago
University of Chicago
OTHER