Irinotecan or Fluorouracil Plus Leucovorin in Treating Patients With Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Study Information
Alliance Study ID: NCCTG-N0048
NCT Study ID (ClinicalTrials.gov): NCT00016952
Disease or Cancer Type: Colorectal / Colon / Rectal Cancer
Alliance Study Chair: Henry C. Pitot, MD
Status: COMPLETED
Study Description
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving the drugs in different combinations may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of either irinotecan or fluorouracil plus leucovorin in treating patients who have metastatic colorectal cancer that has been previously treated with oxaliplatin with or without irinotecan.
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