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Brief Title: Gemcitabine and Doxorubicin in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Head and Neck Cancer
Official Title: A Phase II Study of Gemcitabine in Combination With Doxorubicin for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Study ID: NCT00509665
Brief Summary: RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and doxorubicin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving gemcitabine together with doxorubicin works in treating patients with recurrent or progressive head and neck cancer.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Name: Paul O'Brien
Affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR