Arms |
Assigned Interventions |
Experimental:Arm A (capecitabine, temozolomide)
Patients receive capecitabine PO BID on days 1-14 and temozolomide PO QD on days 10-14. Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug:Temozolomide Given PO |
Active Comparator:Arm B (cisplatin, carboplatin, etoposide)
Patients receive cisplatin IV on days 1-3 or carboplatin IV on day 1. Patients also receive etoposide IV on days 1-3. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Drug:Etoposide Given IV |