- Arm I: Patients receive cisplatin IV over 2 hours on days 1-3 OR on day 1 only and etoposide IV over 45-90 minutes on days 1-3. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses. During course 2, patients undergo concurrent radiotherapy once daily 5 days a week for 6½ weeks (total of 33 fractions).