Radiation Therapy and Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of radiation therapy and cisplatin in treating patients who have advanced head and neck cancer.

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Key information

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer Carcinoma Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

Age range

0 year–120 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Tom Baker Cancer Center - Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

About this study

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the rate of local regional recurrence at one year in patients with advanced head and neck cancer treated with boost radiotherapy and cisplatin. II. Determine the feasibility of treatment delivery, patient tolerance, and acute and late toxicities in these patients on this regimen. III. Determine the overall survival, disease free survival, and distant relapse rates of these patients on this regimen.

OUTLINE: Patients receive fractionated radiotherapy 1-2 times daily over 5 consecutive days for 6 weeks, and cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours on days 1 and 22. Patients may undergo salvage surgery if biopsy proven cancer remains more than 3 months after treatment. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, then annually until death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 50-56 patients will be accrued for this study within 7 months.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx Stage III or IV No distant metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Not specified Performance status: Zubrod 0-1 Life expectancy: At least 6 months Hematopoietic: Absolute granulocyte count at least 2,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL SGOT or SGPT no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min Calcium normal Cardiovascular: No symptomatic coronary artery disease No angina No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No other malignancy within the past 3 years except nonmelanomatous skin cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy to the head and neck Surgery: No initial surgery (except diagnostic biopsy of the primary site or neck)

Treatment and study plan

Cisplatin

Drug

radiation therapy

Radiation

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

Network

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase II Trial of Concomitant Boost Radiation and Concurrent Cisplatin for Advanced Head and Neck Carcinomas

Important dates

Study start: 2000
Primary completion: 2002
First posted: May 26, 2004
Registry last updated: Oct 22, 2020

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