Clinical trials: Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
Head and Neck Cancer, Pain
Acupuncture or Standard Therapy in Treating Pain and Dysfunction in Patients Who Have Undergone Neck Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Acupuncture may help relieve pain and dysfunction caused by cancer surgery. It is not yet known whether acupuncture is more effective than standard therapy in treating pain and dysfunction in patients who have…
- Trial name
- NCT00090337
- Testing
- acupuncture therapy, standard follow-up care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Head and Neck Cancer, Oral Complications
Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy for Cancer of the Mouth, Pharynx, or Larynx
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy at different times of the day may affect the chance of developing side effects such as mucositis.
- Trial name
- NCT00004234
- Testing
- management of therapy complications, radiation therapy
- Where
- 14 sites in Canada
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Insular Thyroid Cancer
Gefitinib in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Head and Neck Cancer or Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This phase I trial is studying the side effects of gefitinib in treating patients with metastatic or unresectable head and neck cancer or non-small cell lung cancer.
- Conditions
- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Insular Thyroid Cancer, Metastatic Parathyroid Cancer, Recurrent Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Trial name
- NCT00068497
- Testing
- gefitinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Head and Neck Cancer
Gene and Protein Expression Patterns in Predicting Response to Cetuximab in Patients With Recurrent and/or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00898742
- Testing
- DNA and tissue microarray analysis, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, mass spectrometry
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Head and Neck Cancer
Blood Proteins in Predicting Treatment Benefit in Patients With Recurrent and/or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about cancer. It may also help doctors predict how well patients will respond to treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00896675
- Testing
- proteomic profiles
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 352 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Cancer
OX-40 Protein Expression in the Sentinel Lymph Nodes of Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying protein expression in sentinel lymph node tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors identify and learn more about biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00900302
- Testing
- protein expression analysis, immunohistochemistry staining method, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Head and Neck Cancer
Study of Blood and Tissue Samples From Patients With Larynx Cancer, Pharynx Cancer, or Oral Cavity Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- CARIO (NCT00963326)
- Testing
- laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 9 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Oscar Lambret