Clinical trials: Head and Neck Cancer Stage IV
Head and Neck Cancer
PET Scans in Patients With Head And Neck Cancer Who Are Undergoing 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy And Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
RATIONALE: Imaging procedures, such as PET scans, may determine the extent of cancer and help doctors plan radiation therapy. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells.
- Trial name
- TEPORL (NCT00809016)
- Testing
- 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, fludeoxyglucose F 18, intensity-modulated radiation therapy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Oscar Lambret
Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Phase 1b Food Based Modulation of Biomarkers in Human Tissues at High-Risk for Oral Cancer.
This randomized phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best way to give lyophilized black raspberries in preventing oral cancer in high-risk patients previously diagnosed with stage I-IV or in situ head and neck cancer.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage 0 Hypopharyngeal Cancer, Stage 0 Laryngeal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01469429
- Testing
- laboratory biomarker analysis, questionnaire administration, chemoprevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cachexia, Head and Neck Cancer
Low Antioxidant Diet in Controlling Cachexia in Patients With Oropharyngeal Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
RATIONALE: Eating a diet that is low in antioxidants may control cachexia in patients with oropharyngeal cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase I trial is studying the side effects of a low antioxidant diet in controlling…
- Conditions
- Cachexia, Head and Neck Cancer, Weight Changes
- Trial name
- NCT00486304
- Testing
- ADD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Primary Stage IV Hepatobiliary, Esophageal
Improving Goals of Care Discussion in Advanced Cancer Patients
The goal of this study is to increase and improve Goals of Care discussions for advanced cancer patients by training medical oncologists to conduct these discussions.
- Conditions
- Primary Stage IV Hepatobiliary, Esophageal, Colorectal Cancer, Glioblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT02374255
- Testing
- GoC intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 265 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Esophageal Cancer
Cetuximab, Oxaliplatin, Fluorouracil, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Esophageal Cancer
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
- Trial name
- NCT00425425
- Testing
- cetuximab, fluorouracil, oxaliplatin
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Head and Neck Cancer
Cisplatin or Carboplatin Combined With Gemcitabine in Locally Advanced, Recurrent, or Metastatic Malignant Salivary Gland Tumor
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, carboplatin, and gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00079079
- Testing
- carboplatin, cisplatin, gemcitabine hydrochloride
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Head and Neck Cancer
Radiation Therapy With or Without 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.
- Trial name
- NCT00002654
- Testing
- chemotherapy, cisplatin, low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Cancer Institute
Esophageal Cancer, Gastrointestinal Complications
Plastic Stents Compared With Metal Stents in Treating Patients With Malignant Dysphagia Caused by Esophageal Cancer or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
RATIONALE: Placing a stent in the esophagus may lessen swallowing difficulties and improve quality of life in patients with malignant dysphagia caused by esophageal cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00372450
- Testing
- management of therapy complications, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Locally Advanced Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Poorly Differentiated Carcinoma
Docetaxel, Cisplatin and Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Stage II-IV Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well docetaxel, cisplatin and fluorouracil work in treating patients with previously untreated stage II-IV nasal cavity and/or paranasal sinus cancer.
- Conditions
- Locally Advanced Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Poorly Differentiated Carcinoma, Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma, Stage II Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer AJCC v8
- Trial name
- NCT00707473
- Testing
- Carboplatin, Chemoradiotherapy, Cisplatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary
Saracatinib in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
This phase II trial is studying the how well saracatinib works in treating patients with metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary, Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx, Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Trial name
- NCT00513435
- Testing
- saracatinib, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus, Stage III Esophageal Cancer
Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Esophagus or Gastroesophageal Junction
This phase II trial is studying how well arsenic trioxide works in treating patients with metastatic or unresectable cancer of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction.
- Conditions
- Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus, Stage III Esophageal Cancer, Stage IV Esophageal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00061958
- Testing
- arsenic trioxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)