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Filter by:Concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy (chemoRT) has become the standard of care for treatment of many patients with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), though many clinical questions remain. Prior experience has revealed locoregional control (LRC), disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) at 3 years exceeding 80% after treatment with the use of hyperfractionated intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and concurrent weekly cisplatin chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced HNSCC. This multi-institutional phase II ZCC00204 trial resulted in an acceptable quality of life (QOL) and toxicity profile. The current trial is an attempt to maintain high LRC, while further minimizing both acute and chronic toxicities, and maximizing QOL.
The purpose of this study is to obtain preliminary information on the potential of 99m Tc-EC-DG SPECT imaging to distinguish cancer from non cancer.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of the immune system in the response of squamous cell cancers of the head and neck to treatment that includes radiation therapy. Current research demonstrates that several natural immune cells and molecules affect the way the body's immune system interacts with a cancerous growth. Some cancers may be related to infection with a virus, such as the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Studying the activity of the immune system in head and neck cancers, especially cancers related to HPV infections, can provide valuable information to better understand the body's interaction with cancer cells.
The purpose of this study is to help us to better understand the effects of two different types of surgical techniques on pain and quality of life in patients with precancerous lesions or early stage mouth cancers.
Primary: to compare the overall survival defined as the time elapsed between the randomization date and death due to any cause, in both treatment groups. Secondary: to compare the progression-free survival, incidence of locoregional failure, site of the first recurrence/progression, objective response rate assessment, quality of life assessment and incidence of adverse events.
RATIONALE: Everolimus may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of giving everolimus together with carboplatin and paclitaxel in treating patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.
The purpose of this feasibility study is to examine the safety and effect of resistance training on muscle strength, lean body mass, physical functioning, fatigue, and quality of life in head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation therapy.
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if armodafinil can reduce fatigue and other common symptoms in patients that have received treatment for head and neck cancer.
Patients with advanced head and neck cancer is at high risk of recurrence at the primary site or in the neck. Part of normal treatment is to treat such patients with chemotherapy and radiation. The chemotherapy can include Erbitux. The purpose of this study is to treat such patients with an additional agent, Torisel. This study tests the doses of Torisel that can be safely administered together with radiation and chemotherapy.
RATIONALE: Everolimus may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. It is not yet known whether giving everolimus together with docetaxel is more effective than giving docetaxel alone in treating patients with head and neck cancer. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of everolimus given together with docetaxel in treating patients with recurrent, locally advanced, or metastatic head and neck cancer.