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SWOG-9451, Combination Chemo & RT For Patients With Stage III/Stage IV Cancer of the Hypopharynx or Tongue

Study:

Induction Chemotherapy Followed By Chemoradiation For Organ Preservation In Patients With Advanced Resectable Cancer Of The Hypopharynx And Base Of Tongue, Phase II

Rationale:

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

Purpose:

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy in treating patients with stage III or stage IV cancer of the hypopharynx or tongue.

Study Status: Terminated

Recruiting:
n/a

Condition Intervention Phase
Head and Neck Cancer Drug: Induction chemotherapy
Drug: cisplatin
Drug: fluorouracil
Radiation: low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapy		 Phase 2

Verified by Southwest Oncology Group June, 2012

Sponsored by: Southwest Oncology Group
Information provided by: Southwest Oncology Group
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002735

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
United States

Susan G. Urba, MD., Study Chair

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