S0216, Combination Chemotherapy and RT in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Head and Neck Cancer
Completed
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 head and neck cancer.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/21/2011
Locations: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley), Tampa, Florida
Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer
Concomitant Radiation and Cisplatin With and Without Tirapazamine in Treatment of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Completed
The trial will compare the efficacy and safety of concomitant chemoradiation with tirapazamine, cisplatin and radiation versus cisplatin and radiation.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
02/12/2010
Locations: H-Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research, Tampa, Florida
Conditions: Head and Neck Neoplasms