Radiation Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Larynx

Summary

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. It is not yet known if chemotherapy plus radiation therapy is more effective than radiation therapy alone in treating patients with advanced cancer of the larynx. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy in treating patients with advanced cancer of the larynx.

Timeline

Start

1992-08

Primary completion

2002-08

Completion

2013-11

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper radiotherapy with concurrent administration of cisplatin is superior to induction chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy or radiotherapy alone for laryngeal preservation PMID 14645636 ↗

Publications

• Background Dilling TJ, Bae K, Paulus R, Watkins-Bruner D, Garden AS, Forastiere A, Kian Ang K, Movsas B. Impact of gender, partner status, and race on locoregional failure and overall survival in head and neck cancer patients in three radiation therapy oncology group trials. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Nov 1;81(3):e101-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.01.013. Epub 2011 May 5.
• Background Coyne JC, Pajak TF, Harris J, Konski A, Movsas B, Ang K, Watkins Bruner D; Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Emotional well-being does not predict survival in head and neck cancer patients: a Radiation Therapy Oncology Group study. Cancer. 2007 Dec 1;110(11):2568-75. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23080.
• Background Machtay M, Moughan J, Trotti A, Garden AS, Weber RS, Cooper JS, Forastiere A, Ang KK. Factors associated with severe late toxicity after concurrent chemoradiation for locally advanced head and neck cancer: an RTOG analysis. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Jul 20;26(21):3582-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.14.8841. Epub 2008 Jun 16.
• Background Siddiqui F, Pajak TF, Watkins-Bruner D, Konski AA, Coyne JC, Gwede CK, Garden AS, Spencer SA, Jones C, Movsas B. Pretreatment quality of life predicts for locoregional control in head and neck cancer patients: a radiation therapy oncology group analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Feb 1;70(2):353-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.06.024. Epub 2007 Sep 24.
• Background Spiegel D, Kraemer HC. Emotional well-being does not predict survival in head and neck cancer patients: a Radiation Therapy Oncology Group study. Cancer. 2008 May 15;112(10):2326-7; author reply 2327-8. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23435. No abstract available.
• Background Konski A, Bhargavan M, Owen J, et al.: The price of failure: economic analysis of recurrence and complications of patients treated on RTOG 91-11. [Abstract] The American Radium Society 89th Annual Meeting, May 5-29, 2007, Amsterdam, Netherlands. A-SS-6, 3, 2007.
• Background O'Meara EA, Machtay M, Moughan J, et al.: Associations between radiation doses to pharyngeal regions and severe late toxicity in head and neck cancer patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy: an RTOG analysis. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69 (3): A-96, S54-5, 2007.
• Background Konski AA, Bhargavan M, Owen J, et al.: The addition of chemotherapy to radiation is cost-effective in the treatment of patients with locally advanced laryngeal cancer: an economic analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 91-11. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66 (3 Suppl 1): A-115, S66, 2006.
• Background Machtay M, Moughan J, Trotti A, et al.: Pre-treatment and treatment related risk factors for severe late toxicity after chemo-RT for head and neck cancer: an RTOG analysis. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 24 (Suppl 18): A-5500, 280s, 2006.
• Background Mukherji SK, Toledano AY, Beldon C, Schmalfuss IM, Cooper JS, Sicks JD, Amdur R, Sailer S, Loevner LA, Kousouboris P, Ang K. Interobserver reliability of computed tomography-derived primary tumor volume measurement in patients with supraglottic carcinoma. Cancer. 2005 Jun 15;103(12):2616-22. doi: 10.1002/cncr.21072.
• Background Bourhis J, Amand C, Pignon JP, et al.: Update of MACH-NC (Meta-Analysis of Chemotherapy In Head & Neck Cancer ) database focused on concomitant chemotherapy. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 12 (Suppl 14): A-5505, 489s, 2004.
• Background Konski AA, Pajak T, Movsas B, et al.: Socio-demographic variables influence outcome in Radiation Therapy Oncology Group head and neck trials. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22 (Suppl 14): A-6043, 529s, 2004.
• Background Movsas B, Konski A, Pajak T, et al.: Quality of life (QOL) variables influence local regional control in Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) headsneck trials (9003 and 9111). [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 60 (1 Suppl 1): A-199, S252, 2004.
• Results Forastiere AA, Maor M, Weber RS, et al.: Long-term results of intergroup RTOG 91-11: a phase III trial to preserve the larynx--Induction cisplatin/5-FU and radiation therapy versus concurrent cisplatin and radiation therapy versus radiation therapy. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 24 (Suppl 18): A-5517, 284s, 2006.
• Results Forastiere AA, Goepfert H, Maor M, Pajak TF, Weber R, Morrison W, Glisson B, Trotti A, Ridge JA, Chao C, Peters G, Lee DJ, Leaf A, Ensley J, Cooper J. Concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy for organ preservation in advanced laryngeal cancer. N Engl J Med. 2003 Nov 27;349(22):2091-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa031317.
• Results Weber RS, Berkey BA, Forastiere A, Cooper J, Maor M, Goepfert H, Morrison W, Glisson B, Trotti A, Ridge JA, Chao KS, Peters G, Lee DJ, Leaf A, Ensley J. Outcome of salvage total laryngectomy following organ preservation therapy: the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group trial 91-11. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Jan;129(1):44-9. doi: 10.1001/archotol.129.1.44.
• Results Maor MH, Berkey B, Forastiere A, et al.: Larynx preservation and tumor control in stage III and IV laryngeal cancer: a three-arm randomized intergroup trial: RTOG 91-11. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 54(2 suppl 1): 2-3, 2002.
• Results Wolf GT. Commentary: phase III trial to preserve the larynx: induction chemotherapy and radiotherapy versus concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy versus radiotherapy--intergroup trial R91-11. J Clin Oncol. 2001 Sep 15;19(18 Suppl):28S-31S. No abstract available.

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