Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
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. Combining more than one drug and combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which regimen of combination chemotherapy is more effective for advanced head and neck cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two regimens of combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in treating patients who have advanced head and neck cancer.
Timeline
- Start
- 1999-04
- Primary completion
- 2002-03
- Completion
- 2015-03
Outcome
Met primary endpoint
paper hazard ratio for disease progression or death in the TPF group, 0.72; P=0.007 PMID 17960012 ↗
paper significantly improved progression-free and overall survival in patients with unresectable squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck. PMID 17960012 ↗
Publications
- Background Jansen J, Vermorken JB, Boote D, et al.: Cost-effectiveness analysis of the EORTC 24971 (TAX 323) trial comparing docetaxel plus cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil versus standard treatment (cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil) as induction chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy in locally advanced unresectable squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 25 (Suppl 18): A-6090, 321s, 2007.
- Results van Herpen CM, Mauer ME, Mesia R, Degardin M, Jelic S, Coens C, Betka J, Bernier J, Remenar E, Stewart JS, Preiss JH, van den Weyngaert D, Bottomley A, Vermorken JB; EORTC Head and Neck Group. Short-term health-related quality of life and symptom control with docetaxel, cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin (TPF), 5-fluorouracil (PF) for induction in unresectable locoregionally advanced head and neck cancer patients (EORTC 24971/TAX 323). Br J Cancer. 2010 Oct 12;103(8):1173-81. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605860. Epub 2010 Sep 14.
- Results Vermorken JB, Remenar E, van Herpen C, Gorlia T, Mesia R, Degardin M, Stewart JS, Jelic S, Betka J, Preiss JH, van den Weyngaert D, Awada A, Cupissol D, Kienzer HR, Rey A, Desaunois I, Bernier J, Lefebvre JL; EORTC 24971/TAX 323 Study Group. Cisplatin, fluorouracil, and docetaxel in unresectable head and neck cancer. N Engl J Med. 2007 Oct 25;357(17):1695-704. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa071028.
- Results Bernier J, Coens C, Remenar E, et al.: Impact on quality of life (QoL) of the addition of docetaxel (T) to neoadjuvant cisplatin plus 5-fluorouracil treatment in patients with locally advanced unresectable squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN): EORTC study 24971. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 24 (Suppl 18): A-5522, 285s, 2006.
- Results Remenar E, Van Herpen C, Lluch JG, et al.: A randomized phase III multicenter trial of neoadjuvant docetaxel plus cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (TPF) versus neoadjuvant PF in patients with locally advanced unresectable squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). Final analysis of EORTC 24971. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 24 (Suppl 18): A-5516, 2006.
- Results Vermorken JB, Remenar E, Van Herpen C, et al.: Standard cisplatin/infusional 5-fluorouracil (PF) vs docetaxel (T) plus PF (TPF) as neoadjuvant chemotherapy for nonresectable locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (LA-SCCHN): a phase III trial of the EORTC Head and Neck Cancer Group (EORTC #24971). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 22 (Suppl 14): A-5508, 490s, 2004.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cisplatin | Other / unclassified | — | Intravenous |
| Subject | Docetaxel | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |
| Subject | fluorouracil | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |