Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Following Surgery in Treating Patients With 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 chemotherapy with radiation therapy following surgery may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in treating patients who have undergone surgery for stage III or stage IV head and neck cancer.

Timeline

Start

2001-03

Primary completion

2004-02

Completion

2010-06

Publications

• Results Rosenthal DI, Harris J, Forastiere AA, Weber RS, Ridge JA, Myers JN, Garden AS, Kuettel MR, Sidhu K, Schultz CJ, Trotti A, Ang KK. Early postoperative paclitaxel followed by concurrent paclitaxel and cisplatin with radiation therapy for patients with resected high-risk head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: report of the phase II trial RTOG 0024. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Oct 1;27(28):4727-32. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.4197. Epub 2009 Aug 31.
• Results Rosenthal DJ, Harris J, Forastiere AA, et al.: Early postoperative paclitaxel followed by paclitaxel and cisplatin concurrent with radiation therapy (RT) (phase II trial RTOG H-0024) is well tolerated for patients with resected, high-risk squamous carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC). [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 60 (Suppl 1): A-1111, S322, 2004.

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