Gemcitabine and Doxorubicin in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Head and Neck Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine and doxorubicin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving gemcitabine together with doxorubicin works in treating patients with recurrent or progressive head and neck cancer.

Timeline

Start

2005-06

Primary completion

2011-05

Completion

2011-05

Publications

• Results Saddoughi SA, Garrett-Mayer E, Chaudhary U, O'Brien PE, Afrin LB, Day TA, Gillespie MB, Sharma AK, Wilhoit CS, Bostick R, Senkal CE, Hannun YA, Bielawski J, Simon GR, Shirai K, Ogretmen B. Results of a phase II trial of gemcitabine plus doxorubicin in patients with recurrent head and neck cancers: serum C(1)(8)-ceramide as a novel biomarker for monitoring response. Clin Cancer Res. 2011 Sep 15;17(18):6097-105. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-0930. Epub 2011 Jul 26.

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