Treatment of Patients With Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Summary

This is a randomized multicenter open label phase III factorial trial evaluating the 3 years OS in patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck treated with locoregional treatment (radiotherapy plus concomitant chemotherapy or cetuximab) with or without neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Timeline

Start

2008-03

Primary completion

2014-04

Completion

2014-12

Publications

• Ghi MG, Paccagnella A, Ferrari D, Foa P, Alterio D, Codeca C, Nole F, Verri E, Orecchia R, Morelli F, Parisi S, Mastromauro C, Mione CA, Rossetto C, Polsinelli M, Koussis H, Loreggian L, Bonetti A, Campostrini F, Azzarello G, D'Ambrosio C, Bertoni F, Casanova C, Emiliani E, Guaraldi M, Bunkheila F, Bidoli P, Niespolo RM, Gava A, Massa E, Frattegiani A, Valduga F, Pieri G, Cipani T, Da Corte D, Chiappa F, Rulli E; GSTTC (Gruppo di Studio Tumori della Testa e del Collo) Italian Study Group. Induction TPF followed by concomitant treatment versus concomitant treatment alone in locally advanced head and neck cancer. A phase II-III trial. Ann Oncol. 2017 Sep 1;28(9):2206-2212. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx299.

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