drugset / Trial / NCT01312350
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
The investigators will examine whether 2-cycles of DFP chemotherapy before definitive concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CCRT) can improve progression-free survival in locally advanced (Stage III \& IVM0) hypopharyngeal and base of tongue carcinoma compared to definitive CCRT alone.
Timeline
- Start
- 2010-11
- Primary completion
- 2016-03
- Completion
- 2018-12
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cisplatin | Other / unclassified | 75 mg/m2 | — |
| Subject | Cisplatin | Other / unclassified | 100 mg/m2 | — |
| Subject | Docetaxel | Small molecule | 75 mg/m2 | — |
| Subject | fluorouracil | Small molecule | 759 mg/m2 | — |