Valproic Acid and Platinum-based Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the addition of valproic acid to standard platinum-based chemoradiation as definitive treatment of locally advanced Head and Neck squamous cell carcinoma can improve treatment outcomes, such as response rate.

Timeline

Start

2012-09

Primary completion

2014-11

Completion

2014-11

Publications

• Mak MP, Pasini FS, Diao L, Garcia FOT, Takahashi TK, Nakazato D, Martins RE, Almeida CM, Kulcsar MAV, Lamounier VA, Nunes EM, de Souza IC, Garcia MRT, Amadio AV, Siqueira SAC, Snitcovsky IML, Sichero L, Wang J, de Castro G Jr. Valproic acid combined with cisplatin-based chemoradiation in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients and associated biomarkers. Ecancermedicalscience. 2020 Dec 15;14:1155. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2020.1155. eCollection 2020.

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