Status:
COMPLETED
PET Scans and CT Scans in Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
Lead Sponsor:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
Head and Neck Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Imaging procedures, such as PET scan and CT scan, may help doctors predict a patient's response to treatment and plan the best treatment. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well ...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the feasibility of performing positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) imaging for early discrimination of treatment response and post-therapy neck m...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma or lymphoepithelioma of the head and neck, including any of the following sites:
- Oral cavity
- Oropharynx
- Hypopharynx
- Larynx
- Nasopharynx
- Unknown primary of the head and neck region
- Stage III or IV disease
- Definitive chemoradiotherapy with curative intent must be planned
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Able to tolerate positron emission tomography (PET) imaging
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- No poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (e.g., fasting glucose \> 200 mg/dL) despite medication
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- No prior radiotherapy to head and neck
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
19 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00388024
Start Date
February 1 2006
End Date
January 1 2015
Last Update
May 30 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1096