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

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    Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1096