Head and Neck Cancer
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2013-01-30Clinical Trial Update: Counseling and Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Helping Adult Smokers Quit Smoking [Phase 4]
Phase 4 clinical trial results on counseling and nicotine replacement therapy to help adult smokers quit, including participants with variou…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2013-01-28Clinical Trial Update: Review of Palliative Radiotherapy in the Management of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
This clinical trial update reviews the role of palliative radiotherapy in the management of advanced head and neck cancer, summarizing appro…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2013-01-21Clinical Trial Update: PET/CT Imaging for Radiation Dosimetry, Plasma Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Tolerability in Healthy Volunteers and Safety, Tolerability and Diagnostic Performance of BAY86-9596 in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer and Patients With Inflammations [Phase 1]
Phase 1 trial results evaluate BAY86-9596 as a PET tracer for diagnostic imaging across cancer and inflammatory conditions. The study report…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2013-01-17Clinical Trial Update: Using Traditional Acupuncture in the Management of Cancer Treatment Related Lymphoedema [NA]
This clinical trial evaluated traditional acupuncture for managing lymphedema caused by cancer treatment; the study is completed and results…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2013-01-16Clinical Trial Update: Celecoxib in Treating Patients With Precancerous Lesions of the Mouth [Phase 2]
Phase 2 trial evaluating celecoxib for precancerous lesions of the mouth in head and neck cancer patients has completed.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2013-01-14Clinical Trial Update: Gefitinib in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Head and Neck Cancer or Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer [NA]
This document summarizes a completed clinical trial evaluating gefitinib for metastatic or unresectable head and neck cancer and non-small c…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-12-31Clinical Trial Update: Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery [Phase 3]
Phase 3 trial evaluating combination chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy for recurrent head and neck cancer that cannot be remove…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-12-06Clinical Trial Update: Paclitaxel and Radiation Therapy Plus Chemoprotection With Amifostine in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 1, Phase 2]
This clinical trial update reports results from a Phase 1/2 study evaluating paclitaxel with radiation therapy plus the chemoprotectant amif…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-11-22Clinical Trial Update: Assessing the Preventing and Therapeutic Effect of Propolis in Radiotherapy Induced Mucositis of Head and Neck Cancers [Phase 2]
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the preventive and therapeutic effects of propolis on radiation-induced mucositis in patients with head …
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-11-09Clinical Trial Update: Microsphere-Delivered Cytokines in Increasing Tumor Response in Lymphocytes From Patients With Head and Neck Cancer [NA]
A completed clinical trial evaluated microsphere-delivered cytokines to boost tumor lymphocyte response in patients with head and neck cance…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-10-31Clinical Trial Update: PEG-interferon Alfa-2b in Treating Patients With Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Head and Neck Cancer That Can Be Removed By Surgery [Phase 2]
A Phase 2 trial evaluated pegylated interferon alfa-2b in patients with surgically resectable stage II–IV head and neck cancer, and the stud…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-10-10Clinical Trial Update: T-Lymphocytes in Treating Patients With Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Nasopharyngeal Cancer, NPC [Phase 1]
Phase 1 trial evaluating EBV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes for Epstein-Barr virus-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma; study status is comp…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-10-04Clinical Trial Update: S0427, Combination Chemotherapy & RT in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Cancer of the Oropharynx [Phase 3]
Phase 3 trial S0427 evaluating combination chemotherapy and radiotherapy for stage III/IV cancer of the oropharynx; the study has been termi…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-10-02Clinical Trial Update: A Pilot Study of ALTENS in Improving Dysphagia Induced by IMRT for Head and Neck Cancers [Phase 1, Phase 2]
This clinical trial update describes a pilot phase 1/2 study evaluating ALTENS to improve dysphagia caused by IMRT in head and neck cancer p…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-10-02Clinical Trial Update: Body Image Functioning Among Surgically Treated Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
A completed clinical trial from MD Anderson Cancer Center examining body image functioning among patients surgically treated for head and ne…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-10-01Clinical Trial Update: S0329, Gemcitabine and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Persistent, Recurrent, or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 2]
Phase 2 trial S0329 evaluating gemcitabine and paclitaxel in patients with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic head and neck cancer has com…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-09-25Clinical Trial Update: Clinical Evaluation of the New Hypoxia Imaging Agent HX4 [Phase 1, Phase 2]
This document reports the completion of Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical evaluation of the hypoxia imaging agent HX4 in cancers including head a…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-09-24Clinical Trial Update: Radiation Therapy With or Without Epoetin Alfa in Treating Patients With Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 3]
A Phase 3 trial evaluating radiation therapy with or without epoetin alfa in patients with head and neck cancer has been terminated. The stu…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-09-24Clinical Trial Update: Gemcitabine in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Cancer of the Head and Neck [Phase 2]
This document notes a Phase 2 trial of gemcitabine for recurrent or metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck, with the study…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-09-24Clinical Trial Update: NGR-TNF in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors [Phase 1]
Phase 1 trial update showing completion of a study evaluating NGR-TNF in patients with advanced solid tumors, including colorectal cancer, h…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-09-24Clinical Trial Update: Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy With or Without Amifostine in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Cancer of the Nasopharynx [Phase 2]
Phase 2 trial evaluating chemotherapy plus radiation with or without amifostine for locally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer was terminated.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-09-14Clinical Trial Update: INEC Study: Immuno-modulating Enteral Nutrition in Cancer [Phase 4]
Phase 4 trial of immuno-modulating enteral nutrition in cancer has completed, including patients with malnutrition and cancers of the esopha…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-09-10Clinical Trial Update: Gene Expression Profiles in Predicting Survival of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
This completed clinical trial evaluated whether gene expression profiles can predict survival in patients with head and neck cancer. The stu…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-09-10Clinical Trial Update: Family Quality of Life Among Families With a Member Who is a Cancer Patient
A completed ClinicalTrials.gov study from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center assessing family quality of life in households with a member who h…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2012-09-10Clinical Trial Update: Investigation of Pain and Symptom Burden in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Head and Neck Cancer
The trial update notes completion of a Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center study examining pain and symptom burden in patients with newly diagno…