Head and Neck Cancer
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FDA approval · 2019-03-13FDA Approved: DOCETAXEL ANHYDROUS — Supplemental Application (Meitheal Pharmaceuticals Inc)
The FDA approved a supplemental application from Meitheal Pharmaceuticals to market docetaxel anhydrous as a generic chemotherapy drug.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-03-11Clinical Trial Update: Use of the Passy Muir Swallowing Self Trainer
Clinical trial update on the Passy Muir Swallowing Self Trainer with completed status and posted results.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-03-01Clinical Trial Update: LUX-Head & Neck 4: Afatinib (BIBW 2992) Versus Placebo for the Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer After Treatment With Chemo-radiotherapy [Phase 3]
Phase 3 trial comparing afatinib to placebo for head and neck squamous cell cancer after chemo-radiotherapy was terminated with posted resul…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-02-18Clinical Trial Update: MRI in Finding Hypoxia in Patients Undergoing Chemo and Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 1]
Phase 1 trial using MRI to detect hypoxia in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemotherapy and radiation was terminated.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-02-15Clinical Trial Update: A Study of Prexasertib (LY2606368) With Chemotherapy and Radiation in Participants With Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 1]
A Phase 1 study evaluating Prexasertib in combination with chemotherapy and radiation for head and neck cancer has completed.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-02-15Clinical Trial Update: Imatinib Mesylate in Treating Patients With Salivary Gland Cancer [Phase 2]
Phase 2 trial update of Imatinib Mesylate for salivary gland cancer (a form of head and neck cancer) has been completed.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-02-15Clinical Trial Update: Forecasts Impact of the Pre-therapeutic TEP-TDM in the 18-FDG Restaging of Upper Aero-digestive Tract Cancers
Report on a completed clinical trial evaluating the potential impact of pre-therapeutic TEP-TDM imaging on 18-FDG restaging for head and nec…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-02-11Clinical Trial Update: Building Caregiver Skills Using a Simulation-based Intervention for Care of Head and Neck Cancer [NA]
A clinical trial at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center evaluating a simulation-based caregiver-skills intervention for head and neck cancer ha…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-02-08Clinical Trial Update: Efficacy of Oral Moisturizing Jelly on Oral Health and Nutrition in Post-radiotherapy Head and Neck Cancer Patients [NA]
The document reports results from a completed clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of an oral moisturizing jelly in improving oral health …
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-02-08Clinical Trial Update: A Phase I Study of Nilontinib and Cetuximab in Patients With Solid Tumors [Phase 1]
Phase I study evaluating Nilontinib in combination with cetuximab in patients with solid tumors, including colorectal cancer and head and ne…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-02-05Clinical Trial Update: Maintenance of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 2]
Phase 2 trial update on maintenance Erlotinib (Tarceva) after locally advanced head and neck cancer treatment; study terminated with results…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-02-04Clinical Trial Update: Phase III Study of Vinflunine Plus Methotrexate Versus Methotrexate Alone in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 3]
Phase III trial comparing vinflunine plus methotrexate to methotrexate alone in recurrent or metastatic head and neck carcinoma completed wi…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2019-02-01Clinical Trial Update: Study of COTI-2 as Monotherapy or Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Malignancies [Phase 1]
Phase 1 clinical trial update evaluating COTI-2 as a monotherapy or in combination for multiple malignancies, sponsored by Critical Outcome …
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CLINICAL_TRIALS withdrawal · 2019-01-30Clinical Trial Update: Biomarkers in Tissue Samples From Patients Who Have Undergone Neck Dissection for Oral Cancer
A clinical trial investigating biomarkers in tissue samples from patients who underwent neck dissection for oral cancer has been withdrawn.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-01-28Clinical Trial Update: Effect of Goal-directed Fluid Therapy Using Stroke Volume Variation in Patients Undergoing Free Flap Reconstruction After Head and Neck Cancer Resection [NA]
A completed clinical trial evaluating goal-directed fluid therapy guided by stroke volume variation in patients undergoing free flap reconst…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2019-01-23Clinical Trial Update: Short Course Radiation Therapy in Palliative Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer [NA]
This document is a clinical trial update about a short-course radiation therapy regimen for palliative treatment of head and neck cancer; th…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2019-01-22Clinical Trial Update: Post-radiation Dental Disease Amongst Head and Neck Cancer Patients
This ClinicalTrials.gov entry updates a study on dental disease after radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients. It references head and …
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-01-17Clinical Trial Update: Oral HPV Infection in Young Men
This clinical trial update reports the completion of a study on oral human papillomavirus infection in young men, sponsored by Johns Hopkins…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-01-17Clinical Trial Update: A Comprehensive Smoking Cessation Intervention Duration Radiation for Upper Aerodigestive Cancers [NA]
A completed Johns Hopkins trial evaluated a comprehensive smoking cessation intervention during radiation therapy for upper aerodigestive ca…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-01-16Clinical Trial Update: Study of the Effects of Brilacidin Oral Rinse on Radiation-induced Oral Mucositis in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 2]
Phase 2 trial results evaluating Brilacidin oral rinse for radiation-induced oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients are reported, w…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2019-01-11Clinical Trial Update: [18F]HX4 PET/CT Imaging for Detection of Hypoxia [Phase 2]
Phase 2 clinical trial on [18F]HX4 PET/CT imaging for detection of hypoxia in head and neck and lung cancers has completed.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2018-12-20Clinical Trial Update: Effect of Oral Preparation on Bacterial Colonization of the Pharyngeal Mucosa in Surgery of Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 3]
A Phase 3 trial evaluating the effect of an oral preparation on bacterial colonization of the pharyngeal mucosa in patients undergoing surge…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2018-12-13Clinical Trial Update: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Pemetrexed, and Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Second Primary Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 1, Phase 2]
Phase 1/2 trial evaluating intensity-modulated radiation therapy with pemetrexed and erlotinib in recurrent or second primary head and neck …
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2018-12-06Clinical Trial Update: Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Inoperable Thyroid Cancer [Phase 2]
Phase 2 clinical trial of irinotecan in metastatic or inoperable thyroid cancer was terminated; results posted previously.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2018-11-01Clinical Trial Update: Fenretinide in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 2]
Phase 2 trial update of fenretinide for recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer has completed.