Head and Neck Cancer
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-02-22Clinical Trial Update: High-Dose Radiation Therapy Plus Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Nose or Throat Cancer [Phase 1, Phase 2]
Phase 1/2 trial evaluating high-dose radiation therapy with chemotherapy for advanced nose/throat (head and neck) cancer; study completed wi…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-02-19Clinical Trial Update: Chlorhexidine Gel Therapy for Cariogenic Oral Microflora [Phase 1]
A Phase 1 trial evaluating chlorhexidine gel therapy to address cariogenic oral microflora in patients with head and neck cancer has complet…
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FDA approval · 2016-02-17FDA Approved: FLUOROURACIL — Original Application (Sagent Pharmaceuticals)
FDA approves an Original Application for Fluorouracil from Sagent Pharmaceuticals, establishing a generic injectable form of the chemotherap…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-02-15Clinical Trial Update: Study of Pemetrexed and Bevacizumab in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 2]
Phase 2 trial of pemetrexed with bevacizumab in head and neck cancer has completed enrollment, with results posted.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-02-12Clinical Trial Update: Gene Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 1]
Phase 1 trial update on a gene therapy for patients with advanced head and neck cancer, with the study completed.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-02-10Clinical Trial Update: Everolimus, Carboplatin, and Paclitaxel in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery [Phase 1, Phase 2]
This clinical trial update reports on a Phase 1/2 study of everolimus in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel for locally advanced he…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-02-10Clinical Trial Update: A Dose Finding Study of Eribulin Mesylate and Cetuximab For Patients With Advanced Head and Neck and Colon Cancer [Phase 1, Phase 2]
A Phase 1/2 dose-finding trial evaluated eribulin mesylate in combination with cetuximab for advanced head and neck cancer and colon cancer;…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-02-09Clinical Trial Update: Nutritional Risk and Mucositis in Patients With Head and Neck Carcinoma Receiving Chemoradiation
This clinical trial investigated nutritional risk and mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemoradiation. The study s…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-02-09Clinical Trial Update: Impact of Selective Radiation Dose Escalation and Tumour Hypoxia Status on Locoregional Tumour Control After Radiochemotherapy of HNT [Phase 3]
This clinical trial update describes a Phase 3 study evaluating whether selective radiation dose escalation and tumor hypoxia status affect …
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-02-05Clinical Trial Update: Effectiveness of Low Energy Laser Treatment in Oral Mucositis Induced by Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 4]
Phase 4 trial update assessing the effectiveness of low energy laser treatment for oral mucositis induced by chemotherapy and radiotherapy i…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-02-03Clinical Trial Update: Vanguard Study for Head and Neck Cancer or Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients
The Vanguard Study for head and neck cancer and non-small cell lung cancer has completed enrollment and the document provides a status updat…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-02-02Clinical Trial Update: Dentures and Dental Implants in Treating Patients Undergoing Surgery for Mouth Cancer [Phase 2]
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating dentures and dental implants in patients undergoing surgery for mouth cancer (head and neck cancer) has …
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2016-01-13Clinical Trial Update: Comparison of Biomarker Modulation by Inhibition of EGFR and/or SRC Family [Phase 1]
Phase 1 trial comparing biomarker modulation from inhibition of EGFR and/or SRC family kinases in head and neck cancer and non-small cell lu…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2015-12-31Clinical Trial Update: Early-Phase Safety of Proton Therapy Equipment [NA]
This early-phase safety study evaluated proton therapy equipment for treating several cancers and has completed enrollment, with results pos…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2015-12-24Clinical Trial Update: Pilot Evaluation of 124I-Iodo-Azomycin Galacto-Pyranoside (*IAZGP) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in the Imaging of Hypoxic Tumors [Phase 1]
Phase 1 trial evaluating the PET radiotracer IAZGP (124I-iodo-azomycin galacto-pyranoside) for imaging hypoxic tumors; the study is complete…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2015-12-23Clinical Trial Update: Study of Proxinium for Treating Patients With Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 2]
Phase 2 study of Proxinium for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck was terminated. This update confirms the trial status as TERMINA…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2015-12-22Clinical Trial Update: Clinical Trial on the Efficacy and Safety of Chining Decoction in the Treatment of Radiation Stomatitis [Phase 3]
This document reports the completion of a Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of Chining Decoction for radiation stoma…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2015-12-14Clinical Trial Update: Induction Chemotherapy With ACF Followed by Chemoradiation Therapy for Adv. Head & Neck Cancer [Phase 2]
Phase 2 trial update on induction chemotherapy with ACF followed by chemoradiation for advanced head and neck cancer; trial completed with p…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2015-12-14Clinical Trial Update: Neck Surgery in Treating Patients With Early-Stage Oral Cancer [NA]
Clinical trial update about neck surgery for early-stage oral cancer (NCT00571883) sponsored by The Facial Surgery Research Foundation; the …
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2015-12-10Clinical Trial Update: Head & Neck Cancer Survivorship: Physical and Functional Status
This completed Vanderbilt University clinical trial update reports on physical and functional status in survivors of head and neck cancer.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2015-12-09Clinical Trial Update: Chemoradiotherapy With Elective Low Dose Nodal Radiation for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer [Phase 2]
This document provides an update on a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating chemoradiotherapy with elective low-dose nodal radiation for locally…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2015-12-07Clinical Trial Update: Comparison of Two Immunomodulatory Formulas on the Number of Postoperative Infections in Head & Neck Cancer Patients [Phase 4]
Phase 4 trial comparing two immunomodulatory formulas to reduce postoperative infections in patients with head and neck cancer; study comple…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2015-12-04Clinical Trial Update: The Effect of Prophylactic Swallowing Exercises on Head and Neck Cancer Patients [NA]
A completed clinical trial evaluating whether prophylactic swallowing exercises improve dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients.
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CLINICAL_TRIALS trial_result · 2015-12-03Clinical Trial Update: Pemetrexed Disodium and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors [Phase 1]
A Phase 1 trial evaluating the combination of pemetrexed disodium and docetaxel in patients with advanced solid tumors has completed, studyi…
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CLINICAL_TRIALS research · 2015-11-20Clinical Trial Update: Trial of BIBF1120 (Nintedanib) in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Salivary Gland Cancer of the Head and Neck [Phase 2]
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating nintedanib (BIBF1120) in patients with recurrent or metastatic salivary gland cancer of the head and nec…