Docetaxel and S-1 Followed By Radiation Therapy and Low-Dose Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Head and Neck Cancer
Head and Neck Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Head and Neck Cancer focused on measuring stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx, stage III verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity, stage IV verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity, stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity, stage III lymphoepithelioma of the nasopharynx, stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx, stage IV lymphoepithelioma of the nasopharynx, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx, stage III lymphoepithelioma of the oropharynx, stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, stage IV lymphoepithelioma of the oropharynx, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, tongue cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Pathologically confirmed head and neck cancer arising from the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or nasopharynx, including any of the following subtypes:
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Poorly differentiated carcinoma
- Lymphoepithelioma
- Locally advanced disease (stage III or IV [M0] disease)
- At least 1 unidimensionally measurable index lesion
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- ECOG performance status 0-2
- ANC ≥ 1,500/mm³
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
- Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
- Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 3.0 times ULN
- AST and ALT ≤ 3.0 times ULN
- Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
- No concurrent serious systemic disorder that, in the opinion of investigator, would compromise the patient's ability to complete the study
No serious cardiac condition, including any of the following:
- Myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
- Angina
- NYHA class III-IV heart disease
- No active infection requiring IV antibiotics, including active tuberculosis or HIV
- No other malignancy within the past 5 years except basal cell carcinoma of the skin or pre-invasive carcinoma of the cervix
- Able to comply with protocol or study procedures
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- No prior radiotherapy or chemotherapy
Sites / Locations
- Yonsei Cancer Center at Yonsei University Medical CenterRecruiting