Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Oropharyngeal Cancer
Head and Neck Cancer, Radiation Toxicity
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Head and Neck Cancer focused on measuring stage II squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, radiation toxicity
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven stage II or III (T1-T2, N0-N1) squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx (tonsil, base of tongue, or palate) Lymph nodes in both sides of neck at risk of metastatic disease and require radiotherapy Patients upstaged by imaging to N2 are eligible Measurable or evaluable disease Greater than 1 cm in one dimension or with necrotic regions if by CT or MRI scan Surgery of the primary tumor or lymph nodes limited to incisional or excisional biopsies No distant metastases PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Over 18 Performance status: Zubrod 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: No active untreated infection No other malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer or a carcinoma not of head or neck origin No concurrent major medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude study PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: More than 3 months since prior chemotherapy No concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior head or neck radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Other: No other concurrent treatment for head and neck cancer No prophylactic amifostine or pilocarpine
Sites / Locations
- Foundation for Cancer Research and Education
- UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
- University of Florida Shands Cancer Center
- University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
- CCOP - Kansas City
- Monmouth Medical Center
- Community Regional Cancer Center at Community Medical Center
- Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas
- Dixie Regional Medical Center
- LDS Hospital
- Community Cancer Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center
- CCOP - Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
- Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center
- All Saints Cancer Center at All Saints Healthcare
- Stollery Children's Hospital at University of Alberta Hospital
- Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal
- McGill Cancer Centre at McGill University