S0007 - Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent 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 IV squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity, recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx, recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx, recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity, recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck Metastatic at diagnosis or persistent, metastatic, or recurrent after surgery and/or radiotherapy Relapse after prior induction or adjuvant therapy allowed No newly diagnosed nonmetastatic disease Measurable or nonmeasurable disease PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Zubrod 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No grade 2 or greater sensory neuropathy No other prior malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or stage I or II cancer in complete remission PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent biologic therapy Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 6 months since prior carboplatin or cisplatin induction or adjuvant chemotherapy No more than 1 prior induction or adjuvant chemotherapy regimen No prior chemotherapy for recurrent or newly diagnosed metastatic disease No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent anticancer hormonal therapy Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 28 days since prior radiotherapy and recovered No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics At least 28 days since prior surgery and recovered
Sites / Locations
- MBCCOP - Gulf Coast
- CCOP - Greater Phoenix
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Carl T. Hayden)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson
- Arizona Cancer Center
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)
- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
- USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
- Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez
- CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- University of California Davis Cancer Center
- CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
- David Grant Medical Center
- University of Colorado Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver
- MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center
- CCOP - Atlanta Regional
- Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center
- Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
- Tripler Army Medical Center
- MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)
- CCOP - Central Illinois
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital)
- Loyola University Medical Center
- Genesis Medical Center
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- CCOP - Wichita
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington
- Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
- MBCCOP - LSU Medical Center
- Tulane University School of Medicine
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport
- Boston Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Boston (Jamaica Plain)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor
- CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional
- University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit
- Henry Ford Hospital
- CCOP - Grand Rapids
- CCOP - Beaumont
- Providence Hospital - Southfield
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson
- Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City
- CCOP - Kansas City
- St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
- CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau
- CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
- CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque
- MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albany
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
- University of Rochester Medical Center
- CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati
- Barrett Cancer Center
- Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
- CCOP - Columbus
- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton
- CCOP - Dayton
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland
- CCOP - Columbia River Program
- Oregon Cancer Institute
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Charleston
- Medical University of South Carolina
- CCOP - Greenville
- CCOP - Upstate Carolina
- Brooke Army Medical Center
- University of Texas Medical Branch
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Houston
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple
- CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
- Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City
- Eastern Virginia Medical School
- CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle
- CCOP - Northwest
- Madigan Army Medical Center