Active clinical trials for "Head and Neck Neoplasms"

The aim of the study is to evaluate the role of nimotuzumab in the neo-adjuvant setting in patients with locally advanced HNSCC. The hypothesis is that the response would be increased with the combination of nimotuzumab and cisplatin and fluorouracil (PF) regimen.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Amifostine provides additional protection of salivary gland function over that achieved with IMRT alone.

The purpose of this clinical research is to compare new methods of identifying the locations of tumours to standard CT imaging. Analysis of the tissue removed during surgery (pathology) will be used to determine which method is more accurate. Accurately identifying the locations of tumours is especially important for radiation therapy, where the radiation needs to cover the entire tumour while minimizing the amount normal tissue that is exposed to radiation. The new method uses optical imaging (endoscopy) that can be mapped to the CT imaging using device tracking technologies. CT imaging is used to create the radiation treatment plans and so tumour locations are normally provided by CT images. The advantage of the new technology that is being tested is that it may be able to locate regions of a tumour that are at the surface of the tissue. These tumours are difficult to see using CT imaging but easy to see using optical imaging. Currently, there is no accurate way of mapping the optical imaging to the CT images used in radiation therapy. This study will enable the investigators to test the new optical imaging by comparing the tumour that the investigators identify using CT imaging alone against using CT imaging plus the optical imaging technology. The results from this imaging will be compared to pathology findings.

Objectives: Transoral Laser Microsurgery (TLM) is widely used in for treating T1/T2 glottic cancers. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a safe and commonly-used injectable in vocal cord augmentation. We report on the results of our single-blinded, randomized-controlled trial (RCT) investigating the impact of intra-operative HA injection on voice outcomes in early glottic cancer. Methods: Patients with T1/T2 glottic cancers were randomized to the treatment group (n=14) receiving HA injection to the unaffected cord during TLM; or the control group, receiving no injection (n=16). All patients had a Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) questionnaire and a Maximum Phonation Time (MPT) measurement preoperatively and at 3, 12 and 24 months post-operatively. Mean change in VHI-10 and MPT, between pre-operative and post-operative time points, and between the time points, were compared. Survival estimates were also calculated.

The current study (ORARAD II) will examine participants of the original cohort for a visit roughly 7 years after the start of RT. The primary outcomes will be the 7-year rate of dental caries, periodontal disease, tooth loss, osteoradionecrosis and salivary flow.

The purpose of this study is to measure the two-year rate of tooth loss in patients who have received external beam radiation therapy with curative intent for head and neck cancer. The study will also evaluate the sequelae of radiation therapy and oral complications that may occur as a result to receiving radiation therapy.

The goal of this research study is to learn more about chronic pain associated with cancer treatment.

This pilot clinical trial studies cesium Cs 131 brachytherapy in treating patients with head and neck cancer that has come back (recurrent) and can be removed by surgery. Brachytherapy, also known as internal radiation therapy, uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor cells. Radioactive drugs, such as cesium Cs 131, may carry radiation directly to tumor cells and not harm normal cells. Permanently implanting cesium Cs 131 into the wound bed after surgery may help treat microscopic cancer cells that may be in the tissue after surgical removal of the tumor.

There is a strong need to study products with a preemptive role in radiation dermatitis development, with a trial design taking in account patient subjective evaluation and compliance. XONRID is a promising device for radiation high grade dermatitis prevention; it is a topical gel that prevents and treats skin symptoms such as erythema, itching, burning sensation and pruritus, induced by radiotherapy or other causes.

Smoking is the greatest risk factor for upper aerodigestive cancers (thoracic or head and neck) and negatively impacts survival and other outcomes, but many patients have difficulty quitting after their diagnosis. Smoking cessation interventions for cancer patients thus far have had limited success. This is a pilot randomized controlled trial designed to determine if a new comprehensive, evidence-based smoking cessation intervention can improve quit rates for cancer patients who smoke.