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Side Effects of High-Dose Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

NCT00415025 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2015-10-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Tests that measure how much saliva is made, hearing, swallowing, voice function, and quality of life may improve the ability to plan treatment for patients with advanced head and neck cancer and may help doctors find better ways to treat the cancer.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the side effects of high-dose intensity-modulated radiation therapy in treating patients with advanced head and neck cancer.

Conditions

  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Long-term Effects Secondary to Cancer Therapy in Adults
  • Oral Complications of Radiation Therapy
  • Radiation Toxicity

Interventions

PROCEDURE

adjuvant therapy

PROCEDURE

management of therapy complications

PROCEDURE

quality-of-life assessment

RADIATION

intensity-modulated radiation therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paul M. Harari, MD · University of Wisconsin, Madison

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
120 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-06-30
Completion
2007-07-31

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