Esophagoscopy in Evaluating Treatment in Patients With Stage I-IV Head and Neck Cancer Who Are Undergoing Radiation Therapy and/or Chemotherapy

Summary

Brief Summary:

RATIONALE: Comparing results of diagnostic procedures, such as esophagoscopy, done before and after radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy may help doctors predict a patient's response to treatment and help plan the best treatment.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying esophagoscopy in evaluating treatment in patients with stage I-IV head and neck cancer who are undergoing radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy.

Conditions

• Stage I Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
• Stage I Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
• Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
• Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
• Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
• Stage I Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
• Stage I Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
• Stage II Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
• Stage II Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
• Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
• Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
• Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
• Stage II Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
• Stage II Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
• Stage III Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
• Stage III Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
• Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
• Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
• Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
• Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
• Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
• Stage IV Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
• Stage IV Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
• Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
• Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
• Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
• Stage IV Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
• Stage IV Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity

Interventions

PROCEDURE

endoscopic procedure

OTHER

questionnaire administration

Ancillary studies

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wake Forest University Health Sciences

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Catherine Rees · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2010-12-31

Primary Completion

2012-03-31

Completion

2012-03-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations