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Chemo + Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer
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This trial will assess the efficacy of chemo and surgery for treating oropharyngeal cancer, with the aim of increasing survival and QOL.
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- You have had any type of head and neck cancer before, except for non-serious skin cancers like basal or squamous cell carcinoma.You have previously received treatment with Taxanes or Cisplatin.You have nerve damage in your extremities that is at least grade 1 or higher.If you have had another type of cancer within the past 5 years, except for certain types of skin cancer or early-stage cervical cancer, you cannot participate.
- Group 1: Induction Therapy with 3 cycles
- All Individual Drugs Already Approved - Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
- Approved for 10 Other Conditions - This treatment demonstrated efficacy for 10 other conditions.
- No Placebo-Only Group - All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
- Screening: It may take up to 3 Weeks to process to see if you qualify in this trial.
- Treatment: The duration you will receive the treatment varies.
- Follow Ups: You may be asked to continue sharing information regarding the trial for 6 Months after you stop receiving the treatment.
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What is the biggest number of people who have been involved in this research project?
"This particular clinical trial is no longer recruiting patients. The listing for the trial was first posted on June 1st, 2015 and edited for the last time on November 14th, 2022. However, there are 499 other trials involving head and neck cancer that are still recruiting patients as well as 1399 trials concerning Induction Therapy with 3 cycles."
Are patients still being enrolled in this program?
"This clinical trial is not looking for participants at this time. The study was posted on 6/1/2015 and last updated on 11/14/2022. There are 499 other trials actively admitting patients with head and neck cancer and 1399 trials for Induction Therapy with 3 cycles that are recruiting patients right now."
What is the standard application of Induction Therapy with 3 cycles?
"Induction Therapy, which consists of 3 cycles, can be used to treat patients with melanoma, head cancer, and soft tissue sarcoma (STS)."
Is it permissible to give three rounds of Induction Therapy according to FDA guidelines?
"Induction Therapy with 3 cycles was given a score of 2. This is due to the lack of efficacy data, but there are clinical trials that support its safety."
Is this the first clinical trial to use Induction Therapy with 3 cycles?
"Currently, 1399 different clinical trials are investigating the effects of Induction Therapy with 3 cycles. Most of these 477 Phase 3 studies originate from Shanghai, but there are 81423 total locations where these investigations are taking place."
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