Clinical trial · Interventional
SWOG-9451, Combination Chemo & RT For Patients With Stage III/Stage IV Cancer of the Hypopharynx or Tongue
Induction Chemotherapy Followed By Chemoradiation For Organ Preservation In Patients With Advanced Resectable Cancer Of The Hypopharynx And Base Of Tongue, Phase II
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Terminated due to poor accrual.
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining more than one chemotherapy drug with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy in treating patients with stage III or stage IV cancer of the hypopharynx or tongue.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisplatin | Drug | Cisplatin | ALIAS |
| fluorouracil | Drug | Fluorouracil | ALIAS |
| Induction chemotherapy | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Treatment arm
- description
- induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation
- interventionNames
- Drug: Induction chemotherapy
- Drug: cisplatin
- Drug: fluorouracil
- Radiation: low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Complete response
- timeFrame
- 23 to 27 weeks after beginning treatment
- description
- Complete disappearance of all measurable and evaluable disease. No new lesions, No disease related symptoms. No evidence of non-evaluable disease, including normalization of markers and other abnormal lab values. Specifically, the rate of organ preservation (no surgery required at the primary tumor site).
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 120 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx or base of the tongue that is newly diagnosed and considered resectable For hypopharyngeal cancer, total laryngectomy would be required surgery Disease staged by clinical exam, endoscopy, and CT or MRI Stage III that is T2-3 N0-1 M0 Stage IV that is T2-3 N2-3 M0 Measurable or evaluable disease other than pleural effusion, ascites, or disease documented by indirect evidence Closed to patients with cancer of the base of tongue as of 11/15/1998 PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Adult Performance status: SWOG 0 or 1 Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2 times normal AST or ALT no greater than 3 times normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2 times normal Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min Magnesium normal (supplementation allowed) Other: Average hearing loss in both ears no greater than 40 dB in 50-2,000 Hz range No second malignancy within 5 years except: Adequately treated nonmelanomatous skin cancer Carcinoma in situ of the cervix Stage I/II cancer (other than head/neck) in complete remission Not pregnant or nursing Effective contraception required of fertile patients PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No prior therapy
References
Publications (2)
- RESULTUrba SG, Moon J, Giri PG, Adelstein DJ, Hanna E, Yoo GH, Leblanc M, Ensley JF, Schuller DE. Organ preservation for advanced resectable cancer of the base of tongue and hypopharynx: a Southwest Oncology Group Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Jan 1;23(1):88-95. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.04.017. PMID 15625363
- RESULTUrba S, Moon J, LeBlanc M, et al.: Induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation for organ preservation in patients (pts) with advanced resectable cancer of the base of tongue (BOT) and hypopharynx (HP): a Southwest Oncology Group trial. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-919, 2002.