Clinical trial · Interventional
Chemoradiotherapy With Elective Low Dose Nodal Radiation for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Chemoradiotherapy With Very Low Dose Elective Nodal IMRT for Locally Advanced Head & Neck Cancer: the CCRO11 Multi-Institutional Phase II Trial
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy (chemoRT) has become the standard of care for treatment of many patients with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), though many clinical questions remain. Prior experience has revealed locoregional control (LRC), disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) at 3 years exceeding 80% after treatment with the use of hyperfractionated intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and concurrent weekly cisplatin chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced HNSCC. This multi-institutional phase II ZCC00204 trial resulted in an acceptable quality of life (QOL) and toxicity profile. The current trial is an attempt to maintain high LRC, while further minimizing both acute and chronic toxicities, and maximizing QOL.
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 (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisplatin | Drug | Cisplatin | ALIAS |
| Elective Nodal Irradiation (ENI) | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- To assess the actuarial elective nodal failure (ENF) rate for patients with locally advanced HNSCC treated with chemoRT including very low dose elective nodal IMRT and concurrent weekly cisplatin.
- timeFrame
- 4 years
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- To assess actuarial LRC, DFS, and OS rates.
- timeFrame
- 4 years
- measure
- To evaluate patients' quality of life (QOL).
- timeFrame
- 4 years
- measure
- To evaluate grade 3-5 toxicity by CTCAE v4.0, with special attention to swallowing function, feeding tube dependence, and xerostomia.
- timeFrame
- 4 years
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Biopsy proven squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx * No surgical resection of primary site or neck dissection (excisional biopsy of lymph node is permitted) * Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) testing of tumor performed; HPV p16 by immunohistochemistry * Stage III or IVa disease (T1-2N1-3M0, T3-4N0-3M0) excluding T1-2N1 oral cavity and tonsil primaries and any N2C or bilateral N3 disease. Patients with T2N0 cancer of the base of tongue and hypopharynx are eligible * ECOG performance status 0-1 * Age \>18 years * No current pregnancy * No other invasive malignancies within the last 2 years Patients with basal cell or squamous cell skin cancers or carcinoma in situ of any site are eligible. * No prior radiotherapy to the head and neck region * No prior cisplatin chemotherapy * No symptomatic coronary disease or myocardial infarction within the last 6 months * Laboratory evaluation: ANC \> 2,000/mm3, platelets \>100,000/mm3, creatinine \< 1.5 mg/dl, creatinine clearance \> 50 ml/min, bilirubin \< 1.5 mg/dl, AST or ALT \< 2X upper normal limit * Study-specific consent signed prior to entry Exclusion Criteria: * Second primary malignancy that is clinically detectable * Inability or unwillingness to comply with chemoRT * Prior radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or investigational treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck. * Metastatic disease (M1) * Pregnant or breast-feeding women.
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTMaguire PD, Papagikos M, Hamann S, Neal C, Meyerson M, Hayes N, Ungaro P, Kotz K, Couch M, Pollock H, Tepper J. Phase II trial of hyperfractionated intensity-modulated radiation therapy and concurrent weekly cisplatin for Stage III and IVa head-and-neck cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Mar 15;79(4):1081-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.12.046. Epub 2010 Apr 8. PMID 20378262