Overview

Reirradiation and Erbitux in the HNSCC

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-07-05
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate in patients with cancer of the throat and recurrent inoperable a different modality treatment consisting of radiation continuously for 5 weeks and half associated with a drug directed against a receptor on cell surfaces cancer, called Erbitux ®. The investigators hope with this shorter treatment (1.5 weeks less than the usual treatment) to improve the antitumor efficacy without additional toxic side effects.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Groupe Oncologie Radiotherapie Tete et Cou
Treatments:
Cetuximab