The standard treatment for head and neck cancer relapses in previously irradiated patients is controversial. Reirradiation has had some success, but many patients still die from their disease. Cetuximab is helpful in relapsed head and neck cancer, and it improves the effectiveness of radiation in some head and neck cancer patients. But, it has not been studied with reirradiation. The purpose of this study is to see the effects, both good and bad, of reirradiation with cetuximab.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Radiation Therapy 60 Gy total dose in 30 fractions: 2.0 Gy/fraction once daily five fractions per week
Radiation Therapy 60 Gy total dose in 30 fractions: 2.0 Gy/fraction once daily five fractions per week Cetuximab 400 mg/m2 of body surface area over a period of 120 minutes day 1 250 mg/m2 of body surface area over a period of 60 minutes weekly during radiation
Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
To estimate the incidence rate of acute and late toxicities associated with combined cetuximab and image guided intensity modulated reirradiation in patients with recurrent squamous cell cancer of the head and neck.
Time frame: 5 years
To estimate the median and one-year, disease-free, and overall survival rates of the treated patients.
Time frame: 5 years
To determine the pattern of disease progression in treated patients.
Time frame: 5 years
To identify the impact of cetuximab and image guided intensity modulated reirradiation on patients' quality of life.
Time frame: 5 years
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