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Metoclopramide Oral

Clopra; Maxolon; Octamide; Reclomide; Reglan Oral


Clinical Trial: Pilocarpine in Preventing Mucositis and Dry Mouth in Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

This study is no longer recruiting patients.

Sponsors and Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Purpose

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs such as pilocarpine may protect normal cells from the side effects of radiation therapy. It is not yet known if pilocarpine may be effective in preventing mucositis and dry mouth in patients receiving radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized, double-blinded, phase III trial to study the effectiveness of pilocarpine in preventing mucositis and dry mouth in patients receiving radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.

Condition Treatment or Intervention Phase
oral complications of cancer and cancer therapy
oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
lip and oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
 Drug: pilocarpine
Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics:  Head and Neck Cancer;   Mouth Disorders;   Oral Cancer

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Educational/Counseling/Training

Official Title: Phase III Study of the Prophylactic Use of Oral Pilocarpine to Reduce Hyposalivation and Mucositis Associated with Curative Radiation Therapy in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Further Study Details: 

Study start: March 1998

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether prophylactic use of pilocarpine can shelter unstimulated and stimulated whole salivary flow in patients with head and neck cancer.

II. Determine whether prophylactic use of pilocarpine can moderate xerostomia in these patients.

III. Determine whether prophylactic use of pilocarpine can reduce the grade and duration of radiation induced mucositis in these patients.

IV. Evaluate quality of life outcomes between patients receiving pilocarpine versus placebo.

V. Evaluate the impact of xerostomia on patients receiving irradiation to the head and neck.

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double blind study.

Patients receive a central axis midplane dose of radiotherapy five days per week over 6 to 7 weeks. Oral pilocarpine or placebo is administered beginning 3 days prior to radiotherapy, one tablet four times per day for three months. A tablet will be taken 45-60 minutes before radiotherapy.

After three months, and after a 3-4 day rest period, all patients receive non blinded pilocarpine for an additional three month period.

Patients are followed at weeks 4, 13, and 26 after the start of radiotherapy.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 244 patients will be accrued (122 per treatment arm).

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:  18 Years and above

Criteria

PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:

--Disease Characteristics--

  • Histologically proven oral cavity and/or oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma; Radiation volume to encompass at least 50% of parotid glands and have at least 50 Gy delivered to that volume via external beam
  • No salivary gland malignancies or diseases

--Prior/Concurrent Therapy--

  • Biologic therapy: Not specified
  • Chemotherapy: Not specified
  • Endocrine therapy: Not specified
  • Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy to head or neck
  • Surgery: Not specified
  • Other: No concurrent adrenergic antagonists, cholinergic drugs, anti-cholinergics, or tricyclics

--Patient Characteristics--

  • Age: 18 and over
  • Performance Status: Karnofsky 60-100%
  • Life Expectancy: Not specified
  • Hematopoietic: Not specified
  • Hepatic: Not specified
  • Renal: Not specified
  • Other: Not pregnant or nursing; Effective contraceptive method must be used during study; No pilocarpine allergy

Location Information


Alabama
      Alabama Oncology, LLC, Montgomery,  Alabama,  36106-2801,  United States

      Huntsville Hospital System, Huntsville,  Alabama,  35801,  United States

      MBCCOP - University of South Alabama, Mobile,  Alabama,  36688,  United States

      Radiation Oncology Associates of West Alabama, Tuscallosa,  Alabama,  35401,  United States

      University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham,  Alabama,  35294,  United States

      Urology Associates - Mobile AL, Mobile,  Alabama,  36640,  United States

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Birmingham, Birmingham,  Alabama,  35233,  United States

Alaska
      Providence Cancer Therapy Center, Anchorage,  Alaska,  99508,  United States

Arizona
      Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson,  Arizona,  85724,  United States

California
      Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte,  California,  91010,  United States

      California Cancer Center, Fresno,  California,  93720,  United States

      Cancer Care Center, Pomona,  California,  91767,  United States

      CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute, Oakland,  California,  94609-3305,  United States

      CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa,  California,  95403,  United States

      David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base,  California,  94535,  United States

      Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center, Glendale,  California,  91204,  United States

      Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles,  California,  90095-1781,  United States

      Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Los Angeles, Los Angeles,  California,  90027,  United States

      Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda,  California,  92354,  United States

      Mercy Medical Center - Redding, Redding,  California,  96099-6009,  United States

      Mount Diablo Medical Center, Concord,  California,  94524-4110,  United States

      Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank, Burbank,  California,  91505,  United States

      Radiation Oncology Center - Sacramento, Sacramento,  California,  95816,  United States

      Radiation Oncology Center - Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek,  California,  94598,  United States

      Saint Agnes Cancer Center, Fresno,  California,  93720,  United States

      Santa Cruz Radiation Oncology Medical Group, Inc., Santa Cruz,  California,  95065,  United States

      Stanford University, Stanford,  California,  94305,  United States

      Sutter Health Western Division Cancer Research Group, Greenbrae,  California,  94904,  United States

      UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute, San Francisco,  California,  94115-0128,  United States

      USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles,  California,  90033-0800,  United States

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach, Long Beach,  California,  90822,  United States

      Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez, Martinez,  California,  94553,  United States

Colorado
      Memorial Hospital Cancer Center, Colorado Springs,  Colorado,  80909,  United States

      University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver,  Colorado,  80262,  United States

Connecticut
      Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  06610,  United States

      Whittingham Cancer Center, Norwalk,  Connecticut,  06856,  United States

Delaware
      CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services, Wilmington,  Delaware,  19899,  United States

District of Columbia
      Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,  District of Columbia,  20307-5000,  United States

Florida
      Baptist Hospital of Miami, Miami,  Florida,  33176-2197,  United States

      Bayfront Medical Center, Saint Petersburg,  Florida,  33701,  United States

      CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach,  Florida,  33140,  United States

      Florida Radiation Oncology Group, Orange Park,  Florida,  32073,  United States

      Gulf Coast Cancer Treatment Center, Panama City,  Florida,  32405-4587,  United States

      H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa,  Florida,  33612,  United States

      Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach,  Florida,  32114,  United States

      Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne,  Florida,  32901,  United States

      Lykes Center for Radiation Therapy, Clearwater,  Florida,  33757-0210,  United States

      MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando,  Florida,  32806,  United States

      Radiation Therapy Associates - Fort Myers, Fort Myers,  Florida,  33901,  United States

      Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami,  Florida,  33136,  United States

      University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville,  Florida,  32610-0296,  United States

      West Florida Cancer Institute - Pensacola, Pensacola,  Florida,  32514,  United States

Georgia
      CCOP - Atlanta Regional, Atlanta,  Georgia,  30342-1701,  United States

      Emory University Hospital - Atlanta, Atlanta,  Georgia,  30322,  United States

      InterCommunity Cancer Center at Rome, Rome,  Georgia,  30161,  United States

      South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta,  Georgia,  31603,  United States

Illinois
      CCOP - Carle Cancer Center, Urbana,  Illinois,  61801,  United States

      CCOP - Central Illinois, Springfield,  Illinois,  62526,  United States

      Ingalls Memorial Hospital, Harvey,  Illinois,  60426,  United States

      Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood,  Illinois,  60153,  United States

      Lutheran General Cancer Care Center, Park Ridge,  Illinois,  60068,  United States

      Methodist Medical Center of Illinois, Peoria,  Illinois,  61636,  United States

      Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago,  Illinois,  60611,  United States

      University of Chicago Cancer Research Center, Chicago,  Illinois,  60637,  United States

Indiana
      Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie,  Indiana,  47303-3499,  United States

      Clarion Health Partners Inc., Indianapolis,  Indiana,  46206-1367,  United States

      Community Hospitals of Indianapolis - Regional Cancer Center, Indianapolis,  Indiana,  46219,  United States

      Memorial Hospital of South Bend, South Bend,  Indiana,  46601,  United States

      St. John's Medical Center, Anderson,  Indiana,  46016,  United States

      St. Joseph's Radiation Oncology Center, South Bend,  Indiana,  46617,  United States

Iowa
      University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City,  Iowa,  52242,  United States

      Wendt Regional Cancer Center of Finley Hospital, Dubuque,  Iowa,  52001,  United States

Kentucky
      Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington,  Kentucky,  40536-0084,  United States

      James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Louisville,  Kentucky,  40202,  United States

      Louisville Radiation Oncology, Louisville,  Kentucky,  40215,  United States

      Medical Center at Bowling Green, Bowling Green,  Kentucky,  42102,  United States

      Merle M. Mahr Cancer Center, Madisonville,  Kentucky,  42431,  United States

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington, Lexington,  Kentucky,  40511-1093,  United States

      Western Baptist Hospital, Paducah,  Kentucky,  42001,  United States

Louisiana
      CCOP - Ochsner, New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70121,  United States

      East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie,  Louisiana,  70011,  United States

      Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge,  Louisiana,  70809,  United States

      MBCCOP - LSU Medical Center, New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70112,  United States

      Romagosa Radiation Oncology Center, Lafayette,  Louisiana,  70501,  United States

Maine
      Maine Medical Center, Portland,  Maine,  04102,  United States

Maryland
      Anne Arundel Oncology Center, Annapolis,  Maryland,  21401,  United States

      Greater Baltimore Medical Center and Cancer Center, Baltimore,  Maryland,  21204,  United States

      Harbor Hospital Center, Baltimore,  Maryland,  21225,  United States

      Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore,  Maryland,  21287,  United States

      Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore,  Maryland,  21201,  United States

      Radiation Oncology Affiliates of Maryland, P.A., Baltimore,  Maryland,  21237,  United States

Massachusetts
      Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis,  Massachusetts,  02601,  United States

      Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Boston,  Massachusetts,  02215,  United States

      Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston,  Massachusetts,  02114,  United States

Michigan
      Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit,  Michigan,  48201,  United States

      CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional, Ann Arbor,  Michigan,  48106,  United States

      CCOP - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo,  Michigan,  49007-3731,  United States

      Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit,  Michigan,  48202,  United States

      Hurley Medical Center, Flint,  Michigan,  48503,  United States

      Marquette General Hospital, Marquette,  Michigan,  49855,  United States

      St. Mary's Medical Center, Saginaw,  Michigan,  48601,  United States

      University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor,  Michigan,  48109-0752,  United States

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor,  Michigan,  48105,  United States

Minnesota
      CCOP - Metro-Minnesota, Saint Louis Park,  Minnesota,  55416,  United States

      Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester,  Minnesota,  55905,  United States

Missouri
      Cancer Research for the Ozarks, Springfield,  Missouri,  65807,  United States

      CCOP - Kansas City, Kansas City,  Missouri,  64131,  United States

      CCOP - Ozarks Regional, Springfield,  Missouri,  65807,  United States

      Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia, Columbia,  Missouri,  65203,  United States

      Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Saint Louis,  Missouri,  63110,  United States

      St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, Saint Louis,  Missouri,  63110-0250,  United States

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Saint Louis, Saint Louis,  Missouri,  63106,  United States

Montana
      CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium, Billings,  Montana,  59101,  United States

Nebraska
      CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium, Omaha,  Nebraska,  68131,  United States

      Methodist Cancer Center - Omaha, Omaha,  Nebraska,  68114,  United States

Nevada
      CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation, Las Vegas,  Nevada,  89106,  United States

New Hampshire
      Elliot Regional Cancer Center, Manchester,  New Hampshire,  03103,  United States

      Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Lebanon,  New Hampshire,  03756,  United States

New Jersey
      Community Medical Center, Toms River,  New Jersey,  08755,  United States

      Elizabeth General Medical Center - West, Elizabeth,  New Jersey,  07201,  United States

      Fox Chase Cancer Center at Virtua-Memorial Hospital Burlington County, Mount Holly,  New Jersey,  08060,  United States

      John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Edison,  New Jersey,  08818,  United States

      South Jersey Hospital - Millville, Millville,  New Jersey,  08332,  United States

      St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton,  New Jersey,  08629,  United States

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange, East Orange,  New Jersey,  07018-1095,  United States

New Mexico
      Saint Joseph Medical Center, Albuquerque,  New Mexico,  87102,  United States

New York
      Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Bronx,  New York,  10461,  United States

      Cancer Center of Albany Medical Center, Albany,  New York,  12208,  United States

      CCOP - North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset,  New York,  11030,  United States

      Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center, Plattsburgh,  New York,  12901,  United States

      Genesee Hospital - Rochester, Rochester,  New York,  14607,  United States

      Kaplan Cancer Center, New York,  New York,  10016,  United States

      Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York,  New York,  10021,  United States

      New York Medical College, Valhalla,  New York,  10595,  United States

      New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn,  New York,  11215-3609,  United States

      State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn,  New York,  11203,  United States

      University of Rochester Cancer Center, Rochester,  New York,  14642,  United States

      Vassar Brothers Hospital, Poughkeepsie,  New York,  12601,  United States

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albany, Albany,  New York,  12208,  United States

North Carolina
      CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium, Winston Salem,  North Carolina,  27104-4241,  United States

      Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem,  North Carolina,  27157-1082,  United States

      East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville,  North Carolina,  27858-4354,  United States

      Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC, Chapel Hill,  North Carolina,  27599-7295,  United States

North Dakota
      Meritcare Roger Maris Cancer Center, Fargo,  North Dakota,  58122,  United States

      UNI-MED Medical Center, Minot,  North Dakota,  58701,  United States

Ohio
      Akron City Hospital, Akron,  Ohio,  44309,  United States

      Akron General Medical Center, Akron,  Ohio,  44302,  United States

      Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University, Columbus,  Ohio,  43210,  United States

      CCOP - Columbus, Columbus,  Ohio,  43206,  United States

      CCOP - Dayton, Kettering,  Ohio,  45429,  United States

      CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program, Toledo,  Ohio,  43623-3456,  United States

      Christ Hospital, Cincinnati,  Ohio,  45219,  United States

      Ireland Cancer Center, Cleveland,  Ohio,  44106-5065,  United States

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton, Dayton,  Ohio,  45428,  United States

Oklahoma
      St. John Medical Center, Tulsa,  Oklahoma,  74104,  United States

Oregon
      CCOP - Columbia River Program, Portland,  Oregon,  97213,  United States

      Samaritan Regional Cancer Center, Corvallis,  Oregon,  97339,  United States

Pennsylvania
      Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  19141,  United States

      Allegheny University Hospitals- Hahnemann, Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  19102-1192,  United States

      CCOP - MainLine Health, Wynnewood,  Pennsylvania,  19096,  United States

      Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Drexel Hill,  Pennsylvania,  19026,  United States

      Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  19111,  United States

      Grand View Hospital, Sellersville,  Pennsylvania,  18960,  United States

      Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia, Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  19107,  United States

      Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Mercy Fitzgerald Divison, Darby,  Pennsylvania,  19023,  United States

      Mercy Hospital Cancer Center - Scranton, Scranton,  Pennsylvania,  18501,  United States

      Penn State Geisinger Cancer Center, Hershey,  Pennsylvania,  17033,  United States

      Penn State Geisinger Medical Center, Danville,  Pennsylvania,  17822-2001,  United States

      Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading,  Pennsylvania,  19612-6052,  United States

      University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  19104,  United States

      University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  15213,  United States

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Philadelphia, Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  19104,  United States

      Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  15224,  United States

      Wilkes Barre General Hospital, Wilkes Barre,  Pennsylvania,  18764,  United States

      York Hospital, York,  Pennsylvania,  17315,  United States

South Carolina
      CCOP - Greenville, Greenville,  South Carolina,  29615,  United States

      CCOP - Upstate Carolina, Spartanburg,  South Carolina,  29303,  United States

      Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston,  South Carolina,  29425-0721,  United States

Tennessee
      Baptist Regional Cancer Center - Knoxville, Knoxville,  Tennessee,  37901,  United States

      CCOP - Baptist Cancer Institute, Memphis,  Tennessee,  38117,  United States

      Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, Jackson,  Tennessee,  38301,  United States

      University of Tennessee, Memphis Cancer Center, Memphis,  Tennessee,  38163,  United States

      Vanderbilt Cancer Center, Nashville,  Tennessee,  37232-6838,  United States

Texas
      Bayshore Medical Center, Pasadena,  Texas,  77504,  United States

      Julie and Ben Rogers Cancer Institute, Beaumont,  Texas,  77701,  United States

      University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston,  Texas,  77030,  United States

      University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston,  Texas,  77555-1329,  United States

      Wilford Hall - 59th Medical Wing, Lackland Air Force Base,  Texas,  78236-5300,  United States

Utah
      Dixie Regional Medical Center, Saint George,  Utah,  84770,  United States

      LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City,  Utah,  84143,  United States

Vermont
      CCOP - Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center, Bennington,  Vermont,  05201,  United States

      Green Mountain Oncology Group, Rutland,  Vermont,  05701,  United States

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction, White River Junction,  Vermont,  05009,  United States

Virginia
      Cancer Center, University of Virginia HSC, Charlottesville,  Virginia,  22908,  United States

      Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville,  Virginia,  22901,  United States

      Massey Cancer Center, Richmond,  Virginia,  23298-0037,  United States

      Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Portsmouth,  Virginia,  23708-2197,  United States

      Virginia Baptist Hospital, Lynchburg,  Virginia,  24503,  United States

Washington
      Deaconess Medical Center, Spokane,  Washington,  99210-0248,  United States

      Swedish Hospital Tumor Institute, Seattle,  Washington,  98104,  United States

      Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle,  Washington,  98111,  United States

      Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, Yakima,  Washington,  98902,  United States

West Virginia
      Schiffler Oncology Center, Wheeling,  West Virginia,  26003,  United States

Wisconsin
      Columbia Hospital, Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  53211,  United States

      Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls,  Wisconsin,  53051,  United States

      Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, La Crosse,  Wisconsin,  54601,  United States

      Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield,  Wisconsin,  54449,  United States

      Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  53226,  United States

      Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Cancer Center, Racine,  Wisconsin,  53405,  United States

      Southern Wisconsin Radiotherapy Center, Madison,  Wisconsin,  53713,  United States

      St. Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  53210,  United States

      St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  53215,  United States

      St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay,  Wisconsin,  54307-3508,  United States

      University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison,  Wisconsin,  53792,  United States

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Madison, Madison,  Wisconsin,  53705,  United States

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Milwaukee (Zablocki), Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  53295,  United States

Canada, Alberta
      Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton,  Alberta,  T6G 1Z2,  Canada

      Tom Baker Cancer Center - Calgary, Calgary,  Alberta,  T2N 4N2,  Canada

Canada, British Columbia
      British Columbia Cancer Agency - Vancouver Island Cancer Centre, Victoria,  British Columbia,  V8R 1J8,  Canada

Canada, New Brunswick
      Doctor Leon Richard Oncology Centre, Moncton,  New Brunswick,  E1C 8X3,  Canada

      Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John,  New Brunswick,  E2L 4L2,  Canada

Canada, Nova Scotia
      Nova Scotia Cancer Centre, Halifax,  Nova Scotia,  B3H 1V7,  Canada

Canada, Ontario
      Cancer Care Ontario-Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre, Hamilton,  Ontario,  L8V 5C2,  Canada

      Cancer Care Ontario-London Regional Cancer Centre, London,  Ontario,  N6A 4L6,  Canada

      Kingston Regional Cancer Centre, Kingston,  Ontario,  K7L 5P9,  Canada

      Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre, Sudbury, Sudbury,  Ontario,  P3E 5J1,  Canada

      Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre, Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay,  Ontario,  P7A 7T1,  Canada

      Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre - Civic Campus, Ottawa,  Ontario,  K1Y 4K7,  Canada

      Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto,  Ontario,  M5G 2M9,  Canada

Canada, Quebec
      Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal, Montreal,  Quebec,  H2W-W1T8,  Canada

      McGill University Department of Oncology, Montreal,  Quebec,  H2W 1S6,  Canada

Canada, Saskatchewan
      Saskatoon Cancer Centre, Saskatoon,  Saskatchewan,  S7N 4H4,  Canada

Study chairs or principal investigators

Francis G. LeVeque,  Study Chair,  Radiation Therapy Oncology Group   

More Information

Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database

Publications

Fisher J, Scott C, Scarantino CW, Leveque FG, White RL, Rotman M, Hodson DI, Meredith RF, Foote R, Bachman DG, Lee N. Phase III quality-of-life study results: impact on patients' quality of life to reducing xerostomia after radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer--RTOG 97-09. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2003 Jul 1;56(3):832-6.

Study ID Numbers:  CDR0000065912; RTOG-9709; NCI-P97-0121
Record last reviewed:  September 2004
Last Updated:  October 13, 2004
Record first received:  November 1, 1999
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00003139
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08


Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
Cache Date: April 9, 2005


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