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Head and Neck Cancer Trial Results
6. Frozen Glove Reduces Skin and Nail Damage from Docetaxel Chemotherapy
(Posted: 08/01/2005) - Patients who wore an experimental "frozen glove" to keep their hands very cold during intravenous chemotherapy with docetaxel (Taxotere®) had much less subsequent damage to the nails and skin of their hands, according to a study published in the July 1, 2005, issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
7. Vitamin E Does Not Help Head and Neck Cancer Patients
(Posted: 08/01/2005) - A large randomized study of patients treated with radiation therapy for head and neck cancer found that vitamin E supplements did not prevent the occurrence of second primary tumors and may be associated with an increased risk of cancer recurrence. The results demonstrate that vitamin E supplements are not beneficial to patients with stage I or II head and neck cancer.
8. Docetaxel (Taxotere®) Before Radiation Extends Survival in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
(Posted: 06/05/2004, Reviewed: 11/27/2007) - In a phase III study of patients with inoperable head and neck cancer, a multidrug chemotherapy regimen including the drug docetaxel (Taxotere®) that was given before radiation extended patients' survival by about four months, with fewer side effects, compared to standard therapy.
9. Combined Therapy May Offer Advantage in Head and Neck Cancer
(Posted: 06/02/2004) - Patients with head and neck cancer who were treated with chemotherapy in addition to radiation after surgery had fewer recurrences of disease and longer disease-free survival than patients who were treated with radiation alone after surgery, two randomized clinical trials have found.
10. Chemotherapy and Radiation Together May Help Save Voicebox
(Posted: 05/14/2002, Reviewed: 04/05/2005) - People with cancer of the larynx often face laryngectomy -- surgery to remove the voicebox -- to help stop the spread of the cancer. Now, a new study shows that giving chemotherapy and radiation therapy together can put off the need for a laryngectomy and preserve use of the voicebox longer than the currently established practice of giving chemotherapy followed by radiation.
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