ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
This phase II trial studies how well radiation therapy with or without cisplatin works in treating patients with stage III-IVA squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck who have undergone surgery. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. It is not yet known if radiation therapy is more effective with or without cisplatin in treating patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the disease-free survival (DFS) of patients with stage III-IV squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) and disruptive p53 mutations after primary surgical resection followed by postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) alone or PORT with concurrent cisplatin. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the DFS of patients with stage III-IV SCCHN and non-disruptive p53 mutations after primary surgical resection followed by PORT alone or PORT with concurrent cisplatin. II. To evaluate the DFS of patients with stage III-IV SCCHN and p53 wild type after primary…
Inclusion Criteria: * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0) * Pathologically proven diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma (including variants such as verrucous carcinoma, spindle cell carcinoma, carcinoma not otherwise specified \[NOS\]) of the head/neck (oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx or larynx); pathologic stage III or IVA (American Joint Committee on Cancer \[AJCC\] 8): T3-T4a, N0-3, M0 or T1-T2, N1-3, M0 * Patient has undergone total resection of the primary tumor with curative intent * NOTE: Patient is to be pre-registered to screening (Step 0) and tissue submitted to Foundation Medicine as…
Given IV
Undergo IMRT
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