comparison of two doses of cisplatin with radiation in locally advanced head & neck cancers
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- locally advanced head & neck carcinomas
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/04/003562
- Lead Sponsor
- dept of Radiotherapy Oncology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
patients with biopsy proven squamous cell carcinomas of head & neck with stages 3 & 4
patients with ECOG perfomance status 0 to 2
absolute granulocyte count more than 3ooo/mm3
platelet count more than 100000/mm3
normal renal & liver function tests
Exclusion Criteria
patients with metastatic disease on diagnostic imaging
patients with previous history of radiotherapy & treatment for head & neck carcinoma & history of chemotherapy
patients with treatment for any other malignancy
associated serius medical illness like xeroderma pigmentosum, renal failure, cardiac failure, hepatic failure
nasopharyngeal carcinomas, thyroid carcinomas, salivary gland carcinomas
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method