Review of Palliative Radiotherapy in the Management of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Completed

• Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT00280891
• Lead Sponsor: Alberta Health services

Brief Summary

To describe the charactersitics of patients with advanced head and neck cancer treated with palliative intent and determine outcome in terms of symptom control and toxicity

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-01
• Study First Submitted: 2006-01-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-01-20
• Study First Posted: 2006-01-24
• Study Completion: 2006-06
• Status Verified: 2006-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-01-24
• Last Update Posted: 2013-01-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, primary treatment given with palliative intent

Exclusion Criteria

• radical treatment, palliative treatment following local recurrence, adenocarcinoma, salivary gland carcinoma or melanoma

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tom Baker Cancer Centre; 🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada