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To study the effect of novel low dose chemotherapy in oral cancer patients

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: C148- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/01/030256
Lead Sponsor
Dr Naveena Kumar A
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Locally advanced primary oral SCC who underwent curative surgery (pT3 and above, pN1 and above).

2. Age more than 18 years.

3. Patients with normal organ and marrow function as below

a. Hemoglobin > 8 g/L

b. Total WBC >= 3000/mcL or Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 1.5 x 109/L

c. Platelets >= 100000/mcL

d. Total bilirubin < 2 Ã? institutional upper limit of normal

e. AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) <=2.5 Ã? institutional upper limit of normal

f. Adequate renal function with Creatinine clearance > 30 ml/min

Exclusion Criteria

1. Early SCC oral cavity (pT1, pT2, pN0)

2. Patient with locally advanced SCC oral cavity, who have not received standard surgery and/or adjuvant treatment.

3. Recurrent/second primary oral malignancy

4. Age more than 80 years

5. Pregnant women

6. Patient not fit for Metronomic chemotherapy

7. Patients with QTc prolongation defined as QTc interval greater than 0.5 seconds (celecoxib associated sudden cardiac death)

8. Patient not giving informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
disease free survival, demographical, epidemiological and clinical data of locally advanced oral cancer.Timepoint: 3 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Gene expression and mRNA profile, preclinical study dataTimepoint: 3 years
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