Radiation Therapy With or Without Epoetin Alfa in Treating Anemic Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Anemia, Head and Neck Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Epoetin alfa may stimulate red blood cell production and treat anemia in patients with head and neck cancer. It is not yet known whether receiving radiation therapy with epoetin alfa is more effective than radiation therapy alone in treating anemic patients with head and neck cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy with or without epoetin alfa in treating anemic patients who have head and neck cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00004917

Run by

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

Starts

2000-06-01

Expected to finish

2016-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-10-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• Comprehensive Cancer Institute of Huntsville — Huntsville, Alabama, United States
• Huntsville Hospital System — Huntsville, Alabama, United States
• MBCCOP - Gulf Coast — Mobile, Alabama, United States
• Alabama Oncology, LLC — Montgomery, Alabama, United States
• DCH Cancer Treatment Center — Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
• Foundation for Cancer Research and Education — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank — Burbank, California, United States
• Mount Diablo Medical Center — Concord, California, United States
• City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center — Duarte, California, United States
• California Cancer Center — Fresno, California, United States
• Saint Agnes Cancer Center — Fresno, California, United States
• Sutter Health Western Division Cancer Research Group — Greenbrae, California, United States
• Loma Linda University Medical Center — Loma Linda, California, United States
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach — Long Beach, California, United States
• USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital — Los Angeles, California, United States
• Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA — Los Angeles, California, United States
• CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute — Oakland, California, United States
• Huntington Cancer Center — Pasadena, California, United States
• Robert and Beverly Lewis Family Cancer Care Center — Pomona, California, United States
• Radiation Oncology Center - Sacramento — Sacramento, California, United States
• Radiation Medical Group, Incorporated — San Diego, California, United States
• Naval Medical Center - San Diego — San Diego, California, United States
• UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center — San Francisco, California, United States
• O'Connor Hospital — San Jose, California, United States
• University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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