Sargramostim in Decreasing Mucositis in Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Head and Neck Cancer, Oral Complications, Radiation Toxicity

In brief

RATIONALE: Sargramostim may lessen symptoms of mucositis in patients receiving radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. It is not yet known if sargramostim is more effective than no treatment in reducing mucositis caused by radiation therapy. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of sargramostim in decreasing mucositis in patients who are receiving radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00008398

Run by

Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

Starts

2000-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-11-19

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• Huntsville Hospital System — Huntsville, Alabama, United States
• Comprehensive Cancer Institute of Huntsville — Huntsville, Alabama, United States
• MBCCOP - Gulf Coast — Mobile, Alabama, United States
• Alabama Oncology, LLC — Montgomery, Alabama, United States
• Radiation Oncology Associates of West Alabama — Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
• Foundation for Cancer Research and Education — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• Mount Diablo Medical Center — Concord, California, United States
• Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope — Duarte, California, United States
• California Cancer Center — Fresno, California, United States
• Saint Agnes Cancer Center — Fresno, California, United States
• Sutter Health West 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
• Cancer Care Center — Pomona, California, United States
• Radiation Oncology Center - Sacramento — Sacramento, California, United States
• Radiation Medical Group, Inc. — San Diego, California, United States
• UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute — San Francisco, California, United States
• O'Connor Hospital — San Jose, California, United States
• CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital — Santa Rosa, California, United States
• St. Joseph's Regional Health System — Stockton, California, United States
• University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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