Bortezomib and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Head and Neck Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Bortezomib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. It may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving bortezomib together with docetaxel may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving bortezomib together with docetaxel works in treating patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00425750
Run by
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
People needed
25
Starts
2005-08-01
Expected to finish
2009-06-01
Last updated by the study team
2011-11-16

Who can join

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

Where it is running

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