Efficacy and Safety Study of SBG vs Placebo in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SBG vs placebo on oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.
Description
The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of soluble beta-1,3/1,6-glucan (SBG) on oral mucositis compared to placebo in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy.
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Placebo Control, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions
Head and Neck Cancer
Intervention
SBG, Placebo
Location
Institute Gustave Roussy
Villejuif Cédex
France
94805
Status
Completed
Source
Biotec Pharmacon ASA
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00790322
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Published on BioPortfolio: 2014-08-27T03:26:19-0400
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Soft tissue tumors or cancer arising from the mucosal surfaces of the LIP; oral cavity; PHARYNX; LARYNX; and cervical esophagus. Other sites included are the NOSE and PARANASAL SINUSES; SALIVARY GLANDS; THYROID GLAND and PARATHYROID GLANDS; and MELANOMA and non-melanoma skin cancers of the head and neck. (from Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 4th ed, p1651)
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Dissection in the neck to remove all disease tissues including cervical LYMPH NODES and to leave an adequate margin of normal tissue. This type of surgery is usually used in tumors or cervical metastases in the head and neck. The prototype of neck dissection is the radical neck dissection described by Crile in 1906.
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A form of RHABDOMYOSARCOMA arising primarily in the head and neck, especially the orbit, of children below the age of 10. The cells are smaller than those of other rhabdomyosarcomas and are of two basic cell types: spindle cells and round cells. This cancer is highly sensitive to chemotherapy and has a high cure rate with multi-modality therapy. (From Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p2188)
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Brachiocephalic Veins
Large veins on either side of the root of the neck formed by the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins. They drain blood from the head, neck, and upper extremities, and unite to form the superior vena cava.
