Nutrition supplements during radiation for head and neck cancer
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This trial studies whether a nutritional supplement helps people with head and neck squamous cell cancer when they are receiving radiation (with or without chemotherapy). You must be able to eat by mouth and have specific cancer types and recent CT imaging.
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Who can take part
- You can read, understand, and sign consent, and you can follow study visits and treatment plan
- You’re 18 or older, and you can eat enough by mouth (not only tube feeding)
- Your cancer is squamous cell cancer in the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, or hypopharynx
- You are planning “radical intent” radiation (before or after surgery), with or without platinum chemotherapy
- You can have a CT scan within 30 days before starting radiation
- Your overall health score (ECOG) is 2 or less
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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