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A trial of TPF chemotherapy before surgery and radiotherapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer (TITAN)

Overview

Cancer types:

Head and neck cancers, Laryngeal cancer, Mouth and oropharyngeal cancer, Nasal and paranasal sinus cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial looked at chemotherapy before surgery and radiotherapy for people who have of the head and neck. This includes cancer that started in the mouth, nose, sinuses, throat or voice box (larynx). This trial was supported by Cancer Research UK.

Recruitment start: 1 November 2011

Recruitment end: 31 May 2013

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Mr Richard Shaw

Supported by

Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

University of Liverpool

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/10/013.

Last reviewed: 09 Sept 2015

CRUK internal database number: 4543

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