Clinical Trials Search at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Gabapentin plus Ketamine for the Prevention of Acute and Chronic Pain in Patients with Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Chemoradiation
Multiple Cancer Types
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of a combination of gabapentin and ketamine and to see how well it works to prevent acute and chronic pain in patients receiving chemotherapy and radiation therapy (chemoradiation) for head and neck cancer that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced). Gabapentin is a medication that is commonly used to treat nerve related pain. Specifically, it has been used to treat pain involving the mouth, throat and nasal passages in head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation. Ketamine is a type of general anesthetic that blocks pathways to the brain involved with sensing pain. This trial may help doctors determine how patients tolerate the combination of gabapentin and ketamine and to find the correct dosing for ketamine in those taking gabapentin. This will be the basis for a future, larger study to look at how effective this combination is at reducing and/or preventing pain in head and neck cancer patients.
Head/Neck,
Phase I
I/II
Lockney, Natalie
NCT05156060
VICCHNP2173
Cancer Patient Safety Learning Laboratory (CaPSLL): Preventing Clinical Deterioration in Outpatients
Multiple Cancer Types
Head/Neck,
Lung
N/A
Weinger, Matthew
VICCMD1998
Impact of DHT on Swallowing Physiology in HNCa Patients
Head/Neck
Head/Neck
Head/Neck
N/A
Topf, Michael
VICCHN2102
Intraoral 3D Scanning of Head and Neck Resection Beds: a Feasibility Study.
Head/Neck
Head/Neck
Head/Neck
N/A
Topf, Michael
VICCHN2259
Virtual 3D Scanning and Intraoperative Communication System and Video Library for Head and Neck Surgical Specimens.
Head/Neck
Head/Neck
Head/Neck
N/A
Topf, Michael
VICCHN2272
Intraoperative identification and stimulation of the ANSA cervicalis.
Head/Neck
Head/Neck
Head/Neck
N/A
Kent, David
VICCHN2291
Descriptive Study of Pain Syndrome in Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer
Head/Neck
Head/Neck
Head/Neck
N/A
Kohutek, Zachary
VICC-VDHAN23178
Virtual 3D Intraoperative Communication System for Orthopedic Oncology: A Feasibility Study
Head/Neck
Head/Neck
Head/Neck
N/A
Topf, Michael
VICC-VDHAN23197
111In-Panitumumab for Nodal Staging in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Multiple Cancer Types
This phase I trial tests the safety and effectiveness of indium In 111 panitumumab (111In-panitumumab) for identifying the first lymph nodes to which cancer has spread from the primary tumor (sentinel lymph nodes) in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) undergoing surgery. The most important factor for survival for many cancer types is the presence of cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes (metastasis). Lymph node metastases in patients with head and neck cancer reduce the 5-year survival by half. Sometimes, the disease is too small to be found on clinical and imaging exams before surgery. 111In-panitumumab is in a class of medications called radioimmunoconjugates. It is composed of a radioactive substance (indium In 111) linked to a monoclonal antibody (panitumumab). Panitumumab binds to EGFR receptors, a receptor that is over-expressed on the surface of many tumor cells and plays a role in tumor cell growth. Once 111In-panitumumab binds to tumor cells, it is able to be seen using an imaging technique called single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT). SPECT/CT can be used to make detailed pictures of the inside of the body and to visualize areas where the radioactive drug has been taken up by the cells. Using 111In-panitumumab with SPECT/CT imaging may improve identification of sentinel lymph nodes in patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer undergoing surgery.
Head/Neck,
Phase I
I
Rosenthal, Eben
NCT05901545
VICC-EDHAN23201P