Trial reportMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2021
nab-Paclitaxel and cisplatin followed by cisplatin and radiation (Arm 1) and nab-paclitaxel followed by cetuximab and radiation (Arm 2) for locally advanced head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma: a multicenter, non-randomized phase 2 trial.
Trial report in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02573493 (Phase II Non-Randomized Three Arm Trial of Induction Chemotherapy With Nab-Paclitaxel and Cisplatin), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Phase II Non-Randomized Three Arm Trial of Induction Chemotherapy With Nab-Paclitaxel and Cisplatin (AP: Arms 1 and 3) or Single Agent Nab-paclitaxel (A: Arm 2) as Induction Therapy Followed by Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (HNSCC): "The APA Trial".
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic literature review of the human papillomavirus prevalence in locally and regionally advanced and recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancers through the last decade: The "ALARM" study.Cancer medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Nanoparticle Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel and Nivolumab for PD-1 Inhibitor-Refractory Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous-Cell Carcinoma.Cancer medicine · 2026Trial
- Experimental Models and Nanotechnology-Based Platforms in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: From Tumor Biology to Translational Applications.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Efficacy and Safety of Different Neoadjuvant Treatment Regimens in Locally Advanced Squamous Head and Neck Cancer.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Developments in nanotechnology approaches for the treatment of solid tumors.Experimental hematology & oncology · 2025Review
- Exploring the Therapeutic Implications of Co-Targeting the EGFR and Spindle Assembly Checkpoint Pathways in Oral Cancer.Pharmaceutics · 2024Review
- Evaluating the clinical efficacy and safety of concurrent chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin and nab-paclitaxel in postoperative early-stage cervical cancer.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2024Article
- Taxanes in the Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Advances in nanomaterials for the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancers: A review.Bioactive materials · 2023Article
- Sequential therapy with induction chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy in pre-irradiated recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma incorporating nab-paclitaxel-a commentary of the phase I trial of AFHX followed by concomitant FHX scheme.Translational cancer research · 2023Article
- Pharmacological impact of microRNAs in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Prevailing insights on molecular pathways, diagnosis, and nanomedicine treatment.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
- Recent findings on the impact of ErbB receptors status on prognosis and therapy of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
- Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel: Worthy of Further Study in Sarcomas.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
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Abstract
In locally advanced head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC), clinical complete response (cCR) at the primary site, assessed by clinical examination, after induction chemotherapy predicts for a low relapse risk after subsequent chemoradiotherapy. Prior studies showed a cCR rate of 77% with induction nanoparticle albumin-bound (nab)-paclitaxel given with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (APF). The primary aims of this non-randomized phase 2 trial were to determine the cCR rate after induction nab-paclitaxel and cisplatin (Arm 1) and after nab-paclitaxel monotherapy (Arm 2). Eligibility required LA-HNSCC, T2-T4 stage classification, and suitable (Arm 1) or unsuitable (Arm 2) candidates for cisplatin. Arm 1 patients received nab-paclitaxel and cisplatin, then cisplatin with radiation. Arm 2 patients received nab-paclitaxel, then cetuximab with radiation. The primary endpoint was cCR after two cycles of induction chemotherapy. Each arm enrolled forty patients. cCR at the primary site occurred in 28 patients (70%) after nab-paclitaxel and cisplatin and in 8 patients (20%) after nab-paclitaxel monotherapy. The overall clinical response rate was 98% after nab-paclitaxel and cisplatin and 90% after nab-paclitaxel monotherapy. In subset analyses, cCR rates by T stage classifications (T2, T3, T4) were 54, 86, and 69% after nab-paclitaxel and cisplatin, and 14, 11, and 26% after nab-paclitaxel. cCR rates by human papillomavirus status (p16 positive oropharynx vs other) were 72 and 64% after nab-paclitaxel and cisplatin and 35 and 9% after nab-paclitaxel. The cCR rate after nab-paclitaxel and cisplatin was similar to APF; however, the cCR rate after nab-paclitaxel monotherapy was lower. The trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02573493 on October 9, 2015.
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