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A Study of Reduced Radiation Therapy and Standard-of-Care Chemotherapy in People With HPV-Positive Throat Cancer

Is NCT05491512 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 2 trial studies multiple treatments including Cisplatin and Carboplatin for hpv.

Phase 2RecruitingMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNCT05491512Data as of May 2026

Treatment: Cisplatin · Carboplatin · 5-fluorouracilThe purpose of this study is to find out if lower doses of radiation may help reduce the side effects of radiation therapy in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy in people with HPV-positive throat cancer. The chemotherapy drugs used in this study include cisplatin, carboplatin, and 5-fluorouracil (5- FU), paclitaxel and abraxane- (Albumin-bound Paclitaxel).

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Performance status

ECOG 0–2(Ambulatory, capable of self-care)

Prior therapy

Cannot have received: head and neck radiation therapy

Subjects with prior head and neck radiation therapy

Cannot have received: systemic chemotherapy for the study cancer

Exception: prior chemotherapy for a different cancer is allowable

Prior systemic chemotherapy for the study cancer; note that prior chemotherapy for a different cancer is allowable

Lab requirements

Blood counts

WBC  2 K/mcL; ANC  1,000 cells/mm3; Platelets  100,000 cells/mm3; Hemoglobin  8.0 g/dl (transfusion or other intervention to achieve Hgb  8.0 g/dl is acceptable)

Kidney function

Serum creatinine < 1.5 mg/dl or creatinine clearance (CC)  50 ml/min determined by 24-hour collection or estimated by Cockcroft-Gault formula

Liver function

Bilirubin < 2 mg/dl; AST or ALT < 3 x the upper limit of normal (exceptions can be made with PI and/or Co-PI approval for higher Bilirubin such as Gilbert's Syndrome)

Adequate hematologic function within 30 days prior to registration, defined as follows: White Blood Count (WBC)  2 K/mcL; Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)  1,000 cells/mm3; Platelets  100,000 cells/mm3; Hemoglobin  8.0 g/dl; Note: The use of transfusion or other intervention to achieve Hgb  8.0 g/dl is acceptable. Adequate renal function within 30 days prior to registration, defined as follows: Serum creatinine < 1.5 mg/dl or creatinine clearance (CC)  50 ml/min determined by 24-hour collection or estimated by Cockcroft-Gault formula. Adequate hepatic function within 30 days prior to registration, defined as follows: Bilirubin < 2 mg/dl; AST or ALT < 3 x the upper limit of normal. Note: Exceptions can be made with PI and/or Co-Pi approval for patients to enroll on trial with a higher Bilirubin level such as Gilbert's Syndrome.

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US trial sites

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities) · Basking Ridge, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities) · Middletown, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities) · Montvale, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at Suffolk-Commack (Limited Protocol Activities) · Commack, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities) · Harrison, New York

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