Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Photodynamic Therapy Using Porfimer Sodium in Treating Patients With Recurrent Mouth or Throat Dysplasia or Recurrent In Situ Cancer or Stage I Cancer of the Mouth or Throat

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Photodynamic Therapy Using Porfimer Sodium in Treating Patients With Recurrent Mouth or Throat Dysplasia or Recurrent In Situ Cancer or Stage I Cancer of the Mouth or Throat

Official Title: Photodynamic Therapy With Photofrin® for Treatment of Dysplasia, Carcinoma In Situ and Stage I Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and the Larynx: A Pilot Study

Study ID: NCT00530088

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer

Interventions

porfimer sodium

Photdynamic Therapy (PDT)

Study Description

Brief Summary: RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses a drug that becomes active when it is exposed to a certain kind of light. When the drug is active, tumor cells are killed. Photodynamic therapy using porfimer sodium may be effective against mouth or throat dysplasia and cancer of the mouth and throat. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying how well photodynamic therapy using porfimer sodium works in treating patients with recurrent mouth or throat dysplasia, recurrent in situ cancer of the mouth or throat, or stage I cancer of the mouth or throat.

Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES: * To determine the response of patients with recurrent dysplasia, squamous cell carcinoma in situ, or stage I squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity or the larynx treated with photodynamic therapy using porfimer sodium. * To identify the local toxicity of this treatment in these patients. OUTLINE: Patients receive porfimer sodium subcutaneously followed by photodynamic therapy (PDT) comprising laser light delivered by a single or a diffuser (i.e., for broad areas of dysplasia) fiberoptic lens fiber. Patients with incompletely treated or missed sites of disease may receive another dose of laser light on day 5 without additional porfimer sodium. Patients with multicentric disease may undergo additional PDT at least 4-6 weeks after the initial treatment. After completion of study therapy, patients are followed for 1-2 months.