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Brief Title: Short Course Radiation Therapy in Palliative Treatment
Official Title: Short Course Accelerated Radiation Therapy in Palliative Treatment of Advanced Head and Neck Malignancies
Study ID: NCT03196700
Brief Summary: The study wants to define the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), safety and efficacy of a short course radiation treatment in patients with symptomatic advanced head and neck cancer.
Detailed Description: The study wants to define the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of a conformal short course accelerated radiation therapy delivered in twice daily fractions and 2 consecutive days, and the feasibility of this fractionation in term of safety and efficacy for symptomatic palliation of metastatic or locally advanced head and neck cancer.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Name: Alessio G. Morganti, MD
Affiliation: Radiation Oncology Center, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - DIMES, University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR