Lymphocyte-Sparing And Radio-Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Carcinoma

Before (chemo)radiotherapy: D1 to D3: 150mg/m2/day, 1 week before radiotherapy. Post (chemo)radiotherapy: D1 to D3: 150mg/m2/day every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles post (chemo)radiotherapy

70 Gy in 35 fractions of 2 Gy over 6 (6 fractions per week) or hyperfractionated RT with a median therapeutic dose of 80.5 Gy delivered in 70 fractions of 1.15 Gy over 7 weeks.

70 Gy in 35 fractions of 2 Gy over 6 weeks (6 fractions per week) or hyperfractionated RT with a median therapeutic dose of 80.5 Gy delivered in 70 fractions of 1.15 Gy over 7 weeks.

"Cisplatin is recommended for the following patients : Stage T1-T2/N2a-N2b and T3/N0-N1-N2a-N2b. concomitant chemotherapy is standard of care treatments and should be administered as per standard practice.~Chemotherapy will include one of the two cisplatin regimens specified in this protocol at the discretion of the participating centers. The centers must however treat all their recruited patients with one of the two regimens chosen before site activation. Chemotherapy should start the first day of radiotherapy. Cisplatin should be infused before radiation therapy delivery.~The 2 options are:~• Cisplatin 100 mg/m² i.v. on day 1 and 22 of radiotherapy (when 70 Gy are delivered in 6 weeks) or on day 1, 22 and 43 (when 70 Gy are delivered in 7 weeks).~or~• Cisplatin 40 mg/m² i.v. on day 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 35 of radiotherapy (when 70 Gy are delivered in 6 weeks) or on day 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 35, 42 of radiotherapy (when 70 Gy are delivered in 7 weeks)."

"Cetuximab is recommended for the following patients : Stage T1-T2/N2a-N2b and T3/N0-N1-N2a-N2b. concomitant Cetuximab is standard of care treatments and should be administered as per standard practice.~Cetuximab therapy will be started with an intravenous loading dose of 400 mg/m2 one week before start of RT followed by six (radiotherapy over 6 weeks) or seven (radiotherapy over 7 weeks) weekly doses of 250 mg/m2."