Clinical trial: L-lysine in Treating Oral Mucositis in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy For Head and Neck Cancer
Status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Mucositis|Oral Complications of Chemotherapy|Oral Complications of Radiation Therapy|Recurrent Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity|Recurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip|Recurrent Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx|Recurrent Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx|Recurrent Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity|Recurrent Salivary Gland Cancer|Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx|Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx|Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity|Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx|Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx|Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx|Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity|Stage I Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity|Stage I Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip|Stage I Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx|Stage I Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx|Stage I Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity|Stage I Salivary Gland Cancer|Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx|Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx|Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity|Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx|Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx|Stage I Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx|Stage I Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity|Stage II Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity|Stage II Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip|Stage II Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx|Stage II Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx|Stage II Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity|Stage II Salivary Gland Cancer|Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx|Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx|Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity|Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx|Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx|Stage II Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx|Stage II Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity|Stage III Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity|Stage III Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip|Stage III Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx|Stage III Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx|Stage III Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity|Stage III Salivary Gland Cancer|Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx|Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx|Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity|Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx|Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx|Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx|Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity|Stage IV Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity|Stage IV Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip|Stage IV Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx|Stage IV Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx|Stage IV Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity|Stage IV Salivary Gland Cancer|Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx|Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx|Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity|Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx|Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx|Stage IV Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx|Stage IV Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
Interventions: PROCEDURE: quality-of-life assessment|PROCEDURE: management of therapy complications|DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: L-lysine
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design: Allocation: NA|Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP|Masking: NONE|Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE