Chemotherapy Before Surgery and Radiation Therapy or Surgery and Radiation Therapy Alone in Treating Patients With Nasal and Paranasal Sinus Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery

This randomized phase II trial studies how well chemotherapy before surgery and radiation therapy works compared to surgery and radiation therapy alone in treating patients with nasal and paranasal sinus cancer that can be removed by surgery. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, cisplatin, and carboplatin work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving chemotherapy before surgery and radiation therapy may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed and treated with radiation.

NCT Number	NCT03493425
Lead Sponsor	ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions	Stage III Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IVA Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7
Enrollment	82 participants
Start Date	2019-03-12
Primary Completion	2029-03-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2029-03-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-06-18