Study Status: Terminated
Recruit Status: Terminated
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center, Phase II Trial of Selenomethionine as a Modulator of Efficacy and Toxicity of Chemoradiation in Locally-Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of
Brief Summary: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well selenomethionine (SLM) works in reducing mucositis in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer who are receiving cisplatin and radiation therapy. SLM may help prevent or reduce mucositis, or mouth sores, in patients receiving chemotherapy and radiation therapy. It is not yet known whether SLM is more effective than a placebo in reducing mucositis