Additional treatment options

Your head and neck cancer team may employ other sophisticated treatment options in addition to surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapies, based on the cancer type and stage, and your individualized treatment.

Some additional treatment options available to head and neck cancer patients at City of Hope include:

Clinical trials

City of Hope offers clinical trials as part of our commitment to bringing our patients new and innovative cancer treatment options, especially for patient with advanced cancer or who may have run out of standard-of-care approaches. The research team at City of Hope carefully identifies and studies new and emerging treatment options that are supported by scientific and investigational research. Your care team will work with you to determine if you qualify for an existing trial and, if so, help you enroll. 

Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy is a board category of cancer therapies that use the body's immune system to fight cancer cells. If immunotherapy is an option for your, your doctor will monitor your progress closely and may paid immunotherapy with other treatments.

Targeted therapy

Targeted therapy blocks the growth and spread of cancer by preventing cancer cells from dividing, or by destroying them. Targeted therapy directs drugs (or other specially created substances like man-made immune system proteins) to attack cancer cells.