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Head and Neck CancerPhase 3NCT00002496

Radiation Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Larynx

A Phase 3 study testing chemotherapy, cisplatin and fluorouracil in people with Head and Neck Cancer, run by Radiation Therapy Oncology Group at 18 sites in 2 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Head and Neck Cancer
What is being tested?
chemotherapy, cisplatin and fluorouracil
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
Not given
Where
18 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
Aug 1992to Nov 2013
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Biopsy-proven, previously untreated, squamous cell carcinoma of the glottic and supraglottic larynx that would normally require total laryngectomy Stage III/IV disease (excluding T1 and M1) Endoscopic tumor staging required within 4 weeks of entry Tumors must be considered resectable and potentially curable with conventional surgery and radiotherapy T4 disease limited to: Up to 1 cm invasion of the base of tongue Questionable cartilage invasion on CT (clinically T3) Measurable disease required No synchronous primary tumors No subglottic tumors

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 60%-100% Hematopoietic: (obtained within 3 weeks of entry) WBC at least 3,500 Platelets at least 100,000 Hepatic: Not specified Renal: (obtained within 2 weeks of entry) Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min (measured or calculated) Serum calcium normal Cardiovascular: Status adequate to tolerate all protocol therapy Pulmonary: Status adequate to tolerate all protocol therapy Other: Nutritional status adequate to tolerate all protocol therapy Mental status adequate to follow instructions and keep appointments No second malignancy except nonmelanomatous skin cancer (Patients who have been disease-free for at least 3 years following treatment for a prior cancer may be eligible at the discretion of the protocol chairman) Negative pregnancy test required of fertile women Effective contraception required of fertile women

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior therapy Chemotherapy: No prior therapy Endocrine therapy: No prior therapy Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy to the head and neck Surgery: No prior therapy

Trial locations and contacts

18 sites in 2 countries.

18 sites in 2 countries

United States17 sites

  • New England Medical Center Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02111

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

  • Ireland Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-5065

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur)

    Decatur, Georgia, 30033

  • CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Inc.

    Denver, Colorado, 80209-5031

  • CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

    Des Moines, Iowa, 50309-1016

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange

    East Orange, New Jersey, 07018-1095

  • CCOP - Northern New Jersey

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601

  • Indiana University Cancer Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5265

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Indianapolis (Roudebush)

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

  • CCOP - Kalamazoo

    Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007-3731

  • CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

    Peoria, Illinois, 61602

  • Hahnemann University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19102-1192

  • University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213

  • CCOP - Metro-Minnesota

    Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416

  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

    Tampa, Florida, 33612

  • CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

    Urbana, Illinois, 61801

Other trials in United States

South Africa1 site

  • Pretoria Academic Hospital

    Pretoria, 0001

Other trials in South Africa

About this study

Official title: PHASE III TRIAL TO PRESERVE THE LARYNX: INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION THERAPY VERSUS CONCOMITANT CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION THERAPY VERSUS RADIATION THERAPY

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. It is not yet known if chemotherapy plus radiation therapy is more effective than radiation therapy alone in treating patients with advanced cancer of the larynx.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy in treating patients with advanced cancer of the larynx.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. Compare, in a phase III setting, overall and disease-free survival with preservation of laryngeal function in patients with stage III/IV squamous cell carcinoma of the glottic and supraglottic larynx treated with cisplatin/fluorouracil (CDDP/5-FU) followed by radiotherapy vs. concomitant radiotherapy plus CDDP vs. radiotherapy alone. II. Compare the tumor response after completion of chemotherapy but prior to initiation of radiotherapy with that following completion of radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy. III. Compare the patterns of relapse (local and regional recurrence and distant metastasis) with these treatments. IV. Compare the incidence of second primary tumors in patients treated on these three regimens. V. Compare the acute and chronic adverse effects of these three regimens. VI. Compare the morbidity experienced with neck dissection and/or laryngeal salvage surgery following treatment with these regimens. VII. Compare quality of life of patients with laryngeal preservation vs. patients requiring salvage laryngectomies. VIII. Compare the quality of life of patients receiving radiotherapy alone vs. those receiving chemotherapy as well.

OUTLINE: Randomized study. Patients on any arm, clinically staged N+ undergo neck dissection following completion of radiotherapy. Arm I: 2-Drug Combination Chemotherapy followed by Radiotherapy. Cisplatin, CDDP, NSC-119875; Fluorouracil, 5-FU, NSC-19893; followed by regional irradiation using linear accelerators with photon energies of 1.25-6 MV, electron energies of 8-17 MeV, or Co60. Arm II: Radiotherapy plus Single-Agent Chemotherapy/Radiosensitization. Regional irradiation using equipment as in Arm I; plus CDDP. Arm III: Radiotherapy. Regional irradiation using equipment as in Arm I.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 546 patients (182/arm) will be entered over approximately 3 years. If any arm is clearly inferior in laryngectomy-free survival after 137 patients have completed 2 years of follow-up study, that arm will be closed to further accrual. A second interim analysis will be conducted after 410 patients have completed 2 years of follow-up.

Being tested
chemotherapy, cisplatin, fluorouracil, conventional surgery, low-LET cobalt-60 gamma ray therapy
Keywords
stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx
Medical subject headings
Head and Neck Neoplasms, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Jun 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 1992
  3. Primary completionAug 2002
  4. Study completionNov 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00002496
Sponsor's protocol ID
RTOG-9111
Other IDs
CDR0000077756, EST-R9111, SWOG-9201
Status last verified
Jan 2014
First submitted
1 Nov 1999
Last updated
24 Jan 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Dilling TJ, Bae K, Paulus R, Watkins-Bruner D, Garden AS, Forastiere A, Kian Ang K, Movsas B. Impact of gender, partner status, and race on locoregional failure and overall survival in head and neck cancer patients in three radiation therapy oncology group trials. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Nov 1;81(3):e101-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.01.013. Epub 2011 May 5.

    PubMed 21549515

  • Coyne JC, Pajak TF, Harris J, Konski A, Movsas B, Ang K, Watkins Bruner D; Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Emotional well-being does not predict survival in head and neck cancer patients: a Radiation Therapy Oncology Group study. Cancer. 2007 Dec 1;110(11):2568-75. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23080.

    PubMed 17955501

  • Machtay M, Moughan J, Trotti A, Garden AS, Weber RS, Cooper JS, Forastiere A, Ang KK. Factors associated with severe late toxicity after concurrent chemoradiation for locally advanced head and neck cancer: an RTOG analysis. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Jul 20;26(21):3582-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.14.8841. Epub 2008 Jun 16.

    PubMed 18559875

  • Siddiqui F, Pajak TF, Watkins-Bruner D, Konski AA, Coyne JC, Gwede CK, Garden AS, Spencer SA, Jones C, Movsas B. Pretreatment quality of life predicts for locoregional control in head and neck cancer patients: a radiation therapy oncology group analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Feb 1;70(2):353-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.06.024. Epub 2007 Sep 24.

    PubMed 17889449

  • Spiegel D, Kraemer HC. Emotional well-being does not predict survival in head and neck cancer patients: a Radiation Therapy Oncology Group study. Cancer. 2008 May 15;112(10):2326-7; author reply 2327-8. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23435. No abstract available.

    PubMed 18338746

  • Konski A, Bhargavan M, Owen J, et al.: The price of failure: economic analysis of recurrence and complications of patients treated on RTOG 91-11. [Abstract] The American Radium Society 89th Annual Meeting, May 5-29, 2007, Amsterdam, Netherlands. A-SS-6, 3, 2007.

  • O'Meara EA, Machtay M, Moughan J, et al.: Associations between radiation doses to pharyngeal regions and severe late toxicity in head and neck cancer patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy: an RTOG analysis. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69 (3): A-96, S54-5, 2007.

  • Konski AA, Bhargavan M, Owen J, et al.: The addition of chemotherapy to radiation is cost-effective in the treatment of patients with locally advanced laryngeal cancer: an economic analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 91-11. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66 (3 Suppl 1): A-115, S66, 2006.

  • Machtay M, Moughan J, Trotti A, et al.: Pre-treatment and treatment related risk factors for severe late toxicity after chemo-RT for head and neck cancer: an RTOG analysis. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 24 (Suppl 18): A-5500, 280s, 2006.

  • Mukherji SK, Toledano AY, Beldon C, Schmalfuss IM, Cooper JS, Sicks JD, Amdur R, Sailer S, Loevner LA, Kousouboris P, Ang K. Interobserver reliability of computed tomography-derived primary tumor volume measurement in patients with supraglottic carcinoma. Cancer. 2005 Jun 15;103(12):2616-22. doi: 10.1002/cncr.21072.

    PubMed 15887218

  • Bourhis J, Amand C, Pignon JP, et al.: Update of MACH-NC (Meta-Analysis of Chemotherapy In Head & Neck Cancer ) database focused on concomitant chemotherapy. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 12 (Suppl 14): A-5505, 489s, 2004.

  • Konski AA, Pajak T, Movsas B, et al.: Socio-demographic variables influence outcome in Radiation Therapy Oncology Group head and neck trials. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22 (Suppl 14): A-6043, 529s, 2004.

  • Movsas B, Konski A, Pajak T, et al.: Quality of life (QOL) variables influence local regional control in Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) headsneck trials (9003 and 9111). [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 60 (1 Suppl 1): A-199, S252, 2004.

  • Forastiere AA, Maor M, Weber RS, et al.: Long-term results of intergroup RTOG 91-11: a phase III trial to preserve the larynx--Induction cisplatin/5-FU and radiation therapy versus concurrent cisplatin and radiation therapy versus radiation therapy. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 24 (Suppl 18): A-5517, 284s, 2006.

  • Forastiere AA, Goepfert H, Maor M, Pajak TF, Weber R, Morrison W, Glisson B, Trotti A, Ridge JA, Chao C, Peters G, Lee DJ, Leaf A, Ensley J, Cooper J. Concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy for organ preservation in advanced laryngeal cancer. N Engl J Med. 2003 Nov 27;349(22):2091-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa031317.

    PubMed 14645636

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing chemotherapy, cisplatin and fluorouracil in people with Head and Neck Cancer, run by Radiation Therapy Oncology Group at 18 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jan 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 18 sites in United States, South Africa. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00002496, which also lists 18 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Jan 2014.

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