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Head and Neck CancerPhase 2NCT00058006

Celecoxib in Treating Patients With Early-Stage Head and Neck Cancer or Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing celecoxib and adjuvant therapy in people with Head and Neck Cancer and Lung Cancer, run by Northwestern University at 4 sites in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. The use of celecoxib may be an effective way to prevent the recurrence of stage I or stage II head and neck cancer or stage I non-small cell lung cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
celecoxib and adjuvant therapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
Not given
Where
4 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Sep 2002to Dec 2006
Phase
Phase 2
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:

  • One of the following histologically confirmed diagnoses:
  • Stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
  • No small cell component
  • Stage I-II squamous cell cancer of the head and neck
  • No WHO type II or III nasopharyngeal cancer
  • No sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma
  • No evidence of disease
  • Must have undergone surgery or radiotherapy with curative intent within the past 4-24 weeks

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 18 and over

Performance status

  • ECOG 0-1

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Platelet count at least 50,000/mm^3

Hepatic

  • Bilirubin normal
  • AST/ALT no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal

Renal

  • Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL

Cardiovascular

  • No uncontrolled hypertension
  • No severe congestive heart failure

Pulmonary

  • No history of asthma caused by cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), salicylates, or sulfonamides

Other

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after study participation
  • No other prior malignancy (including skin cancer and in situ malignancies)
  • No diagnosis of peptic ulcer disease or gastritis/esophagitis within the past 60 days
  • No prior hypersensitivity reaction to COX-2 inhibitors, NSAIDs, salicylates, or sulfonamides
  • No other concurrent medical condition that would preclude study compliance

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy

  • No cumulative oral or IV corticosteroid use totalling more than 2 weeks within the past 3 months
  • No concurrent oral steroids for more than 2 consecutive weeks
  • Concurrent inhaled steroids allowed

Radiotherapy

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior definitive radiotherapy for stage I NSCLC

Surgery

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Prior pneumonectomy or lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node sampling or dissection for stage I NSCLC allowed
  • No prior segmentectomies or wedge resections for stage I NSCLC

Other

  • More than 60 days since prior treatment for peptic ulcer disease or gastritis/esophagitis
  • No prior NSAID use within the past 30 days at a frequency of 3 or more times a week for more than 2 weeks
  • No concurrent NSAIDs (including low-dose aspirin)
  • No other concurrent COX-2 inhibitors
  • No concurrent fluconazole
  • No concurrent lithium

Trial locations and contacts

4 sites in 1 country.

United States4 sites
  • Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7295

  • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611-3013

  • Rush Cancer Institute at Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637-1470

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About this study

Official title: Pilot Randomized Trial Of Adjuvant Celecoxib In Patients With Early Stage Head And Neck And Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. The use of celecoxib may be an effective way to prevent the recurrence of stage I or stage II head and neck cancer or stage I non-small cell lung cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying celecoxib to see how well it works compared to that of a placebo in preventing disease recurrence in patients with stage I or stage II head and neck cancer or stage I non-small cell lung cancer.

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OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the rate of new malignancies (recurrences and second primary tumors) in patients with early-stage head and neck cancer or non-small cell lung cancer treated with celecoxib vs placebo.
  • Compare the event-free and overall survival of patients treated with this drug vs placebo.
  • Determine the toxic effects associated with long-term use of celecoxib in these patients.
  • Correlate cyclooxygenase-2 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta expression and CYP2C9 and TGF-beta genotypes with the rate of new malignancies and survival of patients treated with this drug vs placebo.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to smoking history (active smokers [including those who quit within 1 year of diagnosis] vs former smokers vs non-smokers), tumor type (lung cancer vs head and neck cancer), and stage (I vs II for head and neck cancer or T1 vs T2 for lung cancer). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive oral celecoxib twice daily.
  • Arm II: Patients receive oral placebo twice daily. In both arms, treatment continues for 24 months in the absence of disease recurrence or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 6 months for 5 years or until disease recurrence.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 121 patients (approximately 60 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.

Keywords
stage I non-small cell lung 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 squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity, 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 squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity, salivary gland squamous cell carcinoma, stage I salivary gland cancer, stage II salivary gland cancer
Medical subject headings
Head and Neck Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck, Salivary Gland Neoplasms

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 Apr 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2002
  3. Primary completionDec 2006
  4. Study completionDec 2006

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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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Masking
Double blind
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00058006
Sponsor's protocol ID
NU 02V2
Other IDs
NU-02V2, PHARMACIA-NU-02V2
Status last verified
Jun 2012
First submitted
7 Apr 2003
Last updated
11 Jun 2012
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing celecoxib and adjuvant therapy in people with Head and Neck Cancer and Lung Cancer, run by Northwestern University at 4 sites in United States.

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 11 Jun 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 4 sites in United States. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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?
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 11 Jun 2012.

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