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Head and Neck CancerPhase 2NCT00611754

Phase II Study of Oxaliplatin in Combination With 5-Fu in 1st Line Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

A Phase 2 study testing Oxaliplatin, 5-FU in people with Head and Neck Cancer, run by Sanofi at 1 site in France.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

To evaluate the efficacy of first line oxaliplatin in combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in patients with advanced inoperable or metastatic head and neck cancer and to investigate the safety profile of this regimen in the above indication and consider other criteria of efficacy (clinical benefit, survival) Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Head and Neck Cancer
What is being tested?
Oxaliplatin, 5-FU
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
How many people
15 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
May 2000to Feb 2003
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 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients aged 18-70 years, with inoperable locally advanced or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (stage III-IV) histologically proven, no prior chemo and/or hormone therapy for metastatic disease or local recurrence (adjuvant or neo-adjuvant chemotherapy or radio-chemotherapy was allowed if finished since more than 6 months before inclusion and cisplatinum total dose used < or=to 300 mg/m² or carboplatinum total dose used < or=to 200mg/m²), at least 1 target lesion (measurable in 2 dimensions > or=to 20 mm on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluated < 15 days before start of study treatment, outside of irradiated fields),performance status (PS) < or =to 2 World Health Organization (WHO), weight loss < 5% normal weight,hemoglobin > or =to 10 g/dL, neutrophils > or =to 2000/mm3, platelets > or =to 100,000/mm3 , creatinine < or =to 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), bilirubin < or =to .5 x ULN, alanine amino-transferase (ALT)/aspartate amino-transferase (AST)< or =to 2.5 x ULN (5 x ULN if liver metastases), clotting: prothrombin time (PT) > or =to 60%. Written informed consent signed by patient and doctor prior to all study procedures -

Who cannot join

  • -

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Sanofi-Aventis

    Paris

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Study of Oxaliplatin in Combination With 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) in 1st Line Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

To evaluate the efficacy of first line oxaliplatin in combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in patients with advanced inoperable or metastatic head and neck cancer and to investigate the safety profile of this regimen in the above indication and consider other criteria of efficacy (clinical benefit, survival)

Being tested
Oxaliplatin, 5-FU
Medical subject headings
Head and Neck Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Oxaliplatin, 5-FUDrug

    Also called Eloxatin®, Fluorouracil

    Oxaliplatin: 130 mg/m² in 500 mL of 5% glucose solution as a 2-hour intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 and repeated every 3 weeks; 5-FU: following oxaliplatin administration, 1000 mg/m²/day as a continuous IV infusion from Day 1 toDay 4, every 3 weeks.Dose adjustments were made if the patient experienced AEs.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To evaluate the efficacy of first line oxaliplatin in combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in patients with advanced inoperable or metastatic head and neck cancer.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To investigate the safety profile of this regimen in the above indication and consider other criteria of efficacy (clinical benefit, survival)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted11 Feb 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2000
  3. Study completionFeb 2003

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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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
15 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00611754
Sponsor's protocol ID
EFC_7276
Status last verified
Jan 2008
First submitted
28 Jan 2008
Last updated
11 Feb 2008
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Oxaliplatin, 5-FU in people with Head and Neck Cancer, run by Sanofi at 1 site in France.

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. 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 Feb 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. 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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To evaluate the efficacy of first line oxaliplatin in combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in patients with advanced inoperable or metastatic head and neck cancer.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

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 Feb 2008.

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