Head and Neck CancerPhase 1/2CHIRONNCT00714649
Neoadjuvant Cetuximab in HNSCC Combined With Curative Surgery
A Phase 1/2 study testing cetuximab in people with Head and Neck Cancer, run by Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain at 1 site in Belgium.
Trial summary
Primary diagnose HNSCC carcinoma patients eligible for curative surgery will be proposed the addition of 2 or 3 neoadjuvant cetuximab infusions. The main objective is to reduce to a minimal delay the time elapsing between last infusion and surgery. 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?
- cetuximab
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 34 participants
- Where
- 1 siteBelgium
- Study dates
- Jul 2008to May 2011
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- 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
Who may be able to join
- More than 18 years
- Histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx or larynx
- patients selected for a primary surgical treatment
- No distant metastases
- No active second malignancy during the last 5 years
- No prior or concurrent evidence of uncontrolled severe pathology precluding administration of surgery
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- life expectancy more than 3 months
- Not pregnant or nursing; fertile patients both male or female, must use effective contraception
- Signed informed consent
- Performance Status ECOG 0-1
Who cannot join
- Nasopharynx cancer
- Past or current malignancy other than HNSCC
- performance Status ECOG above 2
- Concurrent chronic systemic immune therapy, chemotherapy, or hormone therapy not indicated in the study protocol
- Use of any investigationals agents within 4 weeks prior ti entry
- Previous exposure to EGFR targeting therapy
- Known grade hypersensitivity to cetuximab
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Neoadjuvant Cetuximab Monotherapy Followed by Surgery in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck: Phase I/II Study
Primary diagnose HNSCC carcinoma patients eligible for curative surgery will be proposed the addition of 2 or 3 neoadjuvant cetuximab infusions. The main objective is to reduce to a minimal delay the time elapsing between last infusion and surgery.
Iterative biomarkers will be taken at 6 time points permitting to investigate expression gen profile and protein mutation.
Read the detailed description
This is a Phase I/II trial of neoadjuvant cetuximab monotherapy in the preoperative treatment of patients with operable HNSCC. It is a monocenter study (St-Luc university Hospital, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels).
This part of the trial will determine the safe minimum delay between the neoadjuvant cetuximab infusion and surgery. The aim is to investigate if cetuximab given 24 hours before surgery is safe.
Patients will receive cetuximab with a loading dose of 400 mg/m2 for the first administration followed by 250 mg/m2/week at the second and third administrations, if applicable. The delay between the last administration of cetuximab and surgery will be progressively reduced (Figure 1).
Five levels are pre-defined before final administration of 3 preoperative doses of cetuximab with a 24-hour delay between the last dose of cetuximab and surgery.
Level I: 10-12 days delay between the second cetuximab infusion and surgery (total of 2 doses pre-op) Level II: 6-8 days delay between the second cetuximab infusion and surgery (total of 2 doses pre-op) Level III: 3-4 days delay between the second cetuximab infusion and surgery (total of 2 doses pre-op) Level IV: 3-4 days delay between the third cetuximab infusion and surgery (total of 3 doses pre-op) Level V: 24-hour delay between the third cetuximab dose and surgery (total of 3 doses pre-op) The cohort size is 3 patients per level, extended to 6 patients if one "limiting toxicity" is observed. Decision rules are the same than as in any classic 3+3 phase 1design (Figure 2).
"Limiting toxicity" is defined as (i) any life-threatening (grade 4) surgical complication or (ii) an unexpected surgical grade 3 toxicity. Unexpected toxicity will be determined by the safety committee after careful review of the patient file.
The safety committee will consist of the surgical team of UCL Saint-Luc, one external surgeon, one representative from Merck and the study coordinators.
Patients treated at level V will be evaluated like patients in the phase II part.
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Being tested
- cetuximab
- Keywords
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma treated with surgery, and/or radiotherapy
- 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.
cetuximabDrug
Cetuximab 250mg/m²/week IV before surgery till surgery
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| I-1 | Other | This is a phase I/II trial. PhaseI: The delay between the last administration of cetuximab and surgery will be progressively reduced. Five delay schedules are pre-defined before final administration of 3 preoperative doses of cetuximab with a 24-hour delay between the last dose of cetuximab and surgery. The cohort size is 3 patients per delay schedule, extended to 6 patients if one "limiting toxicity" is observed.
Phase II: will proceed if delay schedule V is safe. The patients included in delay schedule V of the Phase I part of the study will be involved in the phase II analysis. Recruitment of a total of 12 patients (3-6 of delay schedule V in phase I plus an additional 3-9 patients). Receives: Drug: cetuximab |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
To investigate the safety administration of cetuximab - Phase 1: to determine the safe minimum delay between preoperative cetuximab infusion and surgery -Phase II: to investigate the safety of the minimum delay determined in the phase I part.
Measured: 10 weeks
Secondary outcomes (3)
To investigate the safety of postoperative radiation therapy in combination with cetuximab
Measured: 10 weeks
To investigate the efficacy of cetuximab monotherapy in the pre-operative setting, using FDG-PET and PET/CT scan.
Measured: 10 weeks
To perform translational research
Measured: 10 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Jul 2008 (estimated)
- Study startJul 2008
- Primary completionMay 2011
- Study completionMay 2011
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Head and Neck CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de LouvainThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 1/2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 34 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Merck Serono International SA
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Jean-Pascal H Machiels, MD PhD, Principal investigator, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc-UCL
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00714649
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CHIRON 2008-01
- Acronym
- CHIRON
- Status last verified
- Nov 2012
- First submitted
- 8 Jul 2008
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2012
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Nov 2012. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Neoadjuvant Cetuximab Monotherapy Followed by Surgery in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck: Phase I/II Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00714649
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CHIRON / CHIRON 2008-01
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Keywords
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma treated with surgery, and/or radiotherapy
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 34 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de LouvainUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Merck Serono International SA
- Study start
- Jul 2008
- Primary completion
- May 2011 (actual)
- Study completion
- May 2011 (actual)
- First posted
- 14 Jul 2008 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Primary diagnose HNSCC carcinoma patients eligible for curative surgery will be proposed the addition of 2 or 3 neoadjuvant cetuximab infusions. The main objective is to reduce to a minimal delay the time elapsing between last infusion and surgery.
Iterative biomarkers will be taken at 6 time points permitting to investigate expression gen profile and protein mutation.
Detailed description
This is a Phase I/II trial of neoadjuvant cetuximab monotherapy in the preoperative treatment of patients with operable HNSCC. It is a monocenter study (St-Luc university Hospital, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels).
This part of the trial will determine the safe minimum delay between the neoadjuvant cetuximab infusion and surgery. The aim is to investigate if cetuximab given 24 hours before surgery is safe.
Patients will receive cetuximab with a loading dose of 400 mg/m2 for the first administration followed by 250 mg/m2/week at the second and third administrations, if applicable. The delay between the last administration of cetuximab and surgery will be progressively reduced (Figure 1).
Five levels are pre-defined before final administration of 3 preoperative doses of cetuximab with a 24-hour delay between the last dose of cetuximab and surgery.
Level I: 10-12 days delay between the second cetuximab infusion and surgery (total of 2 doses pre-op) Level II: 6-8 days delay between the second cetuximab infusion and surgery (total of 2 doses pre-op) Level III: 3-4 days delay between the second cetuximab infusion and surgery (total of 2 doses pre-op) Level IV: 3-4 days delay between the third cetuximab infusion and surgery (total of 3 doses pre-op) Level V: 24-hour delay between the third cetuximab dose and surgery (total of 3 doses pre-op) The cohort size is 3 patients per level, extended to 6 patients if one "limiting toxicity" is observed. Decision rules are the same than as in any classic 3+3 phase 1design (Figure 2).
"Limiting toxicity" is defined as (i) any life-threatening (grade 4) surgical complication or (ii) an unexpected surgical grade 3 toxicity. Unexpected toxicity will be determined by the safety committee after careful review of the patient file.
The safety committee will consist of the surgical team of UCL Saint-Luc, one external surgeon, one representative from Merck and the study coordinators.
Patients treated at level V will be evaluated like patients in the phase II part.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| I-1 | Other | Drug: cetuximabThis is a phase I/II trial. PhaseI: The delay between the last administration of cetuximab and surgery will be progressively reduced. Five delay schedules are pre-defined before final administration of 3 preoperative doses of cetuximab with a 24-hour delay between the last dose of cetuximab and surgery. The cohort size is 3 patients per delay schedule, extended to 6 patients if one "limiting toxicity" is observed. Phase II: will proceed if delay schedule V is safe. The patients included in delay schedule V of the Phase I part of the study will be involved in the phase II analysis. Recruitment of a total of 12 patients (3-6 of delay schedule V in phase I plus an additional 3-9 patients). |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (10 listed)
- More than 18 years
- Histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx or larynx
- patients selected for a primary surgical treatment
- No distant metastases
- No active second malignancy during the last 5 years
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Nasopharynx cancer
- Past or current malignancy other than HNSCC
- performance Status ECOG above 2
- Concurrent chronic systemic immune therapy, chemotherapy, or hormone therapy not indicated in the study protocol
- Use of any investigationals agents within 4 weeks prior ti entry
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| cetuximabCetuximab 250mg/m²/week IV before surgery till surgery | Drug | I-1 |
Primary outcome
To investigate the safety administration of cetuximab - Phase 1: to determine the safe minimum delay between preoperative cetuximab infusion and surgery -Phase II: to investigate the safety of the minimum delay determined in the phase I part.
Time frame: 10 weeks
3 secondary outcomes
To investigate the safety of postoperative radiation therapy in combination with cetuximab
Time frame: 10 weeks
To investigate the efficacy of cetuximab monotherapy in the pre-operative setting, using FDG-PET and PET/CT scan.
Time frame: 10 weeks
To perform translational research
Time frame: 10 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Nov 2012.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Jean-Pascal H Machiels, MD PhD principal investigator
Cliniques Universitaires St Luc-UCL
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1/2 study testing cetuximab in people with Head and Neck Cancer, run by Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain at 1 site in Belgium.
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 10 inclusion and 7 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 14 Nov 2012. 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 Belgium. 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 combined phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
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 investigate the safety administration of cetuximab - Phase 1: to determine the safe minimum delay between preoperative cetuximab infusion and surgery -Phase II: to investigate the safety of the minimum delay determined in the phase I part. (time frame: 10 weeks). 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 14 Nov 2012.