Head and Neck CancerPhase 2DREXNECKNCT01467115
Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Cetuximab and Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer
A Phase 2 study testing Radiotherapy, Leucovorin and Cetuximab in people with Head and Neck Cancer, run by Drexel University College of Medicine at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
More than 50% of Head and Neck cancers are locally advanced at presentation. Although surgery, in combination with other modalities like radiation therapy can achieve 40-50% five year survival rates, resection in the head and neck region can leave patients with poor functional and cosmetic outcomes. 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?
- Radiotherapy, Leucovorin and Cetuximab
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Injection or infusion, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 1 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Mar 2010to 7 Oct 2014
- 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
Who may be able to join
- Biopsy and/or fine needle aspirate of the tumor is required prior to registration. Pathologically confirmed primary squamous cell cancer of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, or unknown primary confined to the head and neck; histological variants such as spindle cell carcinoma, poorly differentiated keratin-positive carcinoma, and lymphoepithelioma are included. Patients with nasopharyngeal and salivary gland tumors are ineligible.
- Measureable disease representing stage III or stage IVa or IVb cancer by AJCC staging is required (See Appendix II)
- Measureable disease representing stage II cancer qualifies if the patient refuses surgery or is unable to undergo surgery as curative treatment
- Patient must not have had previous irradiation or surgery other than biopsy of the head and neck region
- A CT of the chest and CT or MRI of the tumor site is required within four weeks prior to registration
- Appropriate staging evaluation is required within four weeks prior to registration, including the following:
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- history and physical examination with special attention to functional status measures, carotid arteries, neck and clavicular lymph nodes
- chest CT with evaluation of any nodules ≥ 1cm with biopsy or PET/CT (patients with lesions < 1cm, negative on PET scan, or that cannot be safely biopsied remain eligible).
- ECOG performance status 0-2 (See Appendix III)
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Complete blood count evaluation within two weeks of treatment demonstrating absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1500/mm3, platelets ≥100,000 cells/mm3, and hemoglobin ≥ 8g/dL
- Liver function tests within two weeks of treatment demonstrating total bilirubin ≤1.5 mg/dL, AST and ALT < 2x upper limit of normal, and alkaline phosphatase < 2x upper limits of normal; an abdominal CT scan is required if any of the above criteria are not met
- Adequate renal function measured within two weeks of treatment, defined as a creatinine clearance ≥ 50 ml/min determined by a 24 hour urine creatinine or the Cockcroft-Gault equation, where creatinine clearance (ml/min) is equal to:
- [(140 - age) x (wt in kg)] x 0.85 for females [(sCR) x (72)]
- Corrected serum calcium <11 mg/dL within two weeks prior to treatment.
- Urine pregnancy test two weeks prior to treatment for women of childbearing potential; women of childbearing potential and male participants must agree to use a medically effective means of contraception throughout the duration of treatment and 30 days thereafter
- All patients must sign study-specific informed consent prior to study entry.
Who cannot join
- Evidence of metastatic disease
- Prior head and neck cancer.
- History of invasive cancer of any primary sight not considered cured.
- Previous radiation to the head and neck
- Nasopharyngeal or salivary gland cancer
- Severe, active comorbidity, defined as:
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- New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure (Appendix IV)
- Unstable angina
- Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring antibiotic treatment
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring long term oral steroids or hospitalization for exacerbation within three months of study registration
- Liver dysfunction resulting in clinical jaundice or coagulation defects
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome defined as CD4 count <200 or opportunistic AIDS defining infection requiring active antibiotic treatment
- Pregnancy, lactation, or refusal of patient to take appropriate medical or behavioral measures to prevent pregnancy
- Pre-existing peripheral neuropathy > grade 2
- Hypersensitivity reaction to any drug listed in the protocol
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Hahnemann University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19102
About this study
Official title: Induction Chemotherapy With Taxotere, Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil Followed by Concomitant Cetuximab and Radiation for Locoregionally Advanced Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck: A Phase II Trial
More than 50% of Head and Neck cancers are locally advanced at presentation. Although surgery, in combination with other modalities like radiation therapy can achieve 40-50% five year survival rates, resection in the head and neck region can leave patients with poor functional and cosmetic outcomes.
Due to these concerns about quality of life after surgery, there has been a lot of interest in non surgical alternatives of treatment. Various combinations of radiation, chemotherapy and biologics has showed promising results. However, questions still remain about the ideal combination treatment regimen.
Based on assimilation of data from multiple sources, our study tries to identify the role of a potentially highly effective multi-modality regimen based on induction chemotherapy (Cisplatin, Docetaxel and 5 Fluorouracil) followed by combination of a biologic agent, Cetuximab, and radiation therapy.
Read the detailed description
Patients will be given two cycles of induction chemotherapy with Cisplatin, Docetaxel and Fluorouracil. This will be followed by six weeks of radiation therapy along with Cetuximab. Patients will get two more cycles of chemotherapy with the same agents after the completion of radiation therapy course. Patients will be watched very closely during the trial period, with close follow up of treatment responses and monitoring of any adverse effects.
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Being tested
- Radiotherapy, Leucovorin, Cetuximab, Filgrastim, Erythropoetin
- Keywords
- loco regionally advanced, head and neck cancer, chemotherapy, radiation
- 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.
RadiotherapyRadiation
Also called 3D conformal radiation therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
3D conformal radiation therapy or Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) with or without Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) will be used for all patients. Radiotherapy will be delivered in 1.8 to 2.25 Gy fractions daily, five days per week excluding holidays, for a total of 66-72 Gy delivered to the Gross Tumor Volume (GTV, defined below) plus appropriate margin and 44-59.4 Gy to at-risk lymph nodes as determined by primary tumor characteristics. Alternative fractionation and dosing schema may be used as deemed appropriate for an individual case. For IMRT, the minimum Planning Target Volume (PTV) dose should be 90% of the prescription dose and a minimum of 95% of the PTV should receive the prescribed dose.
LeucovorinDrug
Also called Folinic acid, Leucovorin Ca.
5FU is given after, or at the midpoint, of the leucovorin infusion. Leucovorin is usually administered by I.V. bolus injection or short (10-120 minutes) I.V. infusion but oral formulation may be substituted should supply warrant.
CetuximabBiological
Also called Erbitux
Cetuximab will be given for the duration of radiotherapy. A loading dose of intravenous cetuximab at 400mg per square meter body-surface area will be given over two hours up to seven days prior to initiation of radiation treatments or on the day of the first treatment (drug information detailed below). Thereafter, cetuximab will be given weekly over 60 minutes at a dose of 250 mg per meter squared. Intravenous diphenhydramine (50 mg) will be given as premedication.
FilgrastimDrug
Also called Neupogen
Neupogen®: 300 mcg/mL (1 mL, 1.6 mL). May be administered undiluted by SubQ injection. May also be administered by I.V. bolus over 15-30 minutes in D5W, or by continuous SubQ or I.V. infusion. Do not administer earlier than 24 hours after or in the 24 hours prior to cytotoxic chemotherapy.
ErythropoetinDrug
Also called Epogen®; Procrit®
Subcutaneous or intravenous
CisplatinDrug
Also called Platinol AQ
One cycle of induction chemotherapy will be comprised of docetaxel on day 1 and cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil given days 1, 8, and 15. Intravenous docetaxel will be administered over one hour at a dose of 75 mg per square meter of body-surface area, followed by intravenous cisplatin at 35 mg per square meter, administered during a period of 0.5 to 3 hours weekly. After completion of the cisplatin infusion, intravenous fluorouracil will be given as a bolus at 1000 mg per square meter, followed by leucovorin at the dose of 350mg/m2. There will be total 4 cycles of chemotherapy of which 2 cycles will be prior to radiation therapy and 2 cycles will be post-radiation.
FluorouracilDrug
One cycle of induction chemotherapy will be comprised of docetaxel on day 1 and cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil given days 1, 8, and 15. Intravenous docetaxel will be administered over one hour at a dose of 75 mg per square meter of body-surface area, followed by intravenous cisplatin at 35 mg per square meter, administered during a period of 0.5 to 3 hours weekly. After completion of the cisplatin infusion, intravenous fluorouracil will be given as a bolus at 1000 mg per square meter, followed by leucovorin at the dose of 350mg/m2. There will be total 4 cycles of chemotherapy of which 2 cycles will be prior to radiation therapy and 2 cycles will be post-radiation.
DocetaxelDrug
Also called Taxotere
One cycle of induction chemotherapy will be comprised of docetaxel on day 1 and cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil given days 1, 8, and 15. Intravenous docetaxel will be administered over one hour at a dose of 75 mg per square meter of body-surface area, followed by intravenous cisplatin at 35 mg per square meter, administered during a period of 0.5 to 3 hours weekly. After completion of the cisplatin infusion, intravenous fluorouracil will be given as a bolus at 1000 mg per square meter, followed by leucovorin at the dose of 350mg/m2. There will be total 4 cycles of chemotherapy of which 2 cycles will be prior to radiation therapy and 2 cycles will be post-radiation.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Experimental | Treatment with induction chemotherapy followed by radiation and cetuximab. Receives: Radiation: Radiotherapy; Drug: Leucovorin; Biological: Cetuximab; Drug: Filgrastim; Drug: Erythropoetin; Drug: Cisplatin; Drug: Fluorouracil; Drug: Docetaxel |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Organ Sparing Survival
to determine whether the intervention will prolong survival without needing salvage surgery (organ sparing survival)
Measured: 3 years
Secondary outcomes (1)
Overall Survival
we will determine if the intervention prolongs overall survival.
Measured: 3 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Nov 2011 (estimated)
- Study startMar 2010
- Primary completionJun 2014
- Study completion7 Oct 2014
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (8)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Head and Neck CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 1 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Drexel University College of Medicine
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Rene R Rubin, MD, Principal investigator, Drexel University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01467115
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 19834
- Acronym
- DREXNECK
- Status last verified
- May 2017
- First submitted
- 4 Nov 2011
- Last updated
- 9 May 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Haddad RI, Shin DM. Recent advances in head and neck cancer. N Engl J Med. 2008 Sep 11;359(11):1143-54. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra0707975. No abstract available.
PubMed 18784104Jemal A, Siegel R, Ward E, Hao Y, Xu J, Murray T, Thun MJ. Cancer statistics, 2008. CA Cancer J Clin. 2008 Mar-Apr;58(2):71-96. doi: 10.3322/CA.2007.0010. Epub 2008 Feb 20.
PubMed 18287387Deshmane VH, Parikh HK, Pinni S, Parikh DM, Rao RS. Laryngectomy: a quality of life assessment. Indian J Cancer. 1995 Sep;32(3):121-30.
PubMed 8772812De Boer MF, McCormick LK, Pruyn JF, Ryckman RM, van den Borne BW. Physical and psychosocial correlates of head and neck cancer: a review of the literature. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1999 Mar;120(3):427-36. doi: 10.1016/S0194-5998(99)70287-1.
PubMed 10064650Department of Veterans Affairs Laryngeal Cancer Study Group; Wolf GT, Fisher SG, Hong WK, Hillman R, Spaulding M, Laramore GE, Endicott JW, McClatchey K, Henderson WG. Induction chemotherapy plus radiation compared with surgery plus radiation in patients with advanced laryngeal cancer. N Engl J Med. 1991 Jun 13;324(24):1685-90. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199106133242402.
PubMed 2034244Paccagnella A, Orlando A, Marchiori C, Zorat PL, Cavaniglia G, Sileni VC, Jirillo A, Tomio L, Fila G, Fede A, et al. Phase III trial of initial chemotherapy in stage III or IV head and neck cancers: a study by the Gruppo di Studio sui Tumori della Testa e del Collo. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1994 Feb 16;86(4):265-72. doi: 10.1093/jnci/86.4.265.
PubMed 8158680Zorat PL, Paccagnella A, Cavaniglia G, Loreggian L, Gava A, Mione CA, Boldrin F, Marchiori C, Lunghi F, Fede A, Bordin A, Da Mosto MC, Sileni VC, Orlando A, Jirillo A, Tomio L, Pappagallo GL, Ghi MG. Randomized phase III trial of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in head and neck cancer: 10-year follow-up. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2004 Nov 17;96(22):1714-7. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djh306.
PubMed 15547184Bonner JA, Harari PM, Giralt J, Azarnia N, Shin DM, Cohen RB, Jones CU, Sur R, Raben D, Jassem J, Ove R, Kies MS, Baselga J, Youssoufian H, Amellal N, Rowinsky EK, Ang KK. Radiotherapy plus cetuximab for squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck. N Engl J Med. 2006 Feb 9;354(6):567-78. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa053422.
PubMed 16467544
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 May 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Induction Chemotherapy With Taxotere, Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil Followed by Concomitant Cetuximab and Radiation for Locoregionally Advanced Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck: A Phase II Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01467115
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- DREXNECK / 19834
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Keywords
- loco regionally advanced, head and neck cancer, chemotherapy, radiation
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 1 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Drexel University College of MedicineUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Mar 2010
- Primary completion
- Jun 2014 (actual)
- Study completion
- 7 Oct 2014 (actual)
- First posted
- 8 Nov 2011 (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.
More than 50% of Head and Neck cancers are locally advanced at presentation. Although surgery, in combination with other modalities like radiation therapy can achieve 40-50% five year survival rates, resection in the head and neck region can leave patients with poor functional and cosmetic outcomes.
Due to these concerns about quality of life after surgery, there has been a lot of interest in non surgical alternatives of treatment. Various combinations of radiation, chemotherapy and biologics has showed promising results. However, questions still remain about the ideal combination treatment regimen.
Based on assimilation of data from multiple sources, our study tries to identify the role of a potentially highly effective multi-modality regimen based on induction chemotherapy (Cisplatin, Docetaxel and 5 Fluorouracil) followed by combination of a biologic agent, Cetuximab, and radiation therapy.
Detailed description
Patients will be given two cycles of induction chemotherapy with Cisplatin, Docetaxel and Fluorouracil. This will be followed by six weeks of radiation therapy along with Cetuximab. Patients will get two more cycles of chemotherapy with the same agents after the completion of radiation therapy course. Patients will be watched very closely during the trial period, with close follow up of treatment responses and monitoring of any adverse effects.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Experimental | Radiation: Radiotherapy, Drug: Leucovorin, Biological: Cetuximab, Drug: Filgrastim, Drug: Erythropoetin, Drug: Cisplatin, Drug: Fluorouracil, Drug: DocetaxelTreatment with induction chemotherapy followed by radiation and cetuximab. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (17 listed)
- Biopsy and/or fine needle aspirate of the tumor is required prior to registration. Pathologically confirmed primary squamous cell cancer of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, or unknown primary confined to the head and neck; histological variants such as spindle cell carcinoma, poorly differentiated keratin-positive carcinoma, and lymphoepithelioma are included. Patients with nasopharyngeal and salivary gland tumors are ineligible.
- Measureable disease representing stage III or stage IVa or IVb cancer by AJCC staging is required (See Appendix II)
- Measureable disease representing stage II cancer qualifies if the patient refuses surgery or is unable to undergo surgery as curative treatment
- Patient must not have had previous irradiation or surgery other than biopsy of the head and neck region
- A CT of the chest and CT or MRI of the tumor site is required within four weeks prior to registration
Key exclusion criteria (15 listed)
- Evidence of metastatic disease
- Prior head and neck cancer.
- History of invasive cancer of any primary sight not considered cured.
- Previous radiation to the head and neck
- Nasopharyngeal or salivary gland cancer
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 |
|---|---|---|
| RadiotherapyAlso: 3D conformal radiation therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)3D conformal radiation therapy or Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) with or without Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) will be used for all patients. Radiotherapy will be delivered in 1.8 to 2.25 Gy fractions daily, five days per week excluding holidays, for a total of 66-72 Gy delivered to the Gross Tumor Volume (GTV, defined below) plus appropriate margin and 44-59.4 Gy to at-risk lymph nodes as determined by primary tumor characteristics. Alternative fractionation and dosing schema may be used as deemed appropriate for an individual case. For IMRT, the minimum Planning Target Volume (PTV) dose should be 90% of the prescription dose and a minimum of 95% of the PTV should receive the prescribed dose. | Radiation | Treatment |
| LeucovorinAlso: Folinic acid, Leucovorin Ca.5FU is given after, or at the midpoint, of the leucovorin infusion. Leucovorin is usually administered by I.V. bolus injection or short (10-120 minutes) I.V. infusion but oral formulation may be substituted should supply warrant. | Drug | Treatment |
| CetuximabAlso: ErbituxCetuximab will be given for the duration of radiotherapy. A loading dose of intravenous cetuximab at 400mg per square meter body-surface area will be given over two hours up to seven days prior to initiation of radiation treatments or on the day of the first treatment (drug information detailed below). Thereafter, cetuximab will be given weekly over 60 minutes at a dose of 250 mg per meter squared. Intravenous diphenhydramine (50 mg) will be given as premedication. | Biological | Treatment |
| FilgrastimAlso: NeupogenNeupogen®: 300 mcg/mL (1 mL, 1.6 mL). May be administered undiluted by SubQ injection. May also be administered by I.V. bolus over 15-30 minutes in D5W, or by continuous SubQ or I.V. infusion. Do not administer earlier than 24 hours after or in the 24 hours prior to cytotoxic chemotherapy. | Drug | Treatment |
| ErythropoetinAlso: Epogen®; Procrit®Subcutaneous or intravenous | Drug | Treatment |
| CisplatinAlso: Platinol AQOne cycle of induction chemotherapy will be comprised of docetaxel on day 1 and cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil given days 1, 8, and 15. Intravenous docetaxel will be administered over one hour at a dose of 75 mg per square meter of body-surface area, followed by intravenous cisplatin at 35 mg per square meter, administered during a period of 0.5 to 3 hours weekly. After completion of the cisplatin infusion, intravenous fluorouracil will be given as a bolus at 1000 mg per square meter, followed by leucovorin at the dose of 350mg/m2. There will be total 4 cycles of chemotherapy of which 2 cycles will be prior to radiation therapy and 2 cycles will be post-radiation. | Drug | Treatment |
| FluorouracilOne cycle of induction chemotherapy will be comprised of docetaxel on day 1 and cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil given days 1, 8, and 15. Intravenous docetaxel will be administered over one hour at a dose of 75 mg per square meter of body-surface area, followed by intravenous cisplatin at 35 mg per square meter, administered during a period of 0.5 to 3 hours weekly. After completion of the cisplatin infusion, intravenous fluorouracil will be given as a bolus at 1000 mg per square meter, followed by leucovorin at the dose of 350mg/m2. There will be total 4 cycles of chemotherapy of which 2 cycles will be prior to radiation therapy and 2 cycles will be post-radiation. | Drug | Treatment |
| DocetaxelAlso: TaxotereOne cycle of induction chemotherapy will be comprised of docetaxel on day 1 and cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil given days 1, 8, and 15. Intravenous docetaxel will be administered over one hour at a dose of 75 mg per square meter of body-surface area, followed by intravenous cisplatin at 35 mg per square meter, administered during a period of 0.5 to 3 hours weekly. After completion of the cisplatin infusion, intravenous fluorouracil will be given as a bolus at 1000 mg per square meter, followed by leucovorin at the dose of 350mg/m2. There will be total 4 cycles of chemotherapy of which 2 cycles will be prior to radiation therapy and 2 cycles will be post-radiation. | Drug | Treatment |
Primary outcome
Organ Sparing Survival
Time frame: 3 years
to determine whether the intervention will prolong survival without needing salvage surgery (organ sparing survival)
1 secondary outcome
Overall Survival
Time frame: 3 years
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 9 May 2017.
- Background: PubMed 18784104Haddad RI, Shin DM. Recent advances in head and neck cancer. N Engl J Med. 2008 Sep 11;359(11):1143-54. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra0707975. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 18287387Jemal A, Siegel R, Ward E, Hao Y, Xu J, Murray T, Thun MJ. Cancer statistics, 2008. CA Cancer J Clin. 2008 Mar-Apr;58(2):71-96. doi: 10.3322/CA.2007.0010. Epub 2008 Feb 20.
- Background: PubMed 8772812Deshmane VH, Parikh HK, Pinni S, Parikh DM, Rao RS. Laryngectomy: a quality of life assessment. Indian J Cancer. 1995 Sep;32(3):121-30.
- Background: PubMed 10064650De Boer MF, McCormick LK, Pruyn JF, Ryckman RM, van den Borne BW. Physical and psychosocial correlates of head and neck cancer: a review of the literature. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1999 Mar;120(3):427-36. doi: 10.1016/S0194-5998(99)70287-1.
- Background: PubMed 2034244Department of Veterans Affairs Laryngeal Cancer Study Group; Wolf GT, Fisher SG, Hong WK, Hillman R, Spaulding M, Laramore GE, Endicott JW, McClatchey K, Henderson WG. Induction chemotherapy plus radiation compared with surgery plus radiation in patients with advanced laryngeal cancer. N Engl J Med. 1991 Jun 13;324(24):1685-90. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199106133242402.
- Background: PubMed 8158680Paccagnella A, Orlando A, Marchiori C, Zorat PL, Cavaniglia G, Sileni VC, Jirillo A, Tomio L, Fila G, Fede A, et al. Phase III trial of initial chemotherapy in stage III or IV head and neck cancers: a study by the Gruppo di Studio sui Tumori della Testa e del Collo. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1994 Feb 16;86(4):265-72. doi: 10.1093/jnci/86.4.265.
- Background: PubMed 15547184Zorat PL, Paccagnella A, Cavaniglia G, Loreggian L, Gava A, Mione CA, Boldrin F, Marchiori C, Lunghi F, Fede A, Bordin A, Da Mosto MC, Sileni VC, Orlando A, Jirillo A, Tomio L, Pappagallo GL, Ghi MG. Randomized phase III trial of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in head and neck cancer: 10-year follow-up. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2004 Nov 17;96(22):1714-7. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djh306.
- Background: PubMed 16467544Bonner JA, Harari PM, Giralt J, Azarnia N, Shin DM, Cohen RB, Jones CU, Sur R, Raben D, Jassem J, Ove R, Kies MS, Baselga J, Youssoufian H, Amellal N, Rowinsky EK, Ang KK. Radiotherapy plus cetuximab for squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck. N Engl J Med. 2006 Feb 9;354(6):567-78. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa053422.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
Rene R Rubin, MD principal investigator
Drexel University
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Radiotherapy, Leucovorin and Cetuximab in people with Head and Neck Cancer, run by Drexel University College of Medicine at 1 site 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?
The sponsor lists 17 inclusion and 15 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 9 May 2017. 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 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.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Organ Sparing Survival (time frame: 3 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01467115, which also lists 8 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 9 May 2017.