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Carcinoma, Squamous CellPhase 2NCT03077243

P53 Mutational Status and cf HPV DNA for the Management of HPV-associated OPSCC

A Phase 2 study testing Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), Cisplatin (or alternative) and Assessment for surgical evaluation in people with Carcinoma, Squamous Cell and Head and Neck Neoplasms, run by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center 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

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate whether genomic based risk-stratification can be used in deciding whether to de-intensify in patients with Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OPSCC) with > 10 pack years smoking history. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), Cisplatin (or alternative) and Assessment for surgical evaluation
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
195 participants
Where
4 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Dec 2016to 14 Dec 2022
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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

  • ≥ 18 years of age (no upper age limit)
  • T0-3, N0 to N2c, M0 squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx
  • Biopsy proven squamous cell carcinoma that is HPV and/or p16 positive
  • Radiologic confirmation of the absence of hematogenous metastasis within 12 weeks prior to treatment
  • ECOG Performance Status 0-1
  • CBC/differential obtained within 8 weeks prior to treatment, with adequate bone marrow function defined as follows: Platelets ≥ 100,000 cells/mm3; Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dl
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  • Adequate renal and hepatic function within 4 weeks prior to treatment, defined as follows: Serum creatinine < 2.0 mg/dl; Total bilirubin < 2 x the institutional ULN; AST or ALT < 3 x the institutional ULN
  • Negative pregnancy test within 2 weeks prior to treatment for women of childbearing potential
  • Women of childbearing potential and male participants who are sexually active must practice adequate contraception during treatment and for 6 weeks following treatment.
  • Patients must be deemed able to comply with the treatment plan and follow-up schedule.
  • Patients must provide study specific informed consent prior to study entry

Who cannot join

  • Prior history of radiation therapy to the head and neck
  • Prior history of head and neck cancer.
  • Unresectable disease (e.g. immobile node on physical exam, nodal disease that radiographically involves the carotid arteries, nerves)
  • Currently taking Disease Modifying Rheumatoid Drugs (DMRDs)
  • Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows: Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 6 months; Transmural myocardial infarction within the last 6 months; Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy at the time of registration; Hepatic insufficiency resulting in clinical jaundice and/or coagulation defects (Note, however, coagulation parameters are not required for entry into this protocol); Pre-existing ≥ grade 2 neuropathy; Prior organ transplant; Systemic lupus; Psoriatic arthritis
  • Known HIV positive.

Trial locations and contacts

4 sites in 1 country.

United States4 sites
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Radiation Oncology

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599

  • University of Florida

    Gainesville, Florida, 32610

  • University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32206

  • Rex Healthcare

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607

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About this study

Official title: LCCC 1612: P53 Mutational Status and Circulating Free HPV DNA for the Management of HPV-associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancers

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate whether genomic based risk-stratification can be used in deciding whether to de-intensify in patients with Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OPSCC) with > 10 pack years smoking history. Hypothesis: Patients with HPV-associated OPSCC, > 10 pack years smoking history, and non-mutated p53 will have similar 2 year progression-free survival (PFS) as patients with < 10 pack years smoking history.

Read the detailed description

The proposed study is a follow-up study to LCCC 1120 and 1413. The investigators have shown that de-intensification is efficacious in these two phase II studies. A major question is whether the investigators can de-intensify in patients with HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer who have smoking histories. The investigators' hypothesis is that genomic profiling of patients' tumors (specifically for p53 mutations) will help in triaging patients to de-intensification versus standard of care. Patients with HPV-associated OPSCC will be enrolled regardless of smoking history and p53 mutational status will be assessed in patients with a smoking history. The investigators will use the same de-intensification chemoradiotherapy regimen already evaluated in LCCC 1120 and 1413 in patients with HPV-associated OPSCC who have a minimal smoking history and in patients with a smoking history but with wild-type p53. Patients with a smoking history who have mutated p53 will not receive de-intensified chemoradiotherapy, but instead will receive standard doses. The hypothesis is that by using genomics in the patients with a significant smoking history, the investigators will better select those who can be safely de-intensified. Circulating free HPV DNA (cf-HPV-DNA) will also be prospectively assessed from blood samples.

Being tested
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), Cisplatin (or alternative), Assessment for surgical evaluation
Keywords
Human Papillomavirus, Oropharynx, Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Radiation Therapy, Chemotherapy, p16
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Oropharyngeal 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.

  • Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)Radiation

    60- 70 Gy at 2 Gy/fx

  • Cisplatin (or alternative)Drug

    The acceptable weekly chemotherapy regimens are Cisplatin 30 to 40 mg/m2 (first choice), Cetuximab 250mg/m2 (second choice), Carboplatin AUC 1.5 and paclitaxel 45 mg/m2 (third choice), Carboplatin AUC 3 (fourth choice). Chemotherapy will be given intravenously weekly during IMRT, 6 -7 total doses.

  • Assessment for surgical evaluationProcedure or surgery

    Decision for surgical evaluation will be based on the results of the PET/CT and clinical exam 10-16 weeks after CRT. Patients with a positive PET/CT scan will undergo surgical evaluation at the discretion of the surgeon. Patients with a negative PET/CT scan will be observed.

Study groups in NCT03077243
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy.ExperimentalSubjects with Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma receiving radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy.
Receives: Radiation: Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT); Drug: Cisplatin (or alternative); Procedure: Assessment for surgical evaluation

What is being measured

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

  1. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    PFS was assessed as the time from the first day of chemoradiation therapy (CRT) until disease progression. Disease progression was defined as biopsy proven tumor cells. Positron emission tomography / computerized tomography (PET/CT) was performed at week 10-16 (optimally at week 12) after completion of therapy. Biopsies were performed for subjects with imaging or clinical exam results suspicious for tumor. Clinical follow-up occurred and chest imaging was performed during the follow-up.

    Measured: Two years after completion of the treatment

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. Number of Participants With Plasma Circulating Free DNA -Baseline

    The number of subjects who have or do not have plasma circulating free Human papillomavirus Deoxyribonucleic acid (HPV- DNA) was tabulated.

    Measured: Baseline

  2. Number of Participants With Plasma Circulating Free DNA -3months

    The number of subjects who have or do not have plasma circulating free Human papillomavirus Deoxyribonucleic acid (HPV- DNA) was tabulated.

    Measured: 3 months after completion of the treatment

  3. Number of Participants With Plasma Circulating Free DNA -1 Year

    The number of subjects who have or do not have plasma circulating free Human papillomavirus Deoxyribonucleic acid (HPV- DNA) was tabulated.

    Measured: 1 year after completion of the treatment

  4. Number of Participants With Plasma Circulating Free DNA -2 Year

    The number of subjects who have or do not have plasma circulating free Human papillomavirus Deoxyribonucleic acid (HPV- DNA) was tabulated.

    Measured: 2 years after completion of the treatment

  5. Local Control Rate

    The local control rate is defined as the total disappearance of the primary tumor without any local recurrence. Local recurrence was defined as biopsy-proven tumor cells in the primary tumor region. Biopsy was performed for a subject with a positive positron emission tomography / computerized tomography scan and /or clinical discretion of the surgeon 16 weeks after completion of the treatment.

    Measured: 2 years after completion of the treatment

  6. Regional Control Rate

    Regional control rate is defined as the total disease disappearance of the related lymph node metastases without any lymph node recurrence. Regional recurrence was defined as biopsy proven tumor cells in related lymph nodes. Biopsy was performed for a subject with a positive positron emission tomography / computerized tomography scan and /or clinical discretion of the surgeon 16 weeks after completion of the treatment.

    Measured: 2 years post-CRT

  7. Local-regional Control Rate

    Local-regional control rate is defined as the total disappearance of the primary tumor and related lymph node metastases without any recurrence. Local-regional recurrence was defined as biopsy-proven tumor cells in the primary tumor region and/or related lymph nodes. Biopsy was performed for a subject with a positive positron emission tomography / computerized tomography scan and /or clinical discretion of the surgeon 16 weeks after completion of the treatment.

    Measured: 2 years after completion of the treatment

  8. Distant Metastasis Free Survival

    Distant metastasis-free survival is defined as the time from the first day of the study treatment to the date of disease spreads while subjects are alive.

    Distant metastasis-free survival is defined as no disease outside of the primary tumor and related lymph node metastases. Distant metastasis was defined as biopsy-proven tumor cells outside of the primary tumor and related lymph node metastases. Biopsy was performed for a subject with a positive positron emission tomography / computerized tomography scan and /or clinical discretion of the surgeon 16 weeks after completion of the treatment.

    Measured: Two years after completion of the treatment

  9. Overall Survival Rate

    The overall survival rate is defined as the time from the first day of the study treatment to the date of death for any cause. Subjects who have not had an event will be censored at the date of the last assessment documenting the subject was alive.

    Measured: Up to 2 years after completion of treatment

Timeline

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

  1. First posted10 Mar 2017
  2. Study startDec 2016
  3. Primary completion14 Dec 2022
  4. Study completion14 Dec 2022

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
195 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03077243
Sponsor's protocol ID
LCCC1612
Status last verified
Apr 2024
First submitted
30 Jan 2017
Last updated
2 May 2024
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Chera BS, Kumar S, Shen C, Amdur R, Dagan R, Green R, Goldman E, Weiss J, Grilley-Olson J, Patel S, Zanation A, Hackman T, Blumberg J, Patel S, Thorp B, Weissler M, Yarbrough W, Sheets N, Mendenhall W, Tan XM, Gupta GP. Plasma Circulating Tumor HPV DNA for the Surveillance of Cancer Recurrence in HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2020 Apr 1;38(10):1050-1058. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.02444. Epub 2020 Feb 4.

    PubMed 32017652

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), Cisplatin (or alternative) and Assessment for surgical evaluation in people with Carcinoma, Squamous Cell and Head and Neck Neoplasms, run by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center 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?

The sponsor lists 11 inclusion and 6 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 2 May 2024. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 2 May 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Progression Free Survival (PFS) (time frame: Two years after completion of the treatment). 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 NCT03077243, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 2 May 2024.

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