NCT00003443

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of bryostatin 1 in treating patients with metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 1998

Shorter than P25 for phase_2 head-and-neck-cancer

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 1998

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 1, 1999

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2001

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2001

Completed
3.1 years until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 3, 2004

Completed
Last Updated

June 24, 2013

Status Verified

June 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

2.8 years

First QC Date

November 1, 1999

Last Update Submit

June 20, 2013

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer

Keywords

stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavityrecurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavitystage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynxrecurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynxstage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynxrecurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynxstage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynxrecurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynxstage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the larynxrecurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the larynxstage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavityrecurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity

Interventions

bryostatin 1DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed metastatic or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, lip, hypopharynx, oropharynx, nasopharynx, paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, nostril, or larynx that is not curable by surgery or radiation therapy Must have one or more measurable indicator lesions Bone metastases, brain metastases, elevated enzyme levels and lesions on radionuclide scans are not acceptable as the sole parameters of measurable disease PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 4,000/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL Transaminases (SGOT/SGPT) less than 2.5 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min Cardiovascular: No unstable cardiac rhythm Other: No active infection requiring antibiotics No concurrent medical condition that makes participation in this study medically unsafe No other prior malignancy in the last 2 years except basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or metachronous/synchronous epidermoid/squamous cell cancers of the head and neck Not pregnant or nursing Effective contraception required of all fertile patients PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: One prior chemotherapy regimen as part of a locoregional treatment (e.g., induction/concomitant) allowed, either as primary treatment or as therapy for locoregional relapse, if relapse occurred more than 6 months later No other prior chemotherapy Prior chemoprevention agents (e.g., cisretinoic acid or other vitamin analogues) allowed Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy No prior radiotherapy to more than 50% of bone marrow-bearing bones Surgery: See Disease Characteristics

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Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10021, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Head and Neck NeoplasmsSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

Interventions

bryostatin 1

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsCarcinoma, Squamous CellCarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic Type

Study Officials

  • David G. Pfister, MD

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Purpose
TREATMENT
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Posted

June 3, 2004

Study Start

July 1, 1998

Primary Completion

May 1, 2001

Study Completion

May 1, 2001

Last Updated

June 24, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-06

Locations

US(1)