Combination of Taxotere and Oxaliplatin in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

NCT00184028 | Terminated Phase 2 Results

• 1 other identifier: 7H-03-1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 12
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research study is for subjects with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck which is not solely treatable with surgery or radiation. This research study involves treatment with an experimental chemotherapy combination of oxaliplatin and Taxotere. Tha main purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of this combination of medications for this type of cancer. Approximately 54 subjects will take part in this study.

Conditions

Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Tumor Response

  All eligible patients who received the first dose of Taxotere will be included in the analysis. Tumor Response will be categorized as: Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR), Stable Disease (SD), Progressive Disease (PD), Early Death from Malignant Disease. Per RECIST criteria, CR = disappearance of all target and nontarget lesions; PR = at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the largest diameter (LD) of target lesions taking as reference the baseline sum LD; SD = neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD taking as references the smallest sum LD since the treatment started; PD = at least a 20% increase in the sum of LD of target lesions taking as references the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions.

  6 months after the last subject enrolled has gone off study

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

  At end of every cycle

Study Arms (1)

Arm 1

EXPERIMENTAL

On Day 1 of each day treatment cycle, patients receive Taxotere 60 mg/m2 as a 1-hour IV infusion, followed by the administration of oxaliplatin 100 mg/m2. Oxaliplatin will be administered IV over 2 hours at a rate of 10mg/m2/min. This treatment regimen will be repeated every 21 days.

Drug: Taxotere; Drug: Oxaliplatin

Interventions

Taxotere DRUG

Taxotere is given at 60 mg/m2 as a 1-hour intravenous infusion.

Arm 1

Oxaliplatin DRUG

Oxaliplatin will be administered intravenously over 2 hours at a rate of 10mg/m2/min. on day 1 every 3 weeks.

Arm 1

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma which is metastatic or unresectable and for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective.
• Tissue from tumor must be available. This may be paraffin embedded tissue from previous biopsy/resection. If it is not available, a repeat biopsy must be performed.
• Age greater than or equal to 18 years
• ECOG performance status less than or equal to 2 (Karnofsky greater than or equal to 50%)
• Patients must have adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:
• leukocytes greater than or equal to 3,000/microliter
• hemoglobin greater than or equal to 8.0 g/dl
• absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1,500/microliter
• platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/microliter
• total bilirubin within normal institutional limits
• creatinine within normal institutional limits OR creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal
• If:
• ALK PHOS is less than or equal to ULN and AST or ALT is less than or equal to ULN, patient is eligible.
• ALK PHOS is less than or equal to ULN and AST or ALT is greater than 1x but less than or equal to 1.5x, patient is eligible.
• ALK PHOS is less than or equal to ULN and AST or ALT is greater than 1.5x but less than or equal to 5x, patient is eligible.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to entering the study
• Patients undergoing therapy with other investigational agents.
• Previous treatment involving regimen utilizing any of the protocol chemotherapeutic agents
• Patients with known brain metastases
• History of allergy to platinum compounds or to antiemetics appropriate for administration in conjunction with protocol-directed chemotherapy. Patients with a history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to Taxotere or Oxaliplatin or other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, or unstable angina pectoris, or cardiac arrhythmia
• Pregnant and nursing women
• HIV-positive patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Southern California: lead
• Sanofi: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Docetaxel; Oxaliplatin

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Taxoids; Cyclodecanes; Cycloparaffins; Hydrocarbons, Alicyclic; Hydrocarbons, Cyclic; Hydrocarbons; Organic Chemicals; Diterpenes; Terpenes; Coordination Complexes

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Barbara Gitlitz, MD
• Organization: USC/Norris Comrpehensive Cancer Center

Gitlitz@usc.edu

323-865-3906

Study Officials

• Barbara Gitlitz, MD

  University of Southern California

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 12, 2005
• First Posted: September 16, 2005
• Study Start: September 1, 2004
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2009
• Study Completion: July 1, 2010
• Last Updated: May 22, 2014
• Results First Posted: May 6, 2013

Record last verified: 2014-05

Locations

US (1)