NCT00410826

Brief Summary

This randomized phase II trial is studying cisplatin and radiation therapy together with or without erlotinib hydrochloride to compare how well they work in treating patients with stage III or stage IV head and neck cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. It may also make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. Giving cisplatin and radiation therapy together with erlotinib hydrochloride may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether cisplatin and radiation therapy are more effective with or without erlotinib hydrochloride in treating head and neck cancer

Trial Health

80
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
204

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

9 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2006

Completed
6 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 11, 2006

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 13, 2006

Completed
5.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2012

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

April 2, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

May 10, 2013

Status Verified

May 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

5.9 years

First QC Date

December 11, 2006

Results QC Date

December 14, 2012

Last Update Submit

May 8, 2013

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Comparison of the Percentage of Participants With a Complete Response in Each Treatment Arm

    Complete response requires both a pathological complete response (independent of observer) and a complete response radiologically (RECIST 1.0).

    12 weeks after the completion of therapy

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Safety as Assessed Through Summaries of Adverse Events and Laboratory Test Results by Treatment Arm

    30 days after the completion of therapy

  • Progression Free Survival of Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Treated With Cisplatin and Radiotherapy, With and Without Erlotinib Hydrochloride

    Every 3 months for up to 5 years

Study Arms (2)

Arm I (chemo, radiotherapy, enzyme inhibitor/radiosensitizer)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive cisplatin IV on days 1, 22, and 43 and undergo 3-dimensional conformal or intensity modulated radiotherapy once daily, 5 days per week, on days 1-47. Patients also receive erlotinib hydrochloride PO once daily on days -7 to 47.

Drug: erlotinib hydrochlorideDrug: cisplatinRadiation: 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapyRadiation: intensity-modulated radiation therapyProcedure: quality-of-life assessment

Arm II (chemotherapy, radiotherapy)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients receive cisplatin and radiotherapy as in Arm I.

Drug: cisplatinRadiation: 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapyRadiation: intensity-modulated radiation therapyProcedure: quality-of-life assessment

Interventions

Given orally

Also known as: CP-358,774, erlotinib, OSI-774
Arm I (chemo, radiotherapy, enzyme inhibitor/radiosensitizer)

Given IV

Also known as: CACP, CDDP, CPDD, DDP
Arm I (chemo, radiotherapy, enzyme inhibitor/radiosensitizer)Arm II (chemotherapy, radiotherapy)

35 fractions

Also known as: 3D-CRT, conformal radiation therapy
Arm I (chemo, radiotherapy, enzyme inhibitor/radiosensitizer)Arm II (chemotherapy, radiotherapy)

35 fractions

Also known as: IMRT
Arm I (chemo, radiotherapy, enzyme inhibitor/radiosensitizer)Arm II (chemotherapy, radiotherapy)

Ancillary studies

Also known as: quality of life assessment
Arm I (chemo, radiotherapy, enzyme inhibitor/radiosensitizer)Arm II (chemotherapy, radiotherapy)

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Cytological or pathological documented squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, and hypopharynx; patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma can be included if the patients have grades I or II tumors according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification
  • Stage III or IV according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging Manual, Sixth Edition (2002)
  • Unresectable or resection with significant morbidity
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
  • Measurable Disease, defined according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Criteria
  • Bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 3.0 x ULN
  • Calculated creatinine clearance \>= 55ml/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula)
  • Platelet count \>= 100 x 10\^9 /L
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1.25 x 10\^9 /L
  • Signed informed consent
  • Male and female patients with reproductive potential must use an acceptable contraceptive method
  • Authorization from a dentist to begin radiation therapy

You may not qualify if:

  • Second primary malignancy that is clinically detectable or clinically significant at the time of consideration for study enrollment
  • Inability or unwillingness to comply with radiotherapy
  • Evidence of clinically significant congestive heart failure; patients must be able to tolerate hydration required during cisplatin chemotherapy
  • Diarrhea \> grade 1 at the time of enrollment
  • Prior radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or investigational treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck
  • Prior treatment with an investigational or marketed inhibitor of the EGFR pathway
  • Use of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inducers
  • Presence of systemic metastases (M1)
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (9)

Alaska Oncology and Hematology LLC

Anchorage, Alaska, 99508, United States

Location

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

Location

University of New Mexico Health Science CCOP

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States

Location

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

Location

New Hanover Radiation Oncology Center

Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States

Location

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

Location

University of Tennessee Cancer Institute-Boston Cancer Group PLC

Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States

Location

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

Location

Multicare Health System

Tacoma, Washington, 98415, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Psyrri A, Rampias T, Vermorken JB. The current and future impact of human papillomavirus on treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Ann Oncol. 2014 Nov;25(11):2101-2115. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu265. Epub 2014 Jul 23.

  • Bauman JE, Austin MC, Schmidt R, Kurland BF, Vaezi A, Hayes DN, Mendez E, Parvathaneni U, Chai X, Sampath S, Martins RG. ERCC1 is a prognostic biomarker in locally advanced head and neck cancer: results from a randomised, phase II trial. Br J Cancer. 2013 Oct 15;109(8):2096-105. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.576. Epub 2013 Sep 24.

  • Martins RG, Parvathaneni U, Bauman JE, Sharma AK, Raez LE, Papagikos MA, Yunus F, Kurland BF, Eaton KD, Liao JJ, Mendez E, Futran N, Wang DX, Chai X, Wallace SG, Austin M, Schmidt R, Hayes DN. Cisplatin and radiotherapy with or without erlotinib in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: a randomized phase II trial. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Apr 10;31(11):1415-21. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.46.3299. Epub 2013 Mar 4.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

Interventions

Erlotinib HydrochlorideCisplatinRadiotherapy, ConformalRadiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Carcinoma, Squamous CellCarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsHead and Neck NeoplasmsNeoplasms by Site

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

QuinazolinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsChlorine CompoundsInorganic ChemicalsNitrogen CompoundsPlatinum CompoundsRadiotherapy, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapyTherapeutics

Results Point of Contact

Title
Renato G. Martins, MD, MPH
Organization
University of Washington

Study Officials

  • Renato Martins

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 11, 2006

First Posted

December 13, 2006

Study Start

June 1, 2006

Primary Completion

May 1, 2012

Last Updated

May 10, 2013

Results First Posted

April 2, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-05

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