NCT02059668

Brief Summary

The aim of this clinical research project is to validate the prognostic impact of potential biomarkers on loco-regional control of locally advanced head and neck cancer after definitive or adjuvant radiochemotherapy. The treatment is equal to the standard of care. Potential biomarkers from a previous retrospective study will be validated in this prospective study.

Trial Health

87
On Track

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Enrollment
588

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2014

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

10 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 10, 2014

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 11, 2014

Completed
18 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2014

Completed
8.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2022

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

August 3, 2022

Status Verified

August 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

8.3 years

First QC Date

February 10, 2014

Last Update Submit

August 2, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

locally advanced head and neck cancerbiomarkersdefinitive treatmentadjuvant treatmentradiochemotherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • local recurrence free survival

    after 2 years

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • disease-free survival

    after 2 years

  • metastases-free survival

    after 2 years

  • overall survival

    after 2 years

Study Arms (1)

Biomarker analyses head & neck cancer tissue, blood specimen

Validation of prognostic biomarkers for local tumor control in definitive and adjuvant treatment of head and neck cancer.

Biological: Biomarker analyses head & neck cancer tissue, blood specimen

Interventions

For biomarker analyses, tumor tissues from previous biopsies and surgery and blood specimens taken during treatment at the treating institution will be used.

Biomarker analyses head & neck cancer tissue, blood specimen

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Patients with the diagnosis locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck area

You may qualify if:

  • Primary radiochemotherapy:
  • Patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx or hypopharynx
  • Stage III or IV without distant metastases
  • Patient is able to participate in regular tumor follow-up care
  • planned irradiation dose 69-72 Gy
  • planned overall treatment time 38-54 days
  • written informed consent of the patient
  • general condition according to WHO 0-2
  • planned simultaneous chemotherapy with cisplatin (cumulative planned total dose minimum 180 mg/m2 body surface, divided in several separately doses)
  • Adjuvant radiochemotherapy:
  • Patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx or hypopharynx
  • surgery, existence of one or more of the following risk factors for local recurrence:
  • extracapsular growth of a minimum of one lymph node metastasis
  • R1 resection
  • pT4 tumor and more than 3 affected lymph nodes
  • +7 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Primary radiochemotherapy:
  • distant metastasis
  • contraindication against a cisplatin-based chemotherapy
  • planned total irradiation dose \<69 Gy and \>72 Gy
  • planned overall treatment time \>54 days or \<38 days
  • Patient is incapable of giving consent
  • previous radiotherapy in the head and neck area, if there is a risk for overlapping of the irradiation areas
  • other tumor diseases, which currently need a treatment or probably within the next two years or which influence the prognosis of the patient
  • tumor-independent diseases or conditions which reduce the survival probability of the patient to \<2 years or which affect the follow-up over 2 years
  • no written informed consent
  • induction chemotherapy
  • pregnancy or lactation
  • Adjuvant radiochemotherapy:
  • distant metastasis
  • contraindication against a cisplatin-based chemotherapy
  • +8 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (10)

Prof. Anca-Ligia Grosu

Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, 79106, Germany

Location

Prof. Jürgen Debus

Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69120, Germany

Location

Prof. Daniel Zips

Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72016, Germany

Location

Prof. Claus Belka

München, Bavaria, 81377, Germany

Location

Prof. Stephanie Combs

München, Bavaria, 81675, Germany

Location

Prof. Claus Rödel

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60590, Germany

Location

Prof. Martin Stuschke

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45147, Germany

Location

Prof. Mechthild Krause

Dresden, Saxony, 01307, Germany

Location

Prof. Volker Budach

Berlin, 10117, Germany

Location

Praxis für Strahlentherapie im Krankenhaus Dresden - Friedrichstadt

Dresden, 01067, Germany

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Niu M, Combs SE, Linge A, Krause M, Baumann M, Lohaus F, Ebert N, Tinhofer I, Budach V, von der Grun J, Rodel F, Grosu AL, Multhoff G. Comparison of the composition of lymphocyte subpopulations in non-relapse and relapse patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck before, during radiochemotherapy and in the follow-up period: a multicenter prospective study of the German Cancer Consortium Radiation Oncology Group (DKTK-ROG). Radiat Oncol. 2021 Jul 31;16(1):141. doi: 10.1186/s13014-021-01868-5.

Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITH DNA

if possible fresh-frozen tumor tissues, blood samples

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Head and Neck Neoplasms

Interventions

Blood Specimen Collection

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by SiteNeoplasms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Specimen HandlingClinical Laboratory TechniquesDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresDiagnosisPuncturesSurgical Procedures, OperativeInvestigative Techniques

Study Officials

  • Mechthild Krause, Prof.

    Dresden University of Technology, Universital Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Department of Radiation Therapy and Radiation Oncology

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Prof. Dr. Mechthild Krause

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 10, 2014

First Posted

February 11, 2014

Study Start

March 1, 2014

Primary Completion

June 1, 2022

Study Completion

June 1, 2022

Last Updated

August 3, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations