NCT02119728

Brief Summary

This randomized phase II trial studies how well photodynamic therapy with HPPH works in treating patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. Photodynamic therapy uses HPPH that becomes active when it is exposed to a certain kind of light. When the drug is active, cancer cells are killed. This may be effective against squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity.

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Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
withdrawn

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 17, 2014

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 22, 2014

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

April 21, 2016

Status Verified

April 1, 2016

First QC Date

April 17, 2014

Last Update Submit

April 19, 2016

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Objective tumor response assessed according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1

    Objective tumor response will be tabulated overall. Tumor response will be determined by comparing photographs of the treated site (with reference ruler) before and after PDT. Efficacy (e.g., tumor response) will be estimated using simple relative frequencies. The corresponding 95% confidence intervals for the estimated probabilities will be computed using the method proposed in Clopper and Pearson.

    3 months after treatment

  • Changes in quality of life evaluated by the University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire version 4

    In the analysis of QoL simple data analyses will initially take place including individual patient level profile plots and overall mean plots used to examining the mean structure. Formal statistical examination of longitudinal patterns will be done through the use of a mixed model. All tests will be two-sided and tested at a 0.05 nominal significance level. Standard diagnostic plots will be used to assess model fit and transformations of variables may be considered in order to meet statistical assumptions.

    Baseline to up to 5 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Frequency of toxicity graded according to NCI CTCAE version 4.0

    Up to 6 weeks after treatment

Study Arms (2)

Arm I (standard of care surgery)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients undergo standard of care surgery on day 1.

Procedure: therapeutic conventional surgery

Arm II (HPPH, photodynamic therapy)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive HPPH IV over 1 hour on day 0. Approximately 24 hours later, patients undergo photodynamic therapy on day 1.

Drug: HPPHDevice: Light Infusion Therapy™

Interventions

HPPHDRUG

Undergo photodynamic therapy with HPPH

Also known as: Photochlor
Arm II (HPPH, photodynamic therapy)

Undergo photodynamic therapy with HPPH

Also known as: PDT, therapy, photodynamic
Arm II (HPPH, photodynamic therapy)

Undergo standard of care surgery

Arm I (standard of care surgery)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of =\< 2
  • Patients with Tl/T2 squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity with or without extension to the oropharynx
  • Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the target tumor(s)
  • Tumor thickness is 4 mm or less (in the judgment of the physician)
  • Computed tomography (CT) of the neck to confirm staging
  • Tumor accessible for unrestricted illumination for photodynamic therapy (PDT) (accessibility as determined by the physician)
  • Life expectancy of at least 12 months in the judgment of the physician
  • Patients of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraceptive methods (e.g., hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately
  • Patient or legal representative must understand the investigational nature of this study and sign an Institutional Review Board approved written informed consent form prior to receiving any study related procedure

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy or targeted agents within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier
  • Patients with known brain metastases should be excluded from this clinical trial
  • Patients with porphyria, or with known hypersensitivity to porphyrins or porphyrin-like compounds
  • White blood cells (WBC) \< 4,000
  • Total serum bilirubin \> 2 mg/dL
  • Serum creatinine \> 2 mg/dL
  • Alkaline phosphatase (hepatic) \> 3 times the upper normal limit
  • Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) \> 3 times the upper normal limit
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Nodal disease as detected by clinical exam or CT
  • Pregnant or nursing female patients
  • Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements
  • Any condition which in the Investigator's opinion deems the patient an unsuitable candidate to receive study drug
  • Received an investigational agent within 30 days prior to enrollment

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

Interventions

2-(1-hexyloxyethyl)-2-devinyl pyropheophorbide-aPhotochemotherapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Combined Modality TherapyTherapeuticsDrug TherapyPhototherapy

Study Officials

  • Hassan Arshad

    Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
0

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 17, 2014

First Posted

April 22, 2014

Primary Completion

January 1, 2017

Last Updated

April 21, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-04

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