SU5416 and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Recurrent, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer of the Head and Neck

June 9, 2010 updated by: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

A Phase I Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacodynamic, and Clinical Study of the Combination of the Angiogenesis Inhibitor SU5416 and Paclitaxel in Recurrent or Metastatic Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

RATIONALE: SU5416 may stop the growth of head and neck cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining SU5416 with chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of SU5416 and paclitaxel in treating patients who have recurrent, locally advanced, or metastatic cancer of the head and neck.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the maximum tolerated dose and safety of SU5416 and paclitaxel in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer.
  • Determine the antiangiogenesis effect of this combination regimen in these patients.
  • Determine the toxicity, pharmacodynamic effects, and pharmacokinetic parameters of this combination.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study.

Patients receive paclitaxel IV over one hour on day 1 and SU5416 IV over one hour on days 1 and 4. Treatment continues weekly in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of paclitaxel and SU5416 until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 6 patients experience dose limiting toxicities.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 34 patients will be accrued for this study within 9-15 months.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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12

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065
        • Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Metastatic or loco-regionally recurrent malignancy of the head and neck (including salivary gland and thyroid) that is incurable by surgery or radiotherapy
  • At least two distinct tumor masses OR
  • One tumor mass at least 3 cm in diameter
  • No brain metastases
  • No pulmonary metastases as only site of disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • At least 12 weeks

Hematopoietic:

  • WBC at least 3,500/mm3
  • Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3
  • Hemoglobin greater than 9.0 g/dL

Hepatic:

  • PT and PTT normal OR
  • INR ratio less than 1.1
  • Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dL
  • AST and ALT less than 2 times upper limit of normal

Renal:

  • Creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dL
  • Creatinine clearance greater than 60 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

  • No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease
  • No uncompensated coronary artery disease
  • No history of myocardial infarction or severe or unstable angina within the past 6 months
  • No severe peripheral vascular disease
  • No deep venous thrombosis or arterial thrombosis within the past 6 months
  • No known hypercoagulable syndrome with predisposition to venous or arterial clots

Pulmonary:

  • No pulmonary embolism within the past 6 months

Other:

  • No prior cerebral hemorrhage
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • At least 3 weeks since palliative chemotherapy (6 weeks for mitomycin or nitrosoureas) and recovered
  • At least 4 weeks since combined chemoradiotherapy and recovered
  • Must be recovered from prior taxanes

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior large field radiotherapy and recovered

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Determine the maximum tolerated dose and safety of SU5416 and paclitaxel.
Time Frame: Treatment continues weekly in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Treatment continues weekly in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Collaborators

Collaborators

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

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May 1, 2000

Primary Completion (Actual)

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December 1, 2002

Study Completion (Actual)

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October 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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May 2, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

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January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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June 10, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 9, 2010

Last Verified

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June 1, 2010

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • CWRU1399
  • U01CA062502 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • P30CA043703 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • CWRU-1399
  • NCI-T99-0084

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