- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00004227
Radiation Therapy With or Without Cetuximab in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Cancer of the Oropharynx, Hypopharynx, or Larynx
Randomized Phase III Trial to Compare Radiation Therapy Alone With Radiation Therapy and Concomitant Anti-EGFr Antibody (C225) for Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Head and Neck
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Monoclonal antibodies such as cetuximab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. It is not yet known if radiation therapy is more effective with or without cetuximab for cancer of the oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy with or without cetuximab in treating patients who have stage III or stage IV cancer of the oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
- Compare the rate of locoregional disease control maintained for 1 year in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx treated with radiotherapy with or without concurrent cetuximab.
- Compare the response rates, progression-free survival and overall survival rates, and quality of life in patients treated with these regimens.
- Compare acute and late toxicity of these regimens in these patients.
- Determine tumor epidermal growth factor receptor levels in patients treated with these regimens.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified by Karnofsky performance status (60-80% vs 90-100%), nodal stage (N0 vs N+), tumor stage (T1-3 vs T4), and radiotherapy schedule (concurrent boost vs once daily vs twice daily).
Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms:
Arm I: Patients undergo radiotherapy beginning on day 1. Patients are assigned to 1 of 3 radiotherapy groups:
- Group 1: Patients undergo concurrent boost radiotherapy comprised of radiotherapy once daily 5 days a week for 3.5 weeks followed by radiotherapy twice daily 5 days a week for 2.5 weeks.
- Group 2: Patients undergo radiotherapy once daily 5 days a week for 7 weeks.
- Group 3: Patients undergo radiotherapy twice daily 5 days a week for 6-6.5 weeks.
- Arm II: Patients receive a test dose of cetuximab IV over 10 minutes on day 1. Patients who do not experience grade 4 anaphylactic reaction receive a loading dose of cetuximab IV over 2 hours beginning 30 minutes after completion of test dose. Patients receive maintenance cetuximab IV over 1 hour on day 8. Maintenance cetuximab repeats every week for 7 courses. Beginning on day 8, patients undergo radiotherapy as in arm I concurrently with maintenance cetuximab. There must be an hour interval between the completion of cetuximab infusion and the start of any radiotherapy.
Patients with more than N1 neck disease at initial presentation undergo neck dissection 4-8 weeks after the completion of radiotherapy.
Quality of life is assessed before initiation of study therapy, at 8 weeks, and then every 4 months for 1 year.
Patients are followed at 8 weeks, every 4 months for 2 years, and then every 6 months for 3 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 416 patients (208 per arm) will be accrued for this study within approximately 5 years.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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New Jersey
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Lakewood, New Jersey, United States, 08701
- Kimball Medical Center
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Long Branch, New Jersey, United States, 07740-6395
- Monmouth Medical Center
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Somerville, New Jersey, United States, 08876
- ImClone Systems, Incorporated
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically proven advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx
- Stage III OR
- Stage IV without distant metastases
- Measurable disease
- Tumor tissue available for immunohistochemical assay of epidermal growth factor receptor expression
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
- 18 and over
Performance status:
- Karnofsky 60-100%
Life expectancy:
- At least 1 year
Hematopoietic:
- Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
Hepatic:
- Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
- SGOT and SGPT no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal
Renal:
- Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR
- Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min
- Calcium normal
Other:
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- Medically able to withstand a course of definitive radiotherapy
- No medical or psychologic condition that would preclude informed consent or compliance
- No other malignancy within the past 3 years except basal cell skin cancer or preinvasive carcinoma of the cervix
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
- No prior cetuximab or other murine monoclonal antibody
Chemotherapy:
- At least 3 years since prior systemic chemotherapy
- No concurrent chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy:
- Not specified
Radiotherapy:
- No prior radiotherapy to head and neck
- No other concurrent radiotherapy
Surgery:
- No prior surgery for indicator lesion except biopsy
- Study radiotherapy must not be a part of a postoperative regimen after primary surgical resection
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Arm I
Patients undergo radiotherapy beginning on day 1. Patients are assigned to 1 of 3 radiotherapy groups:
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Active Comparator: Arm II
Patients receive a test dose of cetuximab IV over 10 minutes on day 1. Patients who do not experience grade 4 anaphylactic reaction receive a loading dose of cetuximab IV over 2 hours beginning 30 minutes after completion of test dose. Patients receive maintenance cetuximab IV over 1 hour on day 8. Maintenance cetuximab repeats every week for 7 courses. Beginning on day 8, patients undergo radiotherapy as in arm I concurrently with maintenance cetuximab. There must be an hour interval between the completion of cetuximab infusion and the start of any radiotherapy. Radiotherapy groups remain the same as in Arm I:
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Study Chair: James A. Bonner, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Bonner JA, Harari PM, Giralt J, Azarnia N, Shin DM, Cohen RB, Jones CU, Sur R, Raben D, Jassem J, Ove R, Kies MS, Baselga J, Youssoufian H, Amellal N, Rowinsky EK, Ang KK. Radiotherapy plus cetuximab for squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck. N Engl J Med. 2006 Feb 9;354(6):567-78. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa053422.
- Bonner JA, Harari PM, Giralt J, Cohen RB, Jones CU, Sur RK, Raben D, Baselga J, Spencer SA, Zhu J, Youssoufian H, Rowinsky EK, Ang KK. Radiotherapy plus cetuximab for locoregionally advanced head and neck cancer: 5-year survival data from a phase 3 randomised trial, and relation between cetuximab-induced rash and survival. Lancet Oncol. 2010 Jan;11(1):21-8. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(09)70311-0. Epub 2009 Nov 10. Erratum In: Lancet Oncol. 2010 Jan;11(1):14.
- Bonner JA, Harari PM, Giralt J, et al.: The relationship of cetuximab-induced rash and survival in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy and cetuximab. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63 (2 Suppl 1): A-120, S73, 2005.
- Bonner JA, Girald J, Harari PM, et al.: Phase III evaluation of radiation with and without cetuximab for locoregionally advanced head and neck cancer. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 60 (1 Suppl 1): A-31, S147-8, 2004. Available online. Last accessed February 3, 2005.
- Bonner J, Giralt J, Harari P, Spencer S, Schulten J, Hossain A, Chang SC, Chin S, Baselga J. Cetuximab and Radiotherapy in Laryngeal Preservation for Cancers of the Larynx and Hypopharynx: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Sep 1;142(9):842-9. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2016.1228. Erratum In: JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Jan 1;143(1):97. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Jan 1;145(1):96.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
- stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx
- stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx
- recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx
- stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx
- stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx
- recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx
- stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx
- stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx
- recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- CDR0000067468
- UAB-9901
- IMCL-CP02-9815
- NCI-G99-1657
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