Combination of Taxotere and Oxaliplatin in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

May 20, 2014 updated by: University of Southern California

Phase II Trial of Taxotere and Oxaliplatin Combination Chemotherapy in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

This research study is for subjects with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck which is not solely treatable with surgery or radiation. This research study involves treatment with an experimental chemotherapy combination of oxaliplatin and Taxotere. Tha main purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of this combination of medications for this type of cancer.

Approximately 54 subjects will take part in this study.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

12

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
        • USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma which is metastatic or unresectable and for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective.
  • Tissue from tumor must be available. This may be paraffin embedded tissue from previous biopsy/resection. If it is not available, a repeat biopsy must be performed.
  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years
  • ECOG performance status less than or equal to 2 (Karnofsky greater than or equal to 50%)
  • Patients must have adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:
  • leukocytes greater than or equal to 3,000/microliter
  • hemoglobin greater than or equal to 8.0 g/dl
  • absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1,500/microliter
  • platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/microliter
  • total bilirubin within normal institutional limits
  • creatinine within normal institutional limits OR creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal

  • If:

    • ALK PHOS is less than or equal to ULN and AST or ALT is less than or equal to ULN, patient is eligible.
    • ALK PHOS is less than or equal to ULN and AST or ALT is greater than 1x but less than or equal to 1.5x, patient is eligible.
    • ALK PHOS is less than or equal to ULN and AST or ALT is greater than 1.5x but less than or equal to 5x, patient is eligible.
    • ALK PHOS is less than or equal to ULN and AST or ALT is greater than 5x ULN, patient is ineligible.
    • ALK PHOS is greater than 1x but less than or equal to 2.5x and AST or ALT is less than or equal to ULN, patient is eligible.
    • ALK PHOS is greater than 1x but less than or equal to 2.5x and AST or ALT is greater than 1x but less than or equal to 1.5x, patient is eligible.
    • ALK PHOS is greater than 1x but less than or equal to 2.5x and AST or ALT is greater than 1.5x but less than or equal to 5x, patient is ineligible.
    • ALK PHOS is greater than 1x but less than or equal to 2.5x and AST or ALT is greater than 5x ULN, patient is ineligible.
    • ALK PHOS is greater than 2.5x but less than or equal to 5x and ALT or AST is less than or equal to ULN,patient is eligible.
    • ALK PHOS is greater than 2.5x but less than or equal to 5x and ALT or AST is greater than 1x but less than or equal to 1.5x, patient is ineligible.
    • ALK PHOS is greater than 2.5x but less than or equal to 5x and ALT or AST is greater than 1.5x but less than or equal to 5x, patient is ineligible.
    • ALK PHOS is greater than 2.5x but less than or equal to 5x and ALT or AST is greater than 5x ULN, patient is ineligible.
    • ALK PHOS is greater than 5x ULN and AST or ALT is less than or equal to ULN, patient is ineligible.
    • ALK PHOS is greater than 5x ULN and AST or ALT is greater than 1x but less than or equal to 1.5x, patient is ineligible
    • ALK PHOS is greater than 5x ULN and AST or ALT is greater than 1.5x but less than or equal to 5x, patient is ineligible
    • ALK PHOS is greater than 5x ULN and AST or ALT is greater than 5x ULN, patient is ineligible
  • Patients with neuropathy < 1.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test
  • Men and women of childbearing potential must be willing to consent to using effective contraception while on treatment and for at least 3 months thereafter

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to entering the study
  • Patients undergoing therapy with other investigational agents.
  • Previous treatment involving regimen utilizing any of the protocol chemotherapeutic agents
  • Patients with known brain metastases
  • History of allergy to platinum compounds or to antiemetics appropriate for administration in conjunction with protocol-directed chemotherapy. Patients with a history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to Taxotere or Oxaliplatin or other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, or unstable angina pectoris, or cardiac arrhythmia
  • Pregnant and nursing women
  • HIV-positive patients

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Arm 1
On Day 1 of each day treatment cycle, patients receive Taxotere 60 mg/m2 as a 1-hour IV infusion, followed by the administration of oxaliplatin 100 mg/m2. Oxaliplatin will be administered IV over 2 hours at a rate of 10mg/m2/min. This treatment regimen will be repeated every 21 days.
Drug: Taxotere
Taxotere is given at 60 mg/m2 as a 1-hour intravenous infusion.
Drug: Oxaliplatin
Oxaliplatin will be administered intravenously over 2 hours at a rate of 10mg/m2/min. on day 1 every 3 weeks.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Tumor Response
Time Frame: 6 months after the last subject enrolled has gone off study

All eligible patients who received the first dose of Taxotere will be included in the analysis.

Tumor Response will be categorized as: Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR), Stable Disease (SD), Progressive Disease (PD), Early Death from Malignant Disease.

Per RECIST criteria, CR = disappearance of all target and nontarget lesions; PR = at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the largest diameter (LD) of target lesions taking as reference the baseline sum LD; SD = neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD taking as references the smallest sum LD since the treatment started; PD = at least a 20% increase in the sum of LD of target lesions taking as references the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions.
6 months after the last subject enrolled has gone off study

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Time Frame: At end of every cycle
Safety evaluation according to the NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0.
At end of every cycle

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Southern California

Collaborators

Sanofi

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Barbara Gitlitz, MD, University of Southern California

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 16, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 22, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 20, 2014

Last Verified

May 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 7H-03-1

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