Chemo/XRT +/- Amifostine to Assess Outcomes Related to Xerostomia, Mucositis, & Dysphagia

May 28, 2017 updated by: Barbara Murphy, MD, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Randomized Pilot Trial of Chemoradiation Plus or Minus Amifostine to Assess Potential Nutritional, Inflammatory and Physical Outcomes Related to Xerostomia, Mucositis and Dysphagia

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Amifostine may decrease the side effects caused by chemotherapy and radiation therapy. It is not yet known whether chemotherapy and radiation therapy are more effective with or without amifostine in treating head and neck cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying amifostine to see how well it works compared with standard care in reducing side effects in patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy for stage III or stage IV head and neck cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To compare the incidence and severity of acute and chronic swallowing dysfunction in stage III or IV head and neck cancer patients receiving concurrent chemoradiation with or without amifostine

Secondary

  • To assess the relative incidence and severity of acute and chronic xerostomia in stage III or IV head and neck cancer patients receiving chemoradiation with or without amifostine.
  • To assess the relative incidence and severity of mucositis and mucositis-related inflammation in stage III or IV head and neck cancer patients receiving chemoradiation with or without amifostine.
  • To assess the effects of dysphagia, xerostomia, and mucositis-related inflammation on nutritional, physical, and functional status

OUTLINE: Patients undergo intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and concurrent chemotherapy comprising carboplatin and paclitaxel weekly.

Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I (standard of care): Patients are further divided into 1A or 1B.

    • Arm IA: Standard of care plus standardized nutrition therapy (SNT)
    • Arm IB: Standard of care plus standardized nutrition therapy plus low weight resistance training (LWRT).

  • Arm II (amifostine): Patients are further divided into 2A or 2B.

    • Arm IIA: Amifostine 500mg diluted in 2.9 ml injected 30-60 minutes prior to each radiation dose plus standardized nutrition therapy
    • Arm IIB: Amifostine 500mg diluted in 2.9 ml injected 30-60 minutes prior to each radiation dose plus standardized nutrition therapy plus low weight resistance training

In all arms, patients undergo swallowing function, dietary, body composition, muscle, and physical and functional performance measurements at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months post-therapy. Quality of life, salivary production, fatigue, and symptoms (including swallowing/eating foods, appetite, weight loss/nutrition, pain, and speech/communication) are assessed at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months post-therapy. Anthropometric measurements are also performed at the above time points and at mid-therapy.

Blood samples and buccal rinses are collected at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months post-therapy for biomarker studies and for proteomic and genomic analysis by liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed at 1, 3, and 6 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

41

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
    • Tennessee
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-6838
        • Vanderbilt-Ingram 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

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age greater than 21
  • Biopsy proven stage 3 or 4 squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, pharynx, oral cavity or salivary glands
  • No prior history of active cancer within three years other than non-melanoma skin cancer, early stage prostate or early stage cervical cancer
  • controlled co-morbid disease
  • ECOG PS of 0-3
  • Plan for definitive or post-operative CCR within 4 weeks
  • Written informed consent
  • Working telephone
  • May have received prior induction chemotherapy
  • Agree to use only study supplied liquid nutrition supplements or dietary supplements, for per os or feeding tube intake

Exclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosed HIV or AIDS
  • History of ETOH or drug abuse within 3 months
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • On steroid medication or prescribed NSAIDs
  • Consuming specialty nutrition supplements containing additional amounts of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
  • On orexigenic (appetite stimulant) medication.
  • Uncontrolled comorbid disease defined as: a) severe cardiac disease Class III or greater; b) blood pressure > 160/95; c) uncontrolled pain
  • Does not have working telephone.

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Arm IA
Patients undergo specialized nutrition therapy (SNT) including dietitian counseling and calorie goal instruction.
Procedure: therapeutic dietary intervention
Patients undergo specialized nutrition therapy (SNT) including dietitian counseling and calorie goal instruction.
Active Comparator: Arm IB
Patients undergo SNT and low weight resistance training (LWRT).
Procedure: therapeutic dietary intervention
Patients undergo specialized nutrition therapy (SNT) including dietitian counseling and calorie goal instruction.
Behavioral: exercise intervention
Patients undergo low weight resistance training.
Experimental: Arm IIA
Patients receive amifostine subcutaneously (SC) 30-60 minutes prior to each dose of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). Patients also undergo SNT as in arm IA.
Procedure: therapeutic dietary intervention
Patients undergo specialized nutrition therapy (SNT) including dietitian counseling and calorie goal instruction.
Drug: amifostine trihydrate
Given subcutaneously
Other Names:
  • Ethyol
Experimental: Arm IIB
Patients receive amifostine SC 30-60 minutes prior to each dose of IMRT. Patients also undergo SNT and LWRT as in arm IB.
Procedure: therapeutic dietary intervention
Patients undergo specialized nutrition therapy (SNT) including dietitian counseling and calorie goal instruction.
Behavioral: exercise intervention
Patients undergo low weight resistance training.
Drug: amifostine trihydrate
Given subcutaneously
Other Names:
  • Ethyol

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Patients With Each Degree of Swallowing Dysfunction
Time Frame: 6 months after concurrent chemotherapy and radiation
Grade of swallowing dysfunction as measured by the modified barium swallow score: grade 1, normal; grade 2, within functional limits; grade 3, mild impairment; grade 4, mild to moderate impairment; grade 5, moderate impairment; grade 6, moderate to severe impairment; grade 7, severe impairment
6 months after concurrent chemotherapy and radiation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Stimulated and Unstimulated Salivary Production
Time Frame: 6 months after concurrent chemotherapy and radiation
Unstimulated and stimulated salivary production, measured in mL/minute. Unstimulated salivary production is determined by expectoration of passively accumulated secretions accumulated in three 2-minute periods. Stimulated salivary production is determined by chewing paraffin wax with expectoration of passively accumulated secretions accumulated in three 2-minute periods.
6 months after concurrent chemotherapy and radiation
Number of Patients With Oral Mucositis by Grade
Time Frame: 6 months after concurrent chemotherapy and radiation
Measured by Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC) v. 3.00 = no mucositis (minimum score), 1 = mild mucositis, 2 = moderate mucositis, 3 = severe mucositis, 4 = life-threatening, disabling mucositis, 5 = death (worst score).
6 months after concurrent chemotherapy and radiation
Changes in the Amount and Texture of Food Consumed
Time Frame: at baseline, at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-chemoradiation
Patients are asked to note their food intake in terms of amount and texture over the past 24 hours as measured by 24-hour dietary recalls.
at baseline, at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-chemoradiation
Changes in the Frequency and Types of Dietary Intakes
Time Frame: at baseline, at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-chemoradiation
Patients are asked to note their food intake in terms of amount and texture over the past 24 hours as measured by 24 hour dietary recalls.
at baseline, at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months post-chemoradiation

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Barbara A. Murphy, MD, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 17, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 17, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

July 19, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 20, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 28, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • VICC HN 0554
  • VU-VICC-HN-0554
  • VU-VICC-IRB-051068

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