Phase II Study of Oxaliplatin in Combination With 5-Fu in 1st Line Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Phase II Study of Oxaliplatin in Combination With 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) in 1st Line Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

To evaluate the efficacy of first line oxaliplatin in combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in patients with advanced inoperable or metastatic head and neck cancer and to investigate the safety profile of this regimen in the above indication and consider other criteria of efficacy (clinical benefit, survival)

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Oxaliplatin, 5-FU

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 15
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Paris, France
    • Sanofi-Aventis

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients aged 18-70 years, with inoperable locally advanced or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (stage III-IV) histologically proven, no prior chemo and/or hormone therapy for metastatic disease or local recurrence (adjuvant or neo-adjuvant chemotherapy or radio-chemotherapy was allowed if finished since more than 6 months before inclusion and cisplatinum total dose used < or=to 300 mg/m² or carboplatinum total dose used < or=to 200mg/m²), at least 1 target lesion (measurable in 2 dimensions > or=to 20 mm on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluated < 15 days before start of study treatment, outside of irradiated fields),performance status (PS) < or =to 2 World Health Organization (WHO), weight loss < 5% normal weight,hemoglobin > or =to 10 g/dL, neutrophils > or =to 2000/mm3, platelets > or =to 100,000/mm3 , creatinine < or =to 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), bilirubin < or =to .5 x ULN, alanine amino-transferase (ALT)/aspartate amino-transferase (AST)< or =to 2.5 x ULN (5 x ULN if liver metastases), clotting: prothrombin time (PT) > or =to 60%. Written informed consent signed by patient and doctor prior to all study procedures -

Exclusion Criteria:

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Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To evaluate the efficacy of first line oxaliplatin in combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in patients with advanced inoperable or metastatic head and neck cancer.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To investigate the safety profile of this regimen in the above indication and consider other criteria of efficacy (clinical benefit, survival)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Sanofi

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: May 1, 2000
• Study Completion (Actual): February 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 28, 2008
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 28, 2008
• First Posted (Estimate): February 11, 2008

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 11, 2008
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 28, 2008
• Last Verified: January 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Squamous Cell; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Fluorouracil; Oxaliplatin
• Other Study ID Numbers: EFC_7276