- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01880359
AF CRT +/- Nimorazole in HNSCC
A Blind Randomized Multicenter Study of Accelerated Fractionated Chemo-radiotherapy With or Without the Hypoxic Cell Radiosensitizer Nimorazole (Nimoral), Using a 15-gene Signature for Hypoxia in the Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.
The drug nimorazole belongs to a class of chemicals known as 5-nitroimidazoles. Drugs from this class are used against infection. In addition, nimorazole makes tumor cells more sensitive to radiotherapy.
Therefore, the investigators want to find out whether the addition of nimorazole to the standard treatment with radiotherapy in combination with chemotherapy with cisplatin shows activity against your type of head and neck cancer and is safe.
Furthermore the investigators will investigate if a specific examination done with your tumor tissue will help to predict whether the treatment will work or not.
To find out if the activity observed with this treatment is not caused by chance alone, the investigators need to obtain data from patients who receive this treatment and from patients who receive other treatments.
The data from these two groups of patients will be compared to see which treatment is better.
Participants will be split into 2 groups. Each group will receive different treatments. The treatment each group receives is determined by chance using a computer program. This works like flipping a coin and is called randomization. This helps to make sure that groups of patients are similar when the study starts. Neither you, your study doctor, nor the study staff can influence in which group you will be placed or which treatment you will receive.
If allocated to group 1, Patient will receive radiotherapy in combination with chemotherapy with cisplatin and nimorazole as a pill. This is considered the 'experimental' treatment.
If allocated to group 2, patient will receive radiotherapy in combination with chemotherapy with cisplatin and a so called 'placebo' as a pill. The placebo is a dummy treatment. It looks like the real one, but it is not. It contains no active ingredient/medicine.
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Brisbane, Australia, QLD 4029
- Royal Brisbane and Women'S Hospital
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Brisbane, Australia, QLD 4102
- Princess Alexandra Hospital - University Of Queensland
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St Leonards, Australia, NSW 2065
- Royal North Shore Hospital
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Brussels, Belgium, 1200
- Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
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Brussels, Belgium, 1000
- Hôpitaux Universitaires Bordet-Erasme - Institut Jules Bordet
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Leuven, Belgium, 3000
- U.Z. Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg
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Dijon, France, 21079
- Centre Georges-Francois-Leclerc
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Tours, France, 37044
- CHU de Tours - Hôpital Bretonneau
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Villejuif, France, 94805
- Institut Gustave Roussy
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Berlin, Germany
- Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin - Campus Virchow-Klinikum
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Muenchen, Germany, 81377
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen - Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen - Campus Grosshadern
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Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7007MB
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
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Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6500 H
- Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen
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Gdansk, Poland, 80 211
- Medical University of Gdansk
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Poznan, Poland
- The Great Poland Cancer Centre
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Warsaw, Poland
- Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre
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Wrocław, Poland
- Lower Silesian Oncology Centre
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Geneva, Switzerland, 1211
- Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève - HUG - site de Cluse-Roseraie
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Zurich, Switzerland, 8091
- UniversitaetsSpital Zurich
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Newly diagnosed tumors classified as stage III-IV located in the larynx, oropharynx and hypopharynx (unknown primary should be excluded; oral cavity are not eligible)
- Human papillomavirus(HPV)/p16 negative (≤70% positively stained cells), assessed locally for tumors of the oropharynx
- Tumors of the larynx and hypopharynx regardless of the HPV status
- Histopathological diagnosis of invasive squamous cell carcinoma in the primary tumor
- World Health Organization (WHO) performance 0-2
- All Hematology and biochemical investigations, should be done within 4 weeks before randomization (maximum 6 weeks before treatment starts)
- Normal bone marrow function based on routine blood samples, i.e. neutrophils ≥ 1.0 x 109/L, platelets ≥ 75 x 109/L, hemoglobin ≥ 10.0 g/dL or 6.2 mmol/L
- Normal kidney function creatinine clearance ≥ 60ml/min, and Electrolyte balance: calcium ≤ 11.5 mg/dl or 2.9 mmol/l, magnesium ≥ 1.2 mg/dl or 0.5 mmol/l
- Normal liver function assessed by routine laboratory examinations, i.e. bilirubin < 1.5 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)< 3 x ULN, alkaline phosphatases < 3 x ULN
- No prior or current anticancer treatment to the head and neck area (e.g. radical attempted or tumor reductive surgery, neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) inhibitors or radiotherapy).
- Patients must be candidate for curative intent external beam chemo-radiotherapy, and must be expected to complete the treatment.
- All patients should have an oral and dental examination including preferably clinical and radiological examination. Whenever indicated, extraction of dental elements should be carried out at least 10 days before treatment start;for 1-2 (max 2) monoradicular single tooth extractions (if not continous a max of 4) without bone resection 5 days (as a minimum) are allowed.
- Radiotherapy planned to start within acceptable delay (preferably within 2 weeks and a maximum of 4 weeks from randomization).
- Radiotherapy planned to start within 8 weeks from baseline imaging tumor assessment.
- Absence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule; those conditions should be discussed with the patient before randomization in the trial
- All subjects must agree to abstain from donating blood while receiving therapy and for four weeks following discontinuation of therapy.
- All subjects must agree not to share study medication with another person and to return all unused study drug to the investigator.
- Before patient registration, written informed consent must be given according to International Conference on Harmonisation /Good Clinical Practice (ICH/GCP), and national/local regulations (including material acquisition for central testing of the hypoxic signature)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have received treatment with any investigational drug substance within 4 weeks prior to randomization;
- Current participation in any other interventional clinical study;
- Pregnant or breast-feeding female patient. Pregnancy test should be done within 72 hours from treatment start;
- Female subjects of childbearing potential (defined as a sexually mature woman who 1) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy or 2) has not been naturally post-menopausal (amenorrhoea following cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential) for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e. has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months)) not willing to use adequate contraception during study and for 6 month after last dose of study drug;
- Male subjects not willing to use condoms throughout study drug therapy, and for 6 months after cessation of study therapy if their partner is of childbearing potential and has no contraception;
- Known or suspected HIV infection;
- Second malignancies in the 3 years prior to study entry with the exception of surgically cured carcinoma in situ of the cervix, in situ breast cancer, incidental finding of stage T1a or T1b prostate cancer, and basal/squamous cell carcinoma of the skin;
- Uncontrolled or chronic bacterial, fungal or viral infection;
- Known or suspected hypersensitivity to component(s) of investigational product or cisplatin contraindication;
- All indicated timelines and absolute values requested by the eligibility criteria must be adhered to. However, a maximum of +/- 10% of the reference value for laboratory parameters and a maximum of +/- 3 days for timelines may be acceptable. Discussion with EORTC Headquarters and study coordinator is encouraged.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Quadruple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
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Placebo Comparator: Radiotherapy+ Cisplatin+ Placebo
Accelerated radiotherapy (Therapeutic Planning Target Volume (PTV): 70 Gray (Gy), 6 fractions/week, 35 fractions of 2 Gy, prophylactic PTV: 54.25 Gy, 6 fractions/week, 35 fractions of 1.55 Gy) + concomitant cisplatin (weekly schedule of 40mg/m2 (delivered on day 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) Patients will receive placebo (1.2 g/m2) 90 min (+/- 30 min) prior to each radiotherapy fraction but no more than 5 times a week (If the 6th radiotherapy fraction in a week is given on a separate day from the 5th fraction of radiotherapy, no nimorazole/placebo dose is received that day.
If the 6th fraction of radiotherapy is given on the same day as the 5th fraction, nimorazole/placebo is given 90 minutes before the 5th radiotherapy fraction, only).
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Experimental: Radiotherapy+ Cisplatin+ Nimorazole
Accelerated radiotherapy (Therapeutic PTV: 70 Gy, 6 fractions/week, 35 fractions of 2 Gy, prophylactic PTV: 54.25 Gy, 6 fractions/week, 35 fractions of 1.55 Gy) + concomitant cisplatin (weekly schedule of 40mg/m2 (delivered on day 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) . Patients will receive nimorazole (1.2 g/m2) 90 min (+/- 30 min) prior to each radiotherapy fraction but no more than 5 times a week (If the 6th radiotherapy fraction in a week is given on a separate day from the 5th fraction of radiotherapy, no nimorazole/placebo dose is received that day. If the 6th fraction of radiotherapy is given on the same day as the 5th fraction, nimorazole/placebo is given 90 minutes before the 5th radiotherapy fraction, only). |
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
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locoregional control rate
Time Frame: 9 years after first patient in
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9 years after first patient in
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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Time to distant metastasis
Time Frame: 9 years after first patient in
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9 years after first patient in
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Time to second cancer
Time Frame: 9 years after first patient in
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9 years after first patient in
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Overall survival
Time Frame: 9 years after first patient in
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9 years after first patient in
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Disease-specific free survival
Time Frame: 9 years after first patient in
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9 years after first patient in
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Acute and late morbidity
Time Frame: 9 years after first patient in
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9 years after first patient in
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Study Chair: Jens Overgaard, Aarhus University Hospital
- Study Chair: Vincent Grégoire, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- EORTC-1219
- 2013-002441-12 (EudraCT Number)
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