Postoperative Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Treating Patients With High-Risk Salivary Gland Carcinomas

Postoperative Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Treating Patients With High-Risk Salivary Gland Carcinomas of Head and Neck, A Non-Randomized, Phase II Trial

This is a non-randomized, phase II, open label study of postoperative current chemoradiotherapy for high-risk malignant salivary gland tumors of head and neck.The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of concurrent chemoradiotherapy in these patients.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

107

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

    • Shanghai
      • Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200011
        • Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital

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 to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Pathologically proven diagnosis of a malignant salivary gland tumor of intermediate or high-grade
  2. Pathologic stage T3-4 or N1-3 or T1-2, N0 with a close (≤ 5mm) or microscopically positive surgical margin
  3. Surgical resection with curative intent within 8 weeks prior to registration, with no evidence of gross tumor residual
  4. No evidence of distant metastases
  5. No synchronous or concurrent head and neck primary tumors
  6. Karnofsky score over 60
  7. Adequate organ function including the following:

    1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1.5 * 10^9/l
    2. Platelets count >= 100 * 10^9/l
    3. Hemoglobin >= 10 g/dl
    4. AST and ALT <= 2.5 times institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
    5. Total bilirubin <= 1.5 times institutional ULN
    6. Creatinine clearance >= 50 ml/min
    7. Serum creatine <= 1 times ULN
  8. Signed written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Evidence of distant metastasis
  2. Prior chemotherapy or anti-cancer biologic therapy for any type of cancer, or prior radiotherapy to the head and neck region
  3. Other previous cancer, except for in situ cervical cancer and cutaneous basal cell carcinoma
  4. Pregnant or breast-feeding females, or females and males of childbearing potential not taking adequate contraceptive measures
  5. Presence of an uncontrolled concomitant illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, or cardiac arrhythmia

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: ACC
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy+concurrent chemotherapy with docetaxel and Nedaplatin
Docetaxel 70mg/m^2,D1,2 cycles
Other Names:
  • Taxotere
nedaplatin 35mg/m^2,D1-2,2 cycles
a total dose of 60-66Gy in 30-33 fractions over 6-7 weeks
Experimental: Non-ACC
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy+concurrent chemotherapy with docetaxel and Nedaplatin
Docetaxel 70mg/m^2,D1,2 cycles
Other Names:
  • Taxotere
nedaplatin 35mg/m^2,D1-2,2 cycles
a total dose of 60-66Gy in 30-33 fractions over 6-7 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Disease-free survival
Time Frame: 2 years
from date of enrollment until date of first documented disease progression or death from any cause, assessed up to 2 years
2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Overall survival rate
Time Frame: 2 years
from date of enrollment until date of first death from any cause, assessed up to 2 years
2 years
Acute toxicity profiles, graded according to the NCI CTCAE version 3.0
Time Frame: up to 6 weeks
Number of participants with treatment-related acute toxicity as assessed weekly by CTCAE v3.0 during the course of treatment
up to 6 weeks
Late toxicity profiles, graded according to the NCI CTCAE version 3.0
Time Frame: up to 2 years
Number of participants with treatment-related late toxicity as assessed every 3 months by CTCAE v3.0 up to 2 years
up to 2 years
Score of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Head and Neck Core 35 (EORTC QLQ-HN35) during the concurrent treatment
Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 6 weeks
QoL score will be documented on each weekend during the course of radiotherapy
participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Guopei Zhu, M.D., Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

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 (Actual)

June 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 12, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 15, 2016

First Posted (Estimated)

May 18, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 30, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 26, 2024

Last Verified

July 1, 2024

More Information

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