- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Klinisk utprøving NCT00293579
Pemetrexed Chemotherapy in Poor-Risk Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
A Phase II Study of Pemetrexed Chemotherapy in Poor-Risk Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Studieoversikt
Detaljert beskrivelse
Rationale: Patients with advanced stage head and neck cancer, especially those with disease in the hypopharynx, oropharynx, or oral cavity, and poor performance status defined through clinical testing, are often not eligible for clinical trials and treated with best supportive care. The possibility of developing a well-tolerated chemotherapy regimen in these patients may lead to an equivalent benefit and better palliation. The current study offers the chemotherapy drug pemetrexed to patients with advanced head and neck cancer. Researchers consider this agent to have some anti-tumor efficacy against a variety of site-specific cancers, including head and neck cancer with a response rate that is similar to other single chemotherapy drugs. In addition, previous research indicates that toxicities associated with pemetrexed have been reduced when patients are given folic acid and B12 vitamin supplementation. Along with pemetrexed, the current study provides study participants with both folic acid and B12.
Purpose: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate tumor response, including complete and partial remission, and toxicities from pemetrexed in patients with advanced head and neck cancer. Secondary objectives of this study include measurements of time to tumor progression, survival, and patient quality of life.
Treatment: Study participants will be given pemetrexed through intravenous infusions. Pemetrexed will be administered once every three weeks. This schedule of pemetrexed once every three weeks will be repeated up to six times. Study participants will also be provided with both folic acid and B12 vitamin supplementation before, during, and after study treatments with pemetrexed. Vitamin supplementation is considered critical and compliance must be followed closely. Several tests and exams will be given throughout the study to monitor patients. Treatments will be discontinued due to disease growth and unacceptable side effects.
Studietype
Registrering (Faktiske)
Fase
- Fase 2
Kontakter og plasseringer
Studiesteder
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Ohio
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Columbus, Ohio, Forente stater, 43210
- Ohio State University
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Deltakelseskriterier
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Alder som er kvalifisert for studier
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Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Advanced, metastatic, or recurrent head and neck cancers
- Poor risk patients with ECOG performance status of 2
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior treatment for recurrent or metastatic disease
- No clinical or radiological evidence of brain metatases
- Patients with bone only disease are not eligible
- Patients with pleural or peritoneal effusion as only manifestation of diesase
Studieplan
Hvordan er studiet utformet?
Designdetaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: N/A
- Intervensjonsmodell: Enkeltgruppeoppdrag
- Masking: Ingen (Open Label)
Våpen og intervensjoner
Deltakergruppe / Arm |
Intervensjon / Behandling |
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Eksperimentell: Pemetrexed
pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 administered iv, every three weeks, for 6 cycles
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500 mg/m2 IV every 3 weeks for 6 cycles
Andre navn:
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Hva måler studien?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Overall Response Rate
Tidsramme: Up to 3 years
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Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR.
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Up to 3 years
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Toxicities of Pemetrexed,in Poor Risk Cases With Poor Performance Status and Advanced, Metastatic, or Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
Tidsramme: Up to 3 years
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Drug induced toxicities were assessed and graded according to the revised NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0.
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Up to 3 years
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Impact of Pemetrexed Chemotherapy on Quality of Life
Tidsramme: Baseline, End of Treatment [up to 3 years]
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Quality of life assessements conducted at BL (baseline assessment) and EoT (End of treatment).
University of Washington QOL (UW-QOL) questionnaire tests 9 specific areas relating to head and neck cancer.
A composite score is calculated by adding together the 9 domain scores to give a scale from 0 (for poor health) to 900 (good health).
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Baseline, End of Treatment [up to 3 years]
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Overall Survival
Tidsramme: Up to 2 years
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Overall survival was measured from the time of initial study entry to death due to any cause.
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Up to 2 years
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Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere
Etterforskere
- Hovedetterforsker: Anterpreet Neki, M.D., Ohio State University
Publikasjoner og nyttige lenker
Hjelpsomme linker
Studierekorddatoer
Studer hoveddatoer
Studiestart (Faktiske)
Primær fullføring (Faktiske)
Studiet fullført (Faktiske)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først innsendt
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Først lagt ut (Anslag)
Oppdateringer av studieposter
Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Sist bekreftet
Mer informasjon
Begreper knyttet til denne studien
Nøkkelord
Ytterligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre studie-ID-numre
- OSU-0482
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