Antineoplaston Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Head and Neck Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Phase II Study of Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 In Patients With Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00003489
• Other study ID #: CDR0000066527
• Secondary ID: BC-HN-02
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: November 1, 1999
• Last updated: November 19, 2017
• Start date: May 6, 1996
• Est. completion date: April 3, 1998

Study information

• Verified date: November 2017
• Source: Burzynski Research Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Current therapies for advanced Head and Neck Cancer provide very limited benefit to the patient. The anti-cancer properties of Antineoplaston therapy suggest that it may prove beneficial in the treatment of advanced Head and Neck Cancer.

PURPOSE: This study is being performed to determine the effects (good and bad) that Antineoplaston therapy has on patients with advanced Head and Neck Cancer.

Description:

Advanced Head and Neck Cancer patients receive gradually escalating doses of intravenous Antineoplaston therapy (Atengenal + Astugenal) until the maximum tolerated dose is reached. Treatment continues up to12 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

OBJECTIVES:

• To determine the efficacy of Antineoplaston therapy in patients with advanced Head and Neck Cancer, as measured by an objective response to therapy (complete response, partial response or stable disease).

• To determine the safety and tolerance of Antineoplaston therapy in patients with advanced Head and Neck Cancer.

• To determine objective response, tumor size is measured utilizing MRI scans, which are performed every 8 weeks for the first two years, every 3 months for the third and fourth years, every 6 months for the 5th and sixth years, and annually thereafter.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 7
• Est. completion date: April 3, 1998
• Est. primary completion date: April 3, 1998
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 16 Years to 99 Years

Eligibility

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

• Histologically confirmed cancer of the head and neck that is unlikely to respond to existing therapy and for which no curative therapy exists

• Metastatic disease OR incurable with surgery or radiation

• Measurable disease by CT scan or MRI

• Tumor must be at least 2 cm for the lymph nodes located in the head, neck, axillary, inguinal or femoral areas and at least 0.5 cm for other areas

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

• 16 and over

Performance status:

• Karnofsky 60-100%

Life expectancy:

• At least 2 months

Hematopoietic:

• WBC at least 2,000/mm^3

• Platelet count at least 50,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

• No hepatic insufficiency

• Bilirubin no greater than 2.5 mg/dL

• SGOT and SGPT no greater than 2.5 mg/dL

Renal:

• No renal insufficiency

• Creatinine no greater than 2.5 mg/dL

• No renal conditions that contraindicate high dosages of sodium

Cardiovascular:

• No chronic heart failure

• No uncontrolled hypertension

• No history of congestive heart failure

• No other cardiovascular conditions that contraindicate high dosages of sodium

Pulmonary:

• No serious lung disease (e.g., severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

Other:

• Not pregnant or nursing

• Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 4 weeks after study participation

• No other serious medical or psychiatric conditions

• No active infection

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

• At least 4 weeks since prior immunotherapy and recovered

• No concurrent immunomodulatory agents

Chemotherapy:

• At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas) and recovered

• No concurrent antineoplastic therapy

Endocrine therapy:

• Concurrent corticosteroids allowed

Radiotherapy:

• See Disease Characteristics

• At least 8 weeks since prior radiotherapy (unless multiple tumors) and recovered

Surgery:

• See Disease Characteristics

Other:

• Prior cytodifferentiating agents allowed

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Head and Neck Cancer
• Head and Neck Neoplasms

Intervention

Drug:
• Antineoplaston therapy (Atengenal + Astugenal)
Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Cancer will receive Antineoplaston therapy (Atengenal + Astugenal). The daily doses of A10 and AS2-1 are divided into six infusions, which are given at 4-hourly intervals. Each infusion starts with infusion of A10 and is immediately followed by infusion of AS2-1.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Burzynski Clinic	Houston	Texas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Burzynski Research Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

External Links

•   Burzynski Clinic
•   Burzynski Research Institute