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

Head and Neck Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00611754
• Other study ID #: EFC_7276
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: January 28, 2008
• Last updated: January 28, 2008
• Start date: May 2000
• Est. completion date: February 2003

Study information

• Verified date: January 2008
• Source: Sanofi
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: France: Afssaps - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Saint-Denis)
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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)

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 15
• Est. completion date: February 2003
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

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:

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
• Head and Neck Cancer
• Head and Neck Neoplasms

Intervention

Drug:
• Oxaliplatin, 5-FU
Oxaliplatin: 130 mg/m² in 500 mL of 5% glucose solution as a 2-hour intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 and repeated every 3 weeks; 5-FU: following oxaliplatin administration, 1000 mg/m²/day as a continuous IV infusion from Day 1 toDay 4, every 3 weeks.Dose adjustments were made if the patient experienced AEs.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	Sanofi-Aventis	Paris

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sanofi

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	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.			No
Secondary	To investigate the safety profile of this regimen in the above indication and consider other criteria of efficacy (clinical benefit, survival)			Yes