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Clinical Trials/NCT01172470
NCT01172470
Completed
Phase 2

Phase II Trial of Pemetrexed-Based Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy in Previously Irradiated Head and Neck Cancer Patients

University of Chicago1 site in 1 country34 target enrollmentStarted: June 2005Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Completed
Enrollment
34
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Primary objective is to determine 1-year survival of previously irradiated Head/Neck Cancer patients with loco-regional recurrent disease treated with induction chemotherapy with pemetrexed and gemcitabine followed by concomitant pemetrexed, carboplat

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine 1-year survival of previously irradiated Head and Neck cancer (HNC) patients with loco-regional recurrent disease treated with induction chemotherapy with pemetrexed and gemcitabine followed concomitant pemetrexed, carboplatin and daily radiotherapy.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non Randomized
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • All previously irradiated patients with recurrent head and neck cancer with no clinically measurable distant disease or those patients in whom distant disease was of low volume and local and regional palliation is clinically warranted. Low volume metastatic disease is defined as asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic disease that, according to physician judgment and without therapy for locoregionally recurrent disease, is unlikely to effect the subject's quality or quantity of life.
  • Histologic or cytological documentation of recurrent head and neck cancer requiring regional therapy.
  • Prior radiation therapy completed \> 4 months before to study entry, if patients have recovered from all side effects grade
  • Predominance of disease that is amenable to radiotherapy.
  • Measurable disease prior to induction chemotherapy.
  • Age \>18 years
  • Life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1 (Karnofsky \> 70%).
  • Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:
  • Leukocytes \>3,000/ul Absolute neutrophil count \>1,500/ul Platelets \>100,000/ul Total bilirubin \< 1.5X institutional upper limit of normal AST (SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) \< 2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal Creatinine Clearance (CrCl) \> 45 mL/min

Exclusion Criteria

  • Previously untreated patients are not eligible
  • Patients who have had chemotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier.
  • Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents.
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical composition agents used in the study.
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Primary objective is to determine 1-year survival of previously irradiated Head/Neck Cancer patients with loco-regional recurrent disease treated with induction chemotherapy with pemetrexed and gemcitabine followed by concomitant pemetrexed, carboplat

Time Frame: 1-3 years

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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