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Gefitinib (Iressa) in Combo With Chemoradiation in Patients With Locally Advanced Head & Neck Cancer

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Registration Number
NCT00239304
Lead Sponsor
AstraZeneca
Brief Summary

To determine the safety and tolerability of gefitinib in combination with cisplatin and radiation (3D-CRT or IMRT) in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Histologically confirmed head and neck cancer
  • Lymph node negative or positive
  • Metastasis negative
  • Chemo- and radiotherapy naïve
  • WHO 0-2
  • Measurable disease by RECIST
  • Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Severe alcohol abuse
  • Active ILD
  • Co-existing chronic gastrointestinal disease(s)
  • Brain metastasis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Parts 1 and 2: Safety (Incidence of DLTs)
Part 3: Safety and tolerability
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Parts 2 and 3: Efficacy (Incidence of complete response at 3 months after the end of trial treatment based on RECIST criteria)
Exploratory Outcome: EGFR-1 expression, amplification and activation Serum VEGF levels

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Research Centre

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Helsinki, Finland

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