se of h-R3 monoclonal antibody and radiotherapy to treat patients with advanced epithelial head and neck tumors.
- Conditions
- Advanced epithelial head and neck tumors.Head and Neck NeoplasmsNeoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
- Registration Number
- RPCEC00000071
- Lead Sponsor
- Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 12
1.Patients with epithelial head and neck tumors in oral cavity and mesopharynx, stages III or IV, eligible for radiant treatment. 2.Patients with epithelial head and neck tumors not eligible for surgical treatment or undergoing relapse upon inclusion. 3.EGF-R expression confirmation by immunohistochemistry. 4.Patient’s consent in writing. 5.Age from 18 to 75 years, of both sexes. 6.WHO Performance Status lower than or equal to 2. 7.Six month life expectancy. 8.Clinical laboratory parameters: Hb >10 g/l; total leukocytes over 4 x 109 cells/l; platelets > 100 x 109/L. Liver function within normal limits and/or patients with history of liver condition confirmed by TGP, TGO or alkaline phosphatase. Kidney function: serum creatinine?132 mmol/l.
1.Non compliance with inclusion criteria. 2.Patients treated with murine R3 MaB. 3.Pregnancy or breastfeeding. 4.Decompensated chronic disease: cardiopathy, diabetes, high blood pressure. 5.History of hypersensitivity to this or any similar product. 6.Fever 7.Severe septic processes. 8.Acute or serious allergic conditions.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Antitumoral effect. Measuring time: 12 months.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adverse reactions and maximum permissible dose. Measuring time: 12 months.