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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2014/09/004980
CTRI/2014/09/004980RecruitingPhase 3

An Open label, Randomized, Investigator Initiated Multicentric, Phase III Study of Nimotuzumab in combination with Concurrent Radiotherapy and Cisplatin versus Radiotherapy and Cisplatin alone, in Subjects with Locally advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (LASCCHN)

Biocon Limited0 sites536 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Recruiting
Enrollment
536

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1.Histologically confirmed Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck in advanced stage [stage III or IVA ,B)] considered to be suitable for concurrent chemoradiotherapy.
  • 2. Written informed consent has been obtained
  • 3.Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) > 70
  • 4.Adults of either sex, between 18 years and above with a life expectancy of at least 6 months.
  • 5.Adequate hematologic function (Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) >= 1,500 cells/µL; Hemoglobin > 9 g/dL, platelets > 100,000/µL and <= 500,000/µL)
  • 6.Adequate renal function (serum creatinine <= 1.5 mg/dL or calculated creatinine clearance >= 45 ml/min)
  • 7.Adequate hepatic function [bilirubin <= 1.5 x ULN (upper limit of normal), alanine amino transferase (ALT) <= 5 x ULN, aspartate amino transferase (AST) <= 5 x ULN]
  • 8.Female patients must have a negative urine pregnancy test at pre-study (not applicable to patients with bilateral oophorectomy and/or hysterectomy or to those patients who are postmenopausal)
  • 9.All patients of reproductive potential must agree to use an approved form of contraception

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1.Nasopharyngeal, salivary glands, nasal cavities, maxillary sinus, paranasal sinus squamous cell carcinoma
  • 2.Patients with a history of prior malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer or cervical cancer in-situ
  • 3.Patients who have had immunotherapy
  • 4.Patients who have received radiotherapy to head & neck
  • 5.Known or suspected hypersensitivity to compounds with similarity to BIOMAb EGFR for eg. trastuzumab.
  • 6.Patients with distant metastases
  • 7.Pregnant or lactating women
  • 8.Uncontrolled intercurrent disease (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, thyroid disease)
  • 9.Known infection with HIV or Active viral hepatitis
  • 10.Prior therapy that specifically and directly targets the EGFR pathway

Investigators

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