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Safety and Efficacy Study in Patients With Local Advanced Larynx/Hypolarynx Carcinoma Treated With TPF Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Hyperfractionated Radiotherapy With Cetuximab

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Laryngeal Neoplasms
Registration Number
NCT00941135
Lead Sponsor
Fundacion Miguel Servet
Brief Summary

To evaluate the progression free time in patients with completed or partial response \> 30% evaluated over primary tumour (damage T and N) after induction TPF (Docetaxel, Cisplatin, 5-FU) treated with RT + Cetuximab over 2 years.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient informed consent must be signed before to start the study.
  • Age between 18 to 70 years.
  • Performance Status 0-1 according to ECOG scale at the moment of inclusion.
  • Life expectancy >3 months.
  • Confirmed anatomopathologic diagnosis of local advance scaly larynx or hypolarynx carcinoma III or IV stage without evidence of distance metastasis, which surgery involve a total laryngectomy.
  • T3, T4A, T4B or T2 not candidate to a partial laryngectomy. In case of T2 of both locations it will be required III or IVA stage.
  • Patients in medical conditions to receive neoadjuvant treatment with TPF followed by hyperfractionated radiotherapy combined with cetuximab.
  • Presence of a injury measurable with RECIST criteria.
  • Neutrophils > or = 1500/mm3, platelets > or = 150.000/mm3 and haemoglobin > or =10 g/dL.
  • Renal Function appropriate
  • Hepatic Function appropriate
  • Serum Calcium tight to albumine < or = 1,25 x upper normal limit (UNL).
  • Nutritional status appropriate: weight loss < 20% and albumine > or = 35 g/L.
  • Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Metastatic disease.
  • Surgical treatment, radiotherapy and/or previous chemotherapy.
  • Another tumour locations in head and neck area different from larynx or hypo larynx.
  • Another stages different from III or IVa without distant metastasis and resectable disease.
  • Another previous scaly carcinoma
  • Diagnosis of another neoplasia in last 5 years, except cervix carcinoma in situ and/or basocellular cutaneous carcinoma adequately treated.
  • Active infection treated by ATB IV, including active tuberculosis and VIH.
  • Hypertension not controled defined as systolic > or = 180 mm Hg and/or diastolic > or =130 mm Hg at rest.
  • Pregnant/lactating women.
  • Systemic immune treatment, chronic and concomitant, or cancer hormone treatment.
  • Another antineoplastics concomitant treatments.
  • Coronary artery disease or history of heart attack in the last 12 months or high risk of arrythmia uncontrolled or cardiac insufficiency uncontrolled.
  • EPOC that required more than 3 hospitalizations in the last 12 months.
  • Active ulcus not controled.
  • Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Drug abuse (except alcohol abuse)
  • Knowledge of Allergic to study treatment.
  • Previous treatment with Monoclonal antibodies.
  • Any experimental treatment in the previous 30 days to start the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To evaluate progression-free time in patients with complete or partial response >30% evaluated over primary tumour(T and N) after TPF induction treated with RT + Cetuximab.2 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Fundación Jiménez Díaz

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Madrid, Spain

Clinica Universitaria de Navarra

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Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

Hospital de Navarra

🇪🇸

Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

Hospital Carlos Haya

🇪🇸

Malaga, Andalucía, Spain

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