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Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Head and Neck Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00448552
Lead Sponsor
University of Miami
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin and capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving oxaliplatin together with capecitabine works in treating patients with relapsed or metastatic head and neck cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Determine the objective response rate in patients with chemotherapy naïve relapsed or metastatic head and neck cancer treated with oxaliplatin and capecitabine.

Secondary

* Evaluate the safety and toxicity of this regimen in these patients.

* Determine the one-year survival and overall survival of these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients receive oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1 and oral capecitabine twice daily on days 2-15. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 30 patients will be accrued for this study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Objective response rate (complete response and partial response)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Toxicity as measured by NCI CTC
Survival

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Miami, Florida, United States

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