Gene Therapy and Surgery Followed by Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Cancer of the Mouth or Throat - Full Text View

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Southwest Oncology Group National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00017173

Purpose

RATIONALE: Inserting the p53 gene into a person's cancer cells may improve the body's ability to fight cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining chemotherapy and radiation therapy with the p53 gene may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gene therapy plus surgery followed by cisplatin and radiation therapy in treating patients who have newly diagnosed resectable stage III or stage IV cancer of the mouth or throat.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Head and Neck Cancer	Drug: Ad5CMV-p53 gene Drug: cisplatin Procedure: conventional surgery Procedure: radiation therapy	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Head and Neck Cancer Oral Cancer

Drug Information available for: Cisplatin

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment
Official Title:	Phase II Trial Of Surgery With Perioperative RPR/INGN 201 (Ad5CMV-p53) Gene Therapy Followed By Chemoradiotherapy For Advanced, Resectable Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Oral Cavity, Oropharynx, Larynx, and Pharynx

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Primary Outcome Measures:

Feasibility of treatment as measured by accrual rate and percentage of patients successfully receiving the required doses of study treatment to the primary site [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Progression-free survival from time of registration until disease progression [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Overall survival from time of registration until death from any cause [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Local control assessed from time of registration until disease progression within 2 cm of initial primary/nodal disease [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Toxicity of Ad5CMV-p53 gene (INGN 201) and chemoradiation assessed from time of registration until 30 days after completion of study treatment [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment:	60
Study Start Date:	February 2003

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Determine the feasibility of treating patients with newly diagnosed resectable stage III or IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx with surgery and Ad5CMV-p53 gene followed by cisplatin and radiotherapy.
Determine the progression-free survival, local control, and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.
Determine the toxicity of this regimen in this patient population.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients undergo surgical resection and receive an intraoperative Ad5CMV-p53 gene injection into the resection bed and into the deep soft tissue bed of the cervical level with nodal metastasis. Patients also receive a third intraoperative Ad5CMV-p53 gene injection into the neck dissection bed, where it is allowed to sit in place for 10 minutes.

Within 48-72 hours after surgery, patients receive a postoperative Ad5CMV-p53 gene injection into each of two drainage catheters next to the mucosal suture line and neck dissection bed, where it is allowed to sit in place for 2 hours.

Within 56 days after surgery, patients receive cisplatin IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1, 22, and 43 and radiotherapy on days 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-33, and 36-40. Patients may receive 3 additional days of radiotherapy to high-risk areas on days 43-45.

Patients are followed every 2-6 months for 2 years and then annually for 3 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 60 patients will be accrued for this study within 1 year.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Histologically confirmed high-risk/limited stage III or IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx
- Newly diagnosed
- Previously untreated
- Considered surgically resectable
- Evidence of regional lymph node metastases (N1-N3)
No distant metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

18 and over

Performance status:

Not specified

Life expectancy:

Not specified

Hematopoietic:

WBC at least 3,000/mm^3
Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm^3
Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

Bilirubin no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
SGOT or SGPT no greater than 3 times ULN
Hepatitis B surface antigen negative
Hepatitis C antibody negative

Renal:

Creatinine no greater than 2 times ULN
Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min

Other:

Magnesium normal (magnesium supplement allowed)
No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or adequately treated stage I or II cancer in complete remission
HIV negative
Not pregnant or nursing
Patients must use effective barrier contraception and prevent bodily fluid transmission during and for 28 days after Ad5CMV-p53 gene administration

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

Not specified

Chemotherapy:

Not specified

Endocrine therapy:

Not specified

Radiotherapy:

No concurrent intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Surgery:

Not specified

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00017173

Locations

United States, Kansas
Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160-7357
United States, Kentucky
Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536-0293
United States, Michigan
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201-1379

Sponsors and Collaborators

Southwest Oncology Group

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

Study Chair:

George H. Yoo, MD

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

More Information

Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Study ID Numbers:	CDR0000068658, SWOG-S0011
Study First Received:	June 6, 2001
Last Updated:	July 23, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00017173
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity
stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity
stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx
stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx

stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx
stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx
stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx
stage IV verrucous carcinoma of the larynx

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Squamous cell carcinoma
Mouth Neoplasms
Carcinoma
Epidermoid carcinoma
Cisplatin
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Oral cancer

Carcinoma, squamous cell
Laryngeal carcinoma
Hypopharyngeal cancer
Neoplasms, Squamous Cell
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms by Histologic Type

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009