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Sponsored by: |
Merck KGaA |
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Information provided by: | EMD Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00122460 |
The purpose of this trial is to investigate the efficacy of cetuximab in combination with chemotherapy in comparison to chemotherapy alone in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer who did not receive prior chemotherapy. Overall survival will be taken as the primary measure of efficacy.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Head and Neck Cancer |
Drug: Cetuximab+Platinum (Cis or Carboplatin)+5FU Drug: Platinum (Cis or Carboplatin)+5FU |
Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Cetuximab in Combination With Cisplatin or Carboplatin and 5-Fluorouracil in the First Line Treatment of Subjects With Recurrent and/or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck |
Enrollment: | 442 |
Study Start Date: | December 2004 |
Study Completion Date: | July 2007 |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Experimental |
Drug: Cetuximab+Platinum (Cis or Carboplatin)+5FU
Subjects in Group A will receive initial dose of 400 mg/m2 (over 2 hours) followed by weekly doses of 250 mg/m2 (over 1 hour). All doses will be given by IV infusionSubjects in both treatment groups (A nad B) will receive either Cisplatin (100 mg/m2 on day 1)+5-FU (100 mg/m2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks or Carboplatin (AUC 5 IV on day 1) +5-FU (100 mg/m2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks
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2: Active Comparator |
Drug: Platinum (Cis or Carboplatin)+5FU
All doses will be given by IV infusion/Subjects in both treatment groups (A and B) will receive either Cisplatin (100 mg/m2 on day 1)+5-FU (100 mg/m2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks or Carboplatin (AUC 5 IV on day 1) +5-FU (100 mg/m2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Principal Investigator: | Jan B. Vermorken, Prof. | University Hospital Antwerpen, 2650 Edegem, Department of Medical Oncology, Belgium |
Study ID Numbers: | EMR 62202-002 |
Study First Received: | July 19, 2005 |
Last Updated: | December 13, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00122460 |
Health Authority: | Belgium: Directorate general for the protection of Public health: Medicines |
Head and Neck Cancer |
Squamous cell carcinoma Cetuximab Carboplatin Recurrence Carcinoma Epidermoid carcinoma Cisplatin |
Head and Neck Neoplasms Fluorouracil Carcinoma, squamous cell Neoplasms, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, squamous cell of head and neck Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial |
Antimetabolites Neoplasms by Histologic Type Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Immunologic Factors Antineoplastic Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs |
Immunosuppressive Agents Pharmacologic Actions Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Radiation-Sensitizing Agents Therapeutic Uses |