Motexafin Gadolinium With Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

This study has been terminated.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Pharmacyclics
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00080028
First received: March 22, 2004
Last updated: May 4, 2007
Last verified: May 2007

March 22, 2004
May 4, 2007
 
 
 
 
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Motexafin Gadolinium With Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Phase I Trial of Motexafin Gadolinium and Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of adding the investigational drug Motexafin Gadolinium to the standard treatment of radiation therapy and chemotherapy with drugs called 5-FU and cisplatin in patients with advanced head and neck cancer.

 
Interventional
Phase 1
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Oropharynx Cancer
  • Larynx Cancer
  • Hypopharynx Cancer
Drug: Motexafin Gadolinium Injection
 
 

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Terminated
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Inclusion Criteria:

  • At least 18 years of age
  • Each patient must sign a study-specific informed consent form
  • Newly diagnosed, locally advanced, non-metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN) arising from a primary site in the oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx confirmed by evaluation of fine needle aspiration or biopsy samples and MRI
  • Eligible for curative intent treatment with hyperfractionated radiation and concurrent 5-FU and cisplatin
  • Karnofsky Performance Status score of at least 60%
  • Primary tumor at least 4 cm in diameter

Exclusion Criteria:

Laboratory Values of:

  • Serum creatinine > 1.8 mg/dL; unless 24-hour urine creatinine clearance is ≥ 70 mL/min
  • Serum total bilirubin > 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
  • ALT (formerly SGPT) > 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
  • Alkaline phosphatase > 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1500/L
  • Platelet count < 100,000/L
  • 3+ or greater proteinuria on urinalysis

and

  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck arising from a primary site in the oral cavity or nasopharynx
  • Distant metastases
  • Prior history of cancer at any site treated with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
  • History of SCCHN diagnosed within 5 years of current diagnosis
Both
18 Years and older
No
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United States
 
NCT00080028
PCYC-0210
 
 
Pharmacyclics
 
 
Pharmacyclics
May 2007

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