Status:

COMPLETED

Palifermin for the Reduction of Oral Mucositis in Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum

Collaborating Sponsors:

Amgen

Conditions:

Mucositis

Solid Tumors

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to test the safety and effectiveness of palifermin to determine if weekly doses can be safely administered to reduce the incidence (occurrence of), duration (leng...

Detailed Description

This study consisted of 2 phases. The acute oral mucositis (OM) evaluation phase includes the time from randomization to the time of severe OM (WHO Grade 3 or 4) resolution (up to Week 12 or up to Wee...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Key
  • Histologically documented squamous cell carcinoma involving either the oral cavity, oropharynx, nasopharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx
  • Newly diagnosed, locally advanced stage head and neck cancer (unresectable/unresected disease); American Joint Committee on Cancer \[AJCC\] Stage III, IVA or IVB amenable to radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy as the definitive treatment modality
  • At least 50 Gray of radiation treatment to areas of the oral cavity/oropharynx mucosa that can be visualized
  • Concurrent chemotherapy regimen of Cisplatin 100mg/m\^2 on days 1, 22, and 43
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) less than or equal to 2
  • Adequate hematologic, renal and hepatic function
  • Negative pregnancy test by serum or urine
  • Signed informed consent
  • Key

Exclusion

  • \- Presence or history of any other primary malignancy (other than curatively treated in situ cervical cancer, or basal cell carcinoma of the skin without evidence of disease for greater than 3 years)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

188 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00101582

Start Date

August 1 2005

End Date

August 1 2016

Last Update

September 27 2016

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