Status:

UNKNOWN

AP5346 or Oxaliplatin in Treating Patients With Metastatic and/or Unresectable Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Diego

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Head and Neck Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as AP5346 and oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. PURPOSE...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Compare the delivered-dose of platinum per gram of wet weight from a single dose of AP5346 vs a single dose of oxaliplatin in patients with metastatic and/or unresectable recurrent squa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed primary squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, including the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, or nasopharynx
  • Metastatic and/or unresectable locally recurrent disease for which no curative treatment is available
  • Patients must not be candidates for surgical resection or radiotherapy with curative intent
  • Histological documentation of relapse required, especially for locoregional recurrence or recurrence in a previously irradiated field
  • Tumor(s) must be amenable to minimally invasive biopsy during the first course of treatment
  • Must have evidence of progression or appearance of a new lesion after completion of radiotherapy, if biopsy site is in a previously irradiated field
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • WHO performance status 0-2
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 2,000/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
  • Bilirubin \< 1.5 times upper level of normal (ULN)
  • Alkaline phosphatase (AP) ≤ 5 times normal (unless elevation is due to bone disease or bone metastasis in the absence of liver disease)
  • AST and ALT ≤ 3 times ULN
  • AST and ALT \> 3 times ULN allowed provided AP ≤ 3 times ULN
  • Blood urea \< 1.5 times ULN
  • Creatinine \< 1.5 times ULN OR creatinine clearance \> 60 mL/min OR creatinine clearance by 24-hour urine collection normal
  • Calcium normal
  • No history of hypersensitivity reactions of any kind to cisplatin or carboplatin
  • No other serious medical condition or psychiatric illness that would preclude the patient's ability to give informed consent or receive study treatment
  • No symptomatic peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 2
  • No need for IV alimentation
  • No other serious illness or medical condition, including, but not limited to, the following:
  • Ongoing or active infection
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • Unstable angina pectoris or cardiac arrhythmia
  • Significant neurologic or psychiatric disorders, including dementia or uncontrolled seizures
  • Hypophosphatemia
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior and no other concurrent anticancer treatment (i.e., chemotherapy, chemoradiotherapy, or radiotherapy)
  • At least 4 weeks since prior biologic therapy
  • No prior oxaliplatin
  • Prior cisplatin or carboplatin allowed
  • No concurrent anticoagulants other than cardioprotective doses of aspirin, cyclooxygenase 1-inhibitory nonspecific anti-inflammatory drugs, or prophylactic low-dose heparin
  • Concurrent bisphosphonates for hypercalcemia allowed provided the drug was initiated ≥ 3 months prior to study entry

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    12 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00415298

    Start Date

    May 1 2006

    Last Update

    January 10 2014

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    Moores UCSD Cancer Center

    La Jolla, California, United States, 92093-0658