Status:

COMPLETED

Determine Tumor Response Using Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/Computed Tomography (CT) Before and After Cetuximab in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Washington University School of Medicine

Conditions:

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to collect data and evaluate how the tumor is broken down in response to standard of care cetuximab treatment by evaluating the FDG-PET/CT scans, toxicity, see how well th...

Detailed Description

Primary Endpoint To compare the SUV (standardized uptake value) at up to three target tumor sites as assessed by FDG-PET/CT of eligible patients at baseline and then after eight weeks of treatment wi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histologically proven diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).
  • Have either locally recurrent, unresectable, previously irradiated SCCHN OR metastatic SCCHN, with at least one measurable tumor lesion (by CT scan) and at least one FDG avid (SUV \>/= 3, \>/= 1.5 cm) tumor lesion (by PET/CT).
  • Age greater than 18 yrs.
  • ECOG Performance Status of 0-3
  • Signed IRB approved Informed Consent.

Exclusion

  • Clinical history of severe interstitial lung disease (not COPD)-as defined by prior pulmonary function tests (PFTs) with residual volume, total lung capacity, or corrected diffuse lung capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) \<30% of predicted. For this study, screening PFT's required only if clinically indicated.
  • Prior therapy with an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-specific monoclonal antibody (MAB) for treatment of metastatic SCCHN. Prior therapy with an EGFR-specific MAB as part of the definitive treatment of non-metastatic SCCHN is acceptable if this occurred more than three months previously. Prior therapy with an EGFR specific TKI will not be an exclusion factor.
  • Women of child bearing potential who are current pregnant or breast feeding.
  • Prior severe (Grade 4) infusion reaction to cetuximab.
  • A serious uncontrolled medical disorder that in the opinion of the Investigator would impair the ability of the subject to receive protocol therapy.
  • Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or investigational agents given with the last 14 days.
  • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. (Subjects with a fasting blood glucose \> 200 at time of PET scanning may need to reschedule to another day after consulting with appropriate physicians.)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00671437

Start Date

June 1 2008

End Date

August 1 2015

Last Update

March 14 2017

Active Locations (2)

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University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Washington University

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110