Status:

UNKNOWN

Olaparib and Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

AstraZeneca

Conditions:

Laryngeal Cancer Stage II

Laryngeal Cancer Stage III

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Accelerated, normofractionated radiotherapy is the treatment of choice in stage II-III laryngeal and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). However, twenty to thirty percent of patients with sta...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ≥18 years of age
  • Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx stage II-III (T2N0M0 or T1-2N1M0 or T3N0-1M0) or histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx stage II-III (T1-2N1M0 or T3N0-1M0)
  • In case of oropharyngeal carcinoma: tumor HPV status negative
  • WHO performance 0-1
  • Life expectancy of at least 6 months
  • Adequate hematological, renal and hepatic functions
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 6.2 mmol/l
  • Leucocytes 3.0 x 10E9/l
  • Absolute neutrophil count 1.5x10E9/l
  • Platelet count 100 x 10E9/l
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x UNL
  • ASAT/ALAT ≤ 2.5 x UNL
  • Creatinine clearance 50 ml/min; measured using a 24-hours urine sample or calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula
  • Evidence of non-childbearing status for women of childbearing potential: negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 21 days of study treatment. Non-childbearing potential or postmenopausal is defined as:
  • Amenorrheic for 1 year or more following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments
  • LH and FSH levels in post menopausal range for women under 50 years of age
  • Radiation-induced oophorectomy with last menses \> 1 year ago
  • Chemotherapy-induced menopause with \> 1 year interval since last menses
  • Surgical sterilisation (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy)
  • Patients of reproductive potential must agree to practice two effective medically approved contraceptive method during the trial and 3 months afterwards
  • Signed written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Patients eligible for concurrent chemoradiotherapy rather than radiotherapy alone
  • Concurrent active malignancy other than localized, non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix (unless definitive treatment was completed 3 years or more before study entry and the patient has remained disease free)
  • Anti-cancer therapy including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endocrine therapy, immunotherapy or use of other investigational agents within the 3 weeks prior to start of therapy (or a longer period depending on the defined characteristics of the agents used e.g. 6 weeks for mitomycin or nitrosourea). Patients may continue the use of LHRH agonists for cancer; bisphosphonates for bone disease and corticosteroids.
  • Major surgery within two weeks of starting study treatment.
  • Participation in other trial with investigational drug or treatment modality
  • Gastrointestinal disorders that may interfere with absorption of the study drug or patients who are not able to take oral medication.
  • Tube feeding before the start of treatment.
  • Prior radiotherapy to head \& neck region.
  • Blood transfusion in the four weeks prior to study entry
  • Persistent toxicities (CTC ≥ grade 2) with the exception of alopecia, caused by previous cancer therapy
  • QT-interval \>470 msec
  • Significant cardiovascular disease as defined by:
  • History of congestive heart failure defined as NYHA class III
  • History of unstable angina pectoris or myocardial infarction up to 3 months prior to trial entry;
  • Presence of severe valvular heart disease
  • Presence of a ventricular arrhythmia requiring treatment;
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Patients considered a poor medical risk due to:
  • non-malignant systemic disease
  • active, uncontrolled infection requiring parenteral antibiotics
  • a serious, uncontrolled medical disorder; examples include, but are not limited to:
  • uncontrolled major seizure disorder
  • unstable spinal cord compression
  • superior vena cava syndrome
  • extensive bilateral lung disease on HRCT scan
  • any psychiatric disorder that prohibits obtaining informed consent.
  • Any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule.
  • Patients who are known to be serologically positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and are receiving antiviral therapy.
  • Patients with known active hepatic disease (i.e. Hepatitis B or C)
  • Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukaemia or features suggestive of MDS/AML on peripheral blood smear.
  • Concomitant medications:
  • Any previous treatment with a PARP inhibitor, including olaparib
  • Patients receiving the following classes of inhibitors of CYP3A4 (see paragraph 6.4.2 for guidelines and wash out periods)
  • Azole antifungals
  • Macrolide antibiotics
  • Protease inhibitors
  • Breast-feeding women

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 24 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02229656

Start Date

September 24 2014

End Date

January 1 2024

Last Update

November 7 2023

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The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1066 CX