Status:

COMPLETED

Pioglitazone Hydrochloride in Preventing Head and Neck Cancer in Patients With Oral Leukoplakia

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Head and Neck Cancer

Oral Leukoplakia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This phase II trial studies how well pioglitazone hydrochloride works in preventing head and neck cancer in patients who have oral leukoplakia. Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to t...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether pioglitazone (pioglitazone hydrochloride) reverses leukoplakia in patients with hyperplastic or dysplastic oral cavity or oropharyngeal leukoplakia. SECONDAR...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Criteria:
  • ECOG 0-2
  • Diagnosis of oral cavity or oropharyngeal leukoplakia meeting 1 of the following criteria:
  • Biopsy-proven hyperplasia in high-risk anatomic areas (e.g., floor of the mouth, mobile tongue, oropharynx, or in any erythroplakia lesion)
  • Mild, moderate, or severe dysplasia at any site of the oral cavity or oropharynx within the lesion
  • Measurable lesion that is clinically characterized by leukoplakia, erythroplakia, or erythroleukoplakia
  • Able to be assessed by bi-directional measurements
  • Life expectancy: More than 3 months
  • Hemoglobin \>= lower limit of normal for males and post-menopausal females OR
  • Hemoglobin \>= 11 g/dL for premenopausal females
  • WBC \> 3,000/mm\^3
  • Hepatic: Bilirubin \< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN); AST and ALT \< 1.5 times ULN
  • Renal: BUN \< 1.5 times ULN; Creatinine \< 1.5 times ULN
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective barrier contraception
  • No contraindication to thiazolidinediones
  • No allergy to pioglitazone or other thiazolidinediones
  • No serious oral infection
  • No invasive carcinoma within the past 60 months except nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No concurrent malignancy
  • More than 3 months since prior biologic or immunologic therapy
  • No concurrent insulin for diabetes
  • No prior radiotherapy to the oral cavity
  • More than 3 months since prior chemopreventative agents
  • More than 3 months since prior experimental therapy
  • More than 3 months since prior megadose vitamins or alternative therapy
  • No prior thiazolidinediones
  • No prior participation in this study
  • No concurrent pharmacologic treatment for diabetes
  • Concurrent chronic use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs allowed
  • Platelet count \> 125,000/mm\^3
  • Index lesion must be located in an anatomic site accessible by punch biopsy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 27 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    21 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00099021

    Start Date

    June 1 2003

    End Date

    June 27 2008

    Last Update

    February 11 2022

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    University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455