Status:

COMPLETED

3'-Deoxy-3'-[18F] Fluorothymidine and Fludeoxyglucose F 18 PET Scans in Evaluating Response to Cetuximab, Cisplatin, and Radiation Therapy in Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Oropharynx, Larynx, or Hypopharynx

Lead Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Head and Neck Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as 3'-deoxy-3'-\[18F\] fluorothymidine (FLT) and fludeoxyglucose F 18 (FDG) PET scans, may help doctors predict a patient's response to treatment and help plan t...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To assess whether 3'-deoxy-3'-\[18F\] fluorothymidine (FLT) and fludeoxyglucose F 18 (FDG) PET scans can be used to identify patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, larynx, or hypopharynx
  • Advanced disease
  • Requires chemoradiotherapy
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy ≥ 16 weeks
  • Weight loss ≤ 10% within the past 3 months
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST ≤ 3 times ULN
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min
  • No peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 2
  • No NYHA class III-IV heart disease
  • No uncontrolled infection
  • No poorly controlled diabetes that would limit the ability to obtain reliable fludeoxyglucose F 18 PET scan results
  • No other severe underlying disease that, in the judgment of the investigator, would preclude study participation
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • More than 2 weeks since prior major surgery and recovered
  • No prior radiotherapy to the planned treatment field
  • No concurrent prophylactic filgrastim (G-CSF) or sargramostim (GM-CSF)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    October 25 2017

    Estimated Enrollment :

    30 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00757549

    Start Date

    September 1 2008

    End Date

    October 25 2017

    Last Update

    October 31 2017

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    Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905