Status:

COMPLETED

Blood Proteins in Predicting Treatment Benefit in Patients With Recurrent and/or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Head and Neck Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about cancer. It may also help doctors predict how well patients will respond to treatment. PURPOSE: This research s...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * To identify head and neck squamous cell cancer patients who will benefit from treatment with the EGFR inhibitors (i.e., erlotinib hydrochloride, gefitinib, and cetuximab) and VEGF inhib...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of squamous cell head and neck cancer
  • Recurrent and/or metastatic disease
  • Meets 1 of the following criteria:
  • Previously treated with EGFR inhibitors and/or VEGF inhibitor on 1 of the following clinical trials, and has available blood samples:
  • A Phase I/II Study of Bevacizumab (rhu MAb VEGF) in Combination With OSI-774 for Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Cancer of the Head and Neck
  • A Phase II Study of 250-mg ZD1839 Monotherapy in Recurrent or Metastatic or Both Recurrent and Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
  • Previously treated with cetuximab and has blood samples available from protocol VU-VICC-HN-0356
  • Previously treated with conventional chemotherapy and has blood samples available from protocol VU-VICC-HN-0356
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Not specified
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2007

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2009

    Estimated Enrollment :

    352 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00896675

    Start Date

    June 1 2007

    End Date

    December 1 2009

    Last Update

    April 2 2013

    Active Locations (3)

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    Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center - Cool Springs

    Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37064

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    Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Franklin

    Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37064

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    Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-6838