Status:

UNKNOWN

Study of Chemo-Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Yamanashi

Conditions:

Head and Neck Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

20+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine safety and feasibility of Chemo-Immunotherapy using cyclophosphamide, docetaxel, OK-432, and autologous immature dendritic cells for patients with relapsed an...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The patients with relapsed and refractory head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
  • 20 years and older
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • More than 4 weeks must have elapsed from the time of radiation therapy and the last dose of chemotherapy
  • Tumor lesions are accessible to intratumoral dendritic cells injection
  • Patients who are able to do oral ingestion
  • Patients must have normal organ and marrow functions as follows:
  • Hb\>9.0 mg/dl
  • Ht\>25%
  • WBC\>4000/mm3
  • Platelet count\>100,000/mm3
  • T-Bil\<1.5mg/dl
  • GOT\<x2.5 institutional upper limit of normal
  • GPT\<x2.5 institutional upper limit of normal
  • Creatinin\<1.5mg/dl
  • signed informed consent

Exclusion

  • Less than 20 years
  • Patients who test positive for Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus or HIV.
  • Patients with clinically active infection
  • Patients with uncontrolled concurrent illness including cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, and bleeding tendency
  • Concomitant malignant diseases, brain metastases
  • Psychiatric illness
  • Treatment with steroids
  • Decision of unsuitableness by physician

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01149902

Start Date

July 1 2010

Last Update

August 24 2011

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Umiversity of Yamanashi Hospital

Chūō, Yamanashi, Japan, 409-3898