Status:

COMPLETED

Rapamycin Therapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Conditions:

Mouth Neoplasms

Head and Neck Neoplasms

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Background: \- Advanced-stage head and neck cancer (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma \[HNSCC\]) has moderately successful treatment outcomes, usually involving surgery as part of the standard tr...

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND: * The five-year survival rate for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) has remained at approximately 50% for more than three decades. * In HNSCC, the AKT-mTOR-pS6 pathway is aber...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Males and females and members of any race or ethnic group who meet the eligibility criteria may participate in this trial.
  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Participants must meet all of the following inclusion criteria:
  • Age 18 years and older
  • Histologically confirmed previously untreated squamous cell carcinoma o f the oral cavity or oropharynx accessible for biopsy
  • Clinical stage II, III, or IVA disease without distant metastasis, as defined by the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging System, Seventh edition.
  • Definitive therapy to include surgical resection or chemoradiation for curative purposes
  • Life expectancy o f greater than 6 months
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group ( ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Participants who meet any of the following criteria are not eligible for enrollment:
  • Surgical resection or chemoradiation of the HNSCC is contraindicated
  • Prior head or neck squamous cell carcinoma within 5 years, except for previously treated skin cancer
  • Received chemotherapy targeted monoclonal antibody therapy or investigational therapy within 30 days prior to enrollment
  • Previous radiation therapy to the head or neck
  • No measurable tumor remaining after prior biopsy or negative margins from prior biopsy
  • Inadequate hematologic, renal or liver function within l4 days prior to the first rapamycin dosing visit, as defined by:
  • Absolute neutrophil count less than 1.5 times 10 (9)/L
  • CD4 count \< 400 (to account for natural fluctuations in CD4 levels, participants with at least one CD4 count (Bullet) 400 within 14 days prior to dosing will not be excluded)
  • Platelet count less than 100 times 10(9)/L
  • Hemoglobin less than l0 g/dL (eligibility level for hemoglobin may be reached by transfusion)
  • AST, ALT or bilirubin greater than 1.5 times the upper limit of local lab normal values
  • Total cholesterol level greater than 350 mg/dL
  • Triglyceride level greater than 400 mg/dL
  • International Normalized Ratio (INR) greater than 1.5
  • Serum creatinine greater than 1.5mg/dL
  • Active hepatitis or HBV or HCV infection
  • Women who are pregnant or lactating (female of child-bearing age must be abstinent or use a barrier type birth control method throughout the study)
  • Presence of any contraindications to rapamycin therapy, including HlV-protease inhibitors and drugs or agents that are modulators of cytochrome P-450 3A4 (CYP3A4) and p-glycoprotein(P-gp)
  • Hypersensitivity to rapamycin
  • 11 .Has received live vaccine (such as influenza nasal vaccine measles mumps, rubella, oral polio, B CG, yellow fever, varicella, or TY2la typhoid) in the past 30 days or has plans to take a live vaccine in the next 3 months
  • 12\. Any cognitive impairment that limits the subject s or the subject s legally authorized representative s ability to understand the protocol, provide informed consent or assent, or to comply with the protocol procedures
  • Unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the protocol

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 1 2010

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2015

    Estimated Enrollment :

    37 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01195922

    Start Date

    August 1 2010

    End Date

    December 1 2015

    Last Update

    December 6 2017

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    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892