Status:

WITHDRAWN

A Phase II Study to Evaluate Low-Dose Fractionated Radiotherapy (LDFRT)

Lead Sponsor:

University of Arkansas

Conditions:

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if low-dose radiation therapy and the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel is effective in treating head and neck cancer that has returned after treatment with standa...

Detailed Description

This study will evaluate a combination therapy of paclitaxel and LDFRT. The paclitaxel will be commercially available drug product dispensed by a licensed pharmacist at UAMS. Radiotherapy will be deli...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subject 18 years of age and older, male or female, of all races and ethnicities.
  • Subject with prior histologically confirmed advanced squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck that failed prior traditional chemoradiotherapy with at least a 3-month disease-free interval from the completion of the initial curative treatment.
  • Recurrence must have been confirmed via biopsy.
  • Subject must have an ECOG performance status of 0, 1 or 2.
  • Has undergone CT imaging within 21 days prior to treatment as part of routine care.
  • Measurable disease by CT.
  • Subject deemed likely to survive for at least 6 months.
  • Subject is able and willing to provide written informed consent to participate in the study.
  • If the subject is a female of childbearing age, the subject should have a negative urine pregnancy test and be practicing strict birth control (estrogen-containing oral contraceptives or an intrauterine device) throughout the study and for 3 months after completion of protocol treatment. Women who have had a hysterectomy are exempt from these requirements. This is routine for any patient undergoing treatment.
  • History of laboratory criteria as specified below (within 21 days prior to enrollment) Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dl Platelet count \>100,000 per microliter CO2 (carbon dioxide): 22-32 meq/L Creatinine: \< 1.5 mg/dL or eGFR\>40 ml/min Serum bilirubin \<1.6 mg/dl. White blood count \> 3,000 per microliter or ANC \> 1500 per microliter Serum calcium \<10.5 mg/dl.

Exclusion

  • The tumor is not clearly shown on diagnostic imaging studies
  • Subject is pregnant.
  • Subject with known allergies/hypersensitivity to paclitaxel.
  • Subjects with poor renal function as demonstrated by serum creatinine (\>1.5 mg/dl) and EGFR \<40 mL/min, which would preclude the using of image contrast agents.
  • Subject with a planned surgical procedure within the next 30 days.
  • Subject has distant metastasis (with the exception of single stable distant metastasis that does not decrease life expectancy to less than 6 months).
  • Subject is of childbearing potential and will not use adequate contraceptive protection.
  • Subject who is breastfeeding.
  • Subject of childbearing potential who has a positive (+) urine pregnancy test.
  • Subject has received treatment with an experimental drug or entered another clinical trial within the prior 30 days.
  • Subject has received radiotherapy to the head and neck region within the prior 3 months.
  • Subject is not willing or able to complete the visit requirements of this protocol.
  • Peripheral neuropathy of any etiology.
  • Any other condition that the PI feels will be an endangerment to the subject.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01820312

Start Date

January 1 2013

End Date

July 1 2015

Last Update

August 8 2016

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rick, Arkansas, United States, 72205