Phase II Multi-Institutional Trial of Targeted Supradose Cisplatin Chemoradiation for Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
cisplatin
+ radiation therapy
Carcinoma+5
+ Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
+ Neoplasms
Treatment Study
Summary
Study start date: May 1, 1997
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the percentage of patients for whom a complete course of therapy can be administered using targeted supradose cisplatin chemoradiation in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. II. Determine the partial and complete response rate of cisplatin chemoradiation. III. Determine the incidence of adverse events using cisplatin chemoradiation therapy. IV. Determine the rate of disease-free survival and overall survival in these patients. V. Determine the incidence and pattern of recurrence in these patients. VI. Document quality of life measured by disease-specific instruments in these patients. OUTLINE: All patients receive four courses of cisplatin on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 concurrent with radiotherapy. One course of chemotherapy consists of intra-arterial cisplatin given over 3-5 minutes. Radiotherapy is given 5 days a week for 7 weeks. This weekly cisplatin chemoradiation course will be repeated 4 times, providing recovery from toxicity is present. Dexamethasone is started the evening prior to cisplatin treatment, and continues until the morning following the procedure. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 60 patients will be enrolled.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.60 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx No distant metastatic disease No previous or concurrent head and neck primaries No lip, nasopharynx, or salivary gland lesions No recurrent tumors Stage IV disease comprised of T4 NO-3 lesions PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance Status: Karnofsky greater than 60 Life Expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: ANC greater than 2,000 Platelet count greater than 100,000 Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Creatinine clearance greater than 50 mL/min Cardiovascular: Not specified Other: Not pregnant or nursing No adverse medical illnesses No imaging studies performed greater than one month preregistration No laboratory studies greater than 2 weeks preregistration No other malignancies, except for basal or squamous cell of the skin, within the past 5 years PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy to the head and neck Surgery: No prior surgery to study site other than a biopsy Other: Protocol treatment must begin within 8 weeks of biopsy
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 13 locations
University of California San Diego Cancer Center
La Jolla, United StatesOpen University of California San Diego Cancer Center in Google MapsUCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
San Francisco, United StatesUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, United StatesMBCCOP - LSU Medical Center
New Orleans, United States