Efficacy and Safety Study of Oxaliplatin/5-FU in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

Phase 2TerminatedNCT01370876

Nang Kuang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.46 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate the objective response rate of oxaliplatin combined with 5-FU in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer and to assess the safety profile of these treatment regimen.

To evaluate the objective response rate of oxaliplatin combined with 5-FU in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer. To assess the safety profile of these treatment regimen. To evaluate the duration of response of oxaliplatin/5-FU.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cancer of the Head and Neck Neoplasms, Head and Neck

Interventions

OxaliplatinDRUG

Oxaliplatin will be administered as a 2-hour infusion first on Day 1, followed by 5-FU i.v. infusion for 48 hours (Day 1 and Day 2), repeated every 2 weeks, 4 weeks as a cycle.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have been histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) except nasopharyngeal cancer. * Patients must have recurrent or metastatic disease and for which curative surgery or radiotherapy do not exist or are no longer effective. * Prior to entering the protocol treatment, it has to be more than 6 months interval between previous systemic chemotherapy and protocol treatment. * The disease must have been measurable by computed tomographic (CT) scan or MRI (done within 30 days of study entry) and the diameter of the target tumor is at least more than 1 cm. * Patients must be 20 years of age and 75 years of age. * Patients must have an ECOG performance status score 2. * Patient's hematologic function, liver function and renal function must meet the eligibility requirements. * Patients must sign the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with known hypersensitivity history to Platinum compounds or to 5-Fluorouracil. * Patients with brain metastases. * Patients with bone metastases only. * Patients with pregnancy or breast-feeding. * Patient with CTC (NCI Common Toxicity Criteria) grade 2 peripheral neuropathy of any cause that is clinically detectable. * Patients who have serious concomitant illness that might be aggravated by chemotherapy and other conditions which will be judged by physician's discretion. * Patients who are receiving other anticancer cancer drug(s) for SCCHN.

Locations (1)

Taipei Mackay Memorial Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Objective response rate

To evaluate the objective response rate of oxaliplatin combined with 5-FU in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer

Time frame: every 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Safety

To assess number of participants with adverse events of these treatment regimen

Time frame: Each patient will be followed for 30 days after the last dose of study medication

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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