S0216, Combination Chemotherapy and RT in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Head and Neck Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00054054

Last Updated: 2011-07-25

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-04-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining more than one chemotherapy drug with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy in treating patients with stage III or stage IV head and neck cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the overall survival of patients with stage III or IV squamous cell head and neck cancer treated with docetaxel, cisplatin, and fluorouracil followed by accelerated fractionation/concomitant boost radiotherapy and cisplatin.
* Determine the unconfirmed complete response rate in these patients after treatment with induction chemotherapy.
* Determine the overall complete response rate (confirmed and unconfirmed) in patients treated with this regimen.
* Determine the toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE:

* Induction Chemotherapy: Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1 and fluorouracil IV continuously on days 1-4. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.
* Chemoradiotherapy: Beginning within 3-4 weeks after administration of the second course of induction chemotherapy, patients receive accelerated fractionation radiotherapy once daily, 5 days per week, for 6 weeks with concomitant boost radiotherapy once daily, 5 days a week, for the last 2.5 weeks of radiotherapy. Patients also receive concurrent cisplatin IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1 and 22.

Patients are followed every 2 months for 1 year, every 3 months for 2 years, every 4 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for 1 year.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 60 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Conditions

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Head and Neck Cancer

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

docetaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

fluorouracil

Intervention Type DRUG

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (excluding lip, nasopharynx, paranasal sinus, and salivary gland) by biopsy or fine needle aspirate of the primary lesion or neck mass

* Stage III or IV disease
* No evidence of distant metastases

* Negative chest x-ray
* Primary site in the head and neck region must be identified

* No unknown primary site
* Considered to be appropriate for definitive radiotherapy with curative intent

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* 18 and over

Performance status

* Zubrod 0-1

Life expectancy

* Not specified

Hematopoietic

* Granulocyte count greater than 1,500/mm\^3
* Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm\^3

Hepatic

* Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Alkaline phosphatase less than 2 times ULN
* ALT or AST less than 1.5 times ULN

Renal

* Creatinine less than 1.5 mg/dL

Cardiovascular

* No myocardial infarction within the past 3 months
* No unstable or uncontrolled angina

Other

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* No other prior malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or adequately treated stage I or II cancer currently in complete remission
* No evidence of pre-existing peripheral neuropathy
* No active systemic infection
* No history of hypersensitivity reaction to products containing polysorbate 80

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* No prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* See Disease Characteristics
* No prior radiotherapy

Surgery

* No prior surgery for head or neck cancer
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

SWOG Cancer Research Network

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Southwest Oncology Group-Group Chair's Office

Principal Investigators

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David J. Adelstein, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

The Cleveland Clinic

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

MBCCOP - Gulf Coast

Mobile, Alabama, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Carl T. Hayden)

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson

Tucson, Arizona, United States

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Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

Tucson, Arizona, United States

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Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Duarte, California, United States

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California Cancer Center

Fresno, California, United States

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USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez

Martinez, California, United States

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CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute

Oakland, California, United States

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Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Cancer Center

Orange, California, United States

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University of California Davis Cancer Center

Sacramento, California, United States

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CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital

Santa Rosa, California, United States

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David Grant Medical Center

Travis Air Force Base, California, United States

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University of Colorado Cancer Center at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver

Denver, Colorado, United States

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MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley)

Tampa, Florida, United States

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CCOP - Atlanta Regional

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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MBCCOP - Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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CCOP - Central Illinois

Decatur, Illinois, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital)

Hines, Illinois, United States

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Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, United States

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Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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CCOP - Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Tulane Cancer Center at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

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Cancer Research Center at Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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CCOP - Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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CCOP - Beaumont

Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

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Providence Cancer Institute at Providence Hospital

Southfield, Michigan, United States

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University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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CCOP - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks

Springfield, Missouri, United States

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St. Louis University Hospital Cancer Center

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium

Billings, Montana, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange

East Orange, New Jersey, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

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Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University

New York, New York, United States

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James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salisbury

Salisbury, North Carolina, United States

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CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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CCOP - Columbus

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton

Dayton, Ohio, United States

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CCOP - Dayton

Dayton, Ohio, United States

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Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland

Portland, Oregon, United States

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CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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CCOP - Greenville

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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CCOP - Upstate Carolina

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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University of Tennessee Cancer Institute

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Harrington Cancer Center

Amarillo, Texas, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Amarillo

Amarillo, Texas, United States

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Brooke Army Medical Center

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States

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University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, Texas, United States

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University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple

Temple, Texas, United States

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CCOP - Scott and White Hospital

Temple, Texas, United States

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Huntsman Cancer Institute

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Puget Sound Oncology Consortium

Seattle, Washington, United States

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CCOP - Northwest

Tacoma, Washington, United States

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Madigan Army Medical Center

Tacoma, Washington, United States

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Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Countries

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United States Canada

References

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Adelstein DJ, Moon J, Hanna E, Giri PG, Mills GM, Wolf GT, Urba SG. Docetaxel, cisplatin, and fluorouracil induction chemotherapy followed by accelerated fractionation/concomitant boost radiation and concurrent cisplatin in patients with advanced squamous cell head and neck cancer: A Southwest Oncology Group phase II trial (S0216). Head Neck. 2010 Feb;32(2):221-8. doi: 10.1002/hed.21179.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19557750 (View on PubMed)

Adelstein DJ, Moon J, Hanna E, et al.: S0216: a Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) phase II trial of docetaxel (T), cisplatin (P), and fluorouracil (F) induction followed by accelerated fractionation/concomitant boost (AF/CB) radiotherapy (RT) and concurrent cisplatin for advanced head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 25 (Suppl 18): A-6014, 302s, 2007.

Reference Type RESULT

Other Identifiers

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S0216

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U10CA032102

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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CDR0000269781

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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