Cetuximab (Erbitux) in Combination With Cisplatin or Carboplatin and 5-Fluorouracil in the First Line Treatment of Subjects With Recurrent and/or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (EXTREME)

NCT ID: NCT00122460

Last Updated: 2014-07-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

442 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-12-31

Study Completion Date

2011-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this trial is to investigate the efficacy of cetuximab in combination with chemotherapy in comparison to chemotherapy alone in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer. Overall survival will be taken as the primary measure of efficacy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Head and Neck Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Cetuximab Plus Chemotherapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cetuximab + Platinum (Cisplatin or Carboplatin) + 5Fluorouracil (5-FU)

Intervention Type DRUG

Subjects in will receive initial dose of 400 mg/m\^2 cetuximab (over 2 hours) followed by weekly doses of 250 mg/m\^2 (over 1 hour). All doses will be given by intravenous (IV) infusion. Subjects will receive either Cisplatin (100 mg/m\^2 on day 1) + 5-FU (1000 mg/m\^2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks or Carboplatin (Area under the curve (AUC) 5 IV on day 1) + 5-FU (1000 mg/m\^2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks

Chemotherapy alone

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Platinum (Cisplatin or Carboplatin) + 5-FU

Intervention Type DRUG

All doses will be given by IV infusion. Subjects will receive either Cisplatin (100 mg/m\^2 on day 1) + 5-FU (1000 mg/m\^2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks or Carboplatin (AUC 5 IV on day 1) + 5-FU (1000 mg/m\^2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks

Interventions

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Cetuximab + Platinum (Cisplatin or Carboplatin) + 5Fluorouracil (5-FU)

Subjects in will receive initial dose of 400 mg/m\^2 cetuximab (over 2 hours) followed by weekly doses of 250 mg/m\^2 (over 1 hour). All doses will be given by intravenous (IV) infusion. Subjects will receive either Cisplatin (100 mg/m\^2 on day 1) + 5-FU (1000 mg/m\^2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks or Carboplatin (Area under the curve (AUC) 5 IV on day 1) + 5-FU (1000 mg/m\^2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Platinum (Cisplatin or Carboplatin) + 5-FU

All doses will be given by IV infusion. Subjects will receive either Cisplatin (100 mg/m\^2 on day 1) + 5-FU (1000 mg/m\^2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks or Carboplatin (AUC 5 IV on day 1) + 5-FU (1000 mg/m\^2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN)
* Recurrent and/or metastatic SCCHN, not suitable for local therapy

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior systemic chemotherapy, except if given as part of a multimodal treatment for locally advanced disease which was completed more than 6 months prior to study entry
* Surgery (excluding prior diagnostic biopsy), or irradiation within 4 weeks before study entry
* Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Responsible

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Locations

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Innsbruck, , Austria

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Vienna, , Austria

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Brussels, , Belgium

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Edegem, , Belgium

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Ghent, , Belgium

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České Budějovice, , Czechia

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Prague, , Czechia

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Caen, , France

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Dijon, , France

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Lille, , France

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Limoges, , France

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Marseille, , France

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Montpellier, , France

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Nantes-Saint Herblain, , France

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Nice, , France

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Strasbourg, , France

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Toulouse, , France

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Tours, , France

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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, , France

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Berlin, , Germany

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Essen, , Germany

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Frankfurt on the Main, , Germany

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Hamburg, , Germany

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Munich, , Germany

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Oldenburg, , Germany

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Stuttgart, , Germany

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Budapest, , Hungary

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Győr, , Hungary

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Kecskemét, , Hungary

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Nyíregyháza, , Hungary

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Cuneo, , Italy

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Genoa, , Italy

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Milan, , Italy

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Monserrato, , Italy

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Naples, , Italy

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Rome, , Italy

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Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Nijmegen, , Netherlands

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Gdansk, , Poland

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Krakow, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Lisbon, , Portugal

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Porto, , Portugal

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Moscow, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Bratislava, , Slovakia

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Košice, , Slovakia

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Donostia / San Sebastian, , Spain

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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Málaga, , Spain

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Santander, , Spain

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Seville, , Spain

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Valencia, , Spain

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Lind, , Sweden

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Örebo, , Sweden

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Umeå, , Sweden

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Geneva, , Switzerland

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Thun, , Switzerland

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Zurich, , Switzerland

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Donetsk, , Ukraine

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Kharkiv, , Ukraine

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Kiev, , Ukraine

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Sumy, , Ukraine

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Chelmsford, , United Kingdom

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Edinburgh, , United Kingdom

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London, , United Kingdom

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Manchester, , United Kingdom

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Nottingham, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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Austria Belgium Czechia France Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Russia Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom

References

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Vermorken JB, Mesia R, Rivera F, Remenar E, Kawecki A, Rottey S, Erfan J, Zabolotnyy D, Kienzer HR, Cupissol D, Peyrade F, Benasso M, Vynnychenko I, De Raucourt D, Bokemeyer C, Schueler A, Amellal N, Hitt R. Platinum-based chemotherapy plus cetuximab in head and neck cancer. N Engl J Med. 2008 Sep 11;359(11):1116-27. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0802656.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18784101 (View on PubMed)

Mesia R, Rivera F, Kawecki A, Rottey S, Hitt R, Kienzer H, Cupissol D, De Raucourt D, Benasso M, Koralewski P, Delord JP, Bokemeyer C, Curran D, Gross A, Vermorken JB. Quality of life of patients receiving platinum-based chemotherapy plus cetuximab first line for recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Ann Oncol. 2010 Oct;21(10):1967-1973. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdq077. Epub 2010 Mar 24.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20335368 (View on PubMed)

Hecht M, Hahn D, Wolber P, Hautmann MG, Reichert D, Weniger S, Belka C, Bergmann T, Gohler T, Welslau M, Grosse-Thie C, Guntinas-Lichius O, von der Grun J, Balermpas P, Orlowski K, Messinger D, Stenzel KG, Fietkau R. Treatment response lowers tumor symptom burden in recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck cancer. BMC Cancer. 2020 Sep 29;20(1):933. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-07440-w.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32993574 (View on PubMed)

Licitra L, Storkel S, Kerr KM, Van Cutsem E, Pirker R, Hirsch FR, Vermorken JB, von Heydebreck A, Esser R, Celik I, Ciardiello F. Predictive value of epidermal growth factor receptor expression for first-line chemotherapy plus cetuximab in patients with head and neck and colorectal cancer: analysis of data from the EXTREME and CRYSTAL studies. Eur J Cancer. 2013 Apr;49(6):1161-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.11.018. Epub 2012 Dec 19.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23265711 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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EMR 62202-002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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