Amifostine for Head and Neck Irradiation in Lymphoma

NCT ID: NCT00136474

Last Updated: 2009-11-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

75 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-05-31

Study Completion Date

2009-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is determine the effects (good and bad) amifostine has on radiation-induced side effects of lymphoma treatment.

Detailed Description

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Patients will be randomized into one of two study groups. One study group will receive amifostine prior to daily radiation therapy and the other group will receive radiation therapy alone.

Amifostine will be administered 30-60 minutes prior to radiation treatment. Vital signs will be monitored 5 minutes and 15 minutes after amifostine injection as well as immediately following radiation treatment.

Patients will also complete a quality-of-life questionnaire on the first and last day of radiation treatment. Follow-up questionnaires will be done at follow-up visits 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months after completion of radiation therapy.

Patients will be removed from the study if they develop an allergic reaction to amifostine.

Conditions

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Lymphoma Hodgkin's Disease Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

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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Group 1

Amifostine plus radiation therapy

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Amifostine

Intervention Type DRUG

Given 30-60 minutes prior to daily radiation therapy

Radiation Therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Daily radiation therapy

Group 2

Radiation therapy alone

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Radiation Therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Daily radiation therapy

Interventions

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Amifostine

Given 30-60 minutes prior to daily radiation therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Radiation Therapy

Daily radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients must be 35 years or older
* Histologically confirmed Hodgkin's disease or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma receiving radiation therapy to the head and neck area.
* Involvement of one or more of the following sites: cervical node, supraclavicular node, pre-auricular node, submental node, any salivary glands, any parts of the oral cavity, or any parts of the oropharynx.

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior history of head and neck malignancies
* Prior radiation therapy to the head and neck region
* Patients with stage I Hodgkin's disease receiving radiation therapy alone
* Pregnant or lactating women
* Myocardial infarction within the 6 months of enrollment
* Clinically evident pulmonary insufficiency, except for patients with exertional dyspnea related to chest tumor itself.
Minimum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

MedImmune LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital

Principal Investigators

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Andrea K. Ng, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Locations

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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02-292

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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