Fluorine F 18 EF5 Positron Emission Tomography in Assessing Hypoxia in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Head or Neck Squamous Cell Cancer of the Oral Cavity, Oropharynx, and Larynx

NCT ID: NCT01020097

Last Updated: 2020-04-28

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

5 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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Rationale: Diagnostic procedures, such as positron emission tomography, using the drug fluorine F 18-EF5 to find oxygen in tumor cells may help in planning cancer treatment.

Purpose: This clinical trial studies fluorine F 18-EF5 positron emission tomography in assessing hypoxia in patients with newly diagnosed stage I, stage II, stage III, or stage IV squamous cell cancer of the oral cavity, oropharynx, and larynx.

Detailed Description

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Detailed DescriptionPRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Describe the patterns and levels of 18F-EF5 in Stage 1 - 4 de novo HNSCC of the oral cavity, oropharynx and larynx.

II. Determine whether the 18F-EF5 PET images are predictive of patient outcome (event-free survival; EFS and overall survival; OS).

III. Determine whether any statistically significant prognostic relationships found in the corresponding grant are independent of nodal status.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Explore the relationship between 18F-EF5 signal and other measures of hypoxia (serum OPN; HIF1alpha protein expression), proliferation (Ki67+ cells/high power field (HPF)), apoptosis and radiation resistance (pAkt expression).

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo fluorine F 18-EF5 positron emission tomography imaging. Scans are performed 180 minutes following injection.

After completion of study, patients are followed at 2-4 weeks and 4-6 weeks.

Conditions

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm I

Patients undergo fluorine F-18 EF5 positron emission tomography imaging. Scana are performed 180 minutes following injection.

Group Type OTHER

fluorine F18 EF5

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

immunohistochemistry staining method

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Correlative study

biopsy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Correlative study

Positron Emission tomography

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo scan

Interventions

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fluorine F18 EF5

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

immunohistochemistry staining method

Correlative study

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

biopsy

Correlative study

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Positron Emission tomography

Undergo scan

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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18F-EF5 immunohistochemistry biopsies FDG-PET, PET, PET scan, tomography, emission computed

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients must have a histologically confirmed and/or clinical and imaging evidence of a Stage 1-4 de novo mass in the larynx, pharynx or oral cavity
* Treatment plan should include Surgery (Biopsy or Excision) and may be followed by radiation and/ or concurrent chemotherapy
* Patients' disease must not require emergency surgical attention
* The need for tracheotomy and/or feeding tube placement preceding definitive surgery is not a contradiction for participation
* Patients must have a Karnofsky performance status \>= 70
* Patients must have a clinical condition and physiologic status for which the standard initial therapy is surgical biopsy or resection
* Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:
* WBC \> 2,000/mm\^3
* Platelets \> 100,000/mm\^3
* Total bilirubin
* Creatinine
* Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation (1 month)
* Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately
* Serum pregnancy testing will be required for women of childbearing age
* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* History of allergic reactions attributed to Flagyl (metronidazole), which has a chemical structure similar to EF5
* Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
* Pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding
* Patients whose clinical status requires that surgery for their HNSCC be performed emergently or in a time course that does not allow scheduling of an 18F-EF5 PET scan preceding surgery and chemoradiation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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UPCC 17308

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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