Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Erlotinib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

NCT ID: NCT01064479

Last Updated: 2024-07-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

123 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-02-05

Study Completion Date

2020-11-03

Brief Summary

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This randomized phase II trial studies how well combination chemotherapy with or without erlotinib hydrochloride works in treating patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck that has spread to other parts of the body or has come back. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, cisplatin, and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving combination chemotherapy with or without erlotinib hydrochloride may be an effective treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

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Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Assess the efficacy of adding erlotinib hydrochloride (erlotinib) to chemotherapy to improve progression free survival in patients with metastatic or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Evaluate overall survival, response rate, disease control rate, and duration of response by treatment with or without erlotinib.

II. Evaluate quality of life (patient reported outcomes) by treatment with or without erlotinib.

III. Evaluate the safety profile of erlotinib in combination with chemotherapy. IV. Correlate the occurrence of erlotinib-induced rash with outcomes. V. To evaluate the steady-state pharmacokinetics of erlotinib. VI. To explore the prognostic and predictive value of epidermal growth factor receptor related biomarkers and other biomarkers, including blood and tissue proteomic and blood and tissue genomic markers, that may be associated with clinical outcomes.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM A: Patients receive docetaxel intravenously (IV) over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 2 hours or carboplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1, and erlotinib hydrochloride orally (PO) daily on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression and unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving complete response, partial response, or stable disease may continue erlotinib hydrochloride treatment.

ARM B: Patients receive docetaxel and cisplatin or carboplatin as in Arm I and placebo PO daily on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression and unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving complete response, partial response, or stable disease may continue placebo treatment.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days.

Conditions

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Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7 Stage IV Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7 Stage IV Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7 Stage IV Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7 Stage IVA Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7 Stage IVA Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7 Stage IVA Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7 Stage IVA Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7 Stage IVB Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7 Stage IVB Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7 Stage IVB Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7 Stage IVB Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7 Stage IVC Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7 Stage IVC Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7 Stage IVC Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7 Stage IVC Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Arm A (combination chemotherapy and erlotinib hydrochloride)

Patients receive docetaxel IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 2 hours or carboplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1 and erlotinib hydrochloride PO daily on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression and unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving complete response, partial response, or stable disease may continue erlotinib hydrochloride treatment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Docetaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Erlotinib Hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

Given PO

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Optional correlative studies

Pharmacological Study

Intervention Type OTHER

Optional correlative studies

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Arm B (combination chemotherapy and placebo)

Patients receive docetaxel and cisplatin or carboplatin as in Arm I and placebo PO daily on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression and unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving complete response, partial response, or stable disease may continue placebo treatment.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Docetaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Intervention Type OTHER

Optional correlative studies

Pharmacological Study

Intervention Type OTHER

Optional correlative studies

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Given PO

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Interventions

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Carboplatin

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Cisplatin

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Docetaxel

Given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Erlotinib Hydrochloride

Given PO

Intervention Type DRUG

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Optional correlative studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Pharmacological Study

Optional correlative studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo

Given PO

Intervention Type OTHER

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Blastocarb Carboplat Carboplatin Hexal Carboplatino Carbosin Carbosol Carbotec CBDCA Displata Ercar JM-8 Nealorin Novoplatinum Paraplatin Paraplatin AQ Paraplatine Platinwas Ribocarbo Abiplatin Blastolem Briplatin CDDP Cis-diammine-dichloroplatinum Cis-diamminedichloridoplatinum Cis-diamminedichloro Platinum (II) Cis-diamminedichloroplatinum Cis-dichloroammine Platinum (II) Cis-platinous Diamine Dichloride Cis-platinum Cis-platinum II Cis-platinum II Diamine Dichloride Cismaplat Cisplatina Cisplatinum Cisplatyl Citoplatino Citosin Cysplatyna DDP Lederplatin Metaplatin Neoplatin Peyrone's Chloride Peyrone's Salt Placis Plastistil Platamine Platiblastin Platiblastin-S Platinex Platinol Platinol- AQ Platinol-AQ Platinol-AQ VHA Plus Platinoxan Platinum Platinum Diamminodichloride Platiran Platistin Platosin Docecad RP56976 Taxotere Taxotere Injection Concentrate Cp-358,774 OSI-774 Tarceva placebo therapy PLCB sham therapy Quality of Life Assessment

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically confirmed metastatic or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx or larynx; metastatic or recurrent lesions of the nasopharynx and sinus are excluded
* Radiologically measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as \>= 20 mm with conventional techniques or as \>= 10 mm with spiral computed tomography (CT) scan; measurable lymph nodes are required to be \>= 15 mm in size (short axis diameter)
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) =\< 2
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1.5 x 10\^9/L
* Platelet count \>= 100 x 10\^9/L
* Total bilirubin =\< upper limit of normal (ULN) (excluding Gilbert's disease)
* Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 1.5 x ULN
* Alkaline phosphatase =\< 2.5 x ULN
* Serum creatinine =\< 1.5 x ULN
* Patients with reproductive potential (e.g., females menopausal for less than 1 year and not surgically sterilized) must practice effective contraceptive measures for the duration of study drug therapy and for at least 30 days after completion of study drug therapy; female patients of childbearing potential must provide a negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) =\< 14 days prior to treatment initiation
* Written informed consent to participate in the study according to the investigational review board (IRB) or independent ethics committee (IEC)

Exclusion Criteria

* Histology other than squamous cell carcinoma
* Primary sites other than oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx
* Prior palliative chemotherapy for metastatic or recurrent disease
* Prior biological therapy for metastatic or recurrent disease within 3 weeks prior to randomization
* Patients with known, untreated brain metastases; patients with treated (irradiated or resected) brain metastases are eligible if treatment was completed more than 28 days prior to study entry and if clinical neurologic function is stable
* Pre-existing peripheral neuropathy \>= grade 2
* History of poorly controlled gastrointestinal disorders that could affect the absorption of the study drug (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis); patients requiring feeding tubes are permitted
* Other active malignancies requiring chemotherapy treatment within 2 years prior to randomization, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or in situ cervical or breast cancer or superficial, resected melanoma
* Serious underlying medical condition which would impair the ability of the patient to receive protocol treatment, in the opinion of the treating physician
* History of allergic reactions to compounds of similar chemical composition to the study drugs (docetaxel, cisplatin, carboplatin, erlotinib or their excipients), or other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80
* Any concurrent anti-cancer therapy, excluding hormonal therapy for prostate or breast cancer
* Dementia or significantly altered mental status that would prohibit the understanding and giving of informed consent
* Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding and women or men not practicing effective birth control
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

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Xiuning Le

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

MD Anderson Regional Care Center-Katy

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

MD Anderson Regional Care Center-Bay Area

Nassau Bay, Texas, United States

Site Status

MD Anderson Regional Care Center-Sugar Land

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

Site Status

MD Anderson Regional Care Center-The Woodlands

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Related Links

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http://www.mdanderson.org

MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2011-03782

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2009-0395

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2009-0395

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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