NCT01316757

Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Cetuximab, and Erlotinib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer

Phase II Trial of Carboplatin/Paclitaxel and Cetuximab, Followed by Carboplatin/Paclitaxel/Cetuximab and Erlotinib, With Correlative Studies in Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fox Chase Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This phase II trial is studying how well giving carboplatin, paclitaxel, cetuximab, and erlotinib hydrochloride together works in treating patients with metastatic or recurrent squamous cell head and neck cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving combination chemotherapy together with cetuximab and erlotinib hydrochloride may kill more tumor cells.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the objective response rate when erlotinib is added to combination carboplatin/paclitaxel/cetuximab systemic therapy in metastatic/recurrent head and neck cancer. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Secondary endpoints will be toxicity, overall survival, and laboratory correlates to determine if epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling is more effectively inhibited after the addition of erlotinib than it is after chemotherapy/cetuximab without erlotinib. OUTLINE: Patients receive cetuximab intravenously (IV) over 60 minutes, paclitaxel IV over 1 hour, and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Beginning in course 2, patients also receive erlotinib hydrochloride orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-21. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months.

Conditions

• Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary
• Recurrent Salivary Gland Cancer
• Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
• Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
• Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
• Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
• Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
• Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity
• Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
• Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
• Salivary Gland Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Stage IV Salivary Gland Cancer
• Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
• Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
• Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
• Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
• Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
• Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity
• Stage IV Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
• Stage IV Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
• Tongue Cancer
• Untreated Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BIOLOGICAL	cetuximab	Given IV
DRUG	paclitaxel	Given IV
DRUG	carboplatin	Given IV
DRUG	erlotinib hydrochloride	Given PO
OTHER	laboratory biomarker analysis	Correlative studies

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-02-16
• Primary completion: 2015-04-07
• Completion: 2017-10-03
• First posted: 2011-03-16
• Last updated: 2018-02-26

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States