Randomized Phase II Study of Docetaxel in Combination With Zactima (ZD6474) in Patients With Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
- Participants will be "randomized" into one of the following study groups: Docetaxel or
Docetaxel with Zactima. Randomization means that participants will be put into a group
by chance.
- The Docetaxel group will receive docetaxel on the first day of every treatment cycle,
which lasts for 3 weeks. Even though treatment will occur once every three weeks,
participants will return to the clinic on a weekly basis for the first two cycles.
After the first two cycles, they will only have to return to the clinic at the start of
each cycle.
- The combination Docetaxel and Zactima group will also receive docetaxel once every
three weeks. In addition to the docetaxel, they will also take a Zactima pill orally
every morning. They will also have to return to the clinic on a weekly basis just as
those in the docetaxel only group.
- The following tests and procedures will be performed during each cycle of treatment,
regardless of which group the participant is randomized into. These are considered
standard of care for treating patients with chemotherapy for recurrent head and neck
cancer: physical exams; blood tests; urine test; nasopharyngoscopy; repeat imaging of
the tumor (x-ray, CT, MRI or PET); photographs of the tumor. In addition to the tests
mentioned above, the Zactima group will have EKGs performed 3 times on the first day of
treatment, once at week 2, then at the beginning of cycles 2 and 3, and then every 6
weeks.
- Participants will continue on the study as long as they are receiving benefit and are
not experiencing any unmanageable side effects.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
To assess response rate in both groups of patients.
3 years
No
Robert Haddad, MD
Principal Investigator
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
United States: Food and Drug Administration
06-283
NCT00459043
March 2007
March 2010
Name | Location |
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, Massachusetts 02115 |
Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2617 |
Loyola University Medical Center/Cardinal Bernadin Cancer Center | Maywood, Illinois 60153 |