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A T1 Translational Multicenter Randomized Phase II Study of Temsirolimus Versus Cetuximab Plus Temsirolimus in Patients With Recurrent / Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer, Who Failed Prior EGFR Based Therapy


Phase 2
18 Years
N/A
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary, 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, 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

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Trial Information

A T1 Translational Multicenter Randomized Phase II Study of Temsirolimus Versus Cetuximab Plus Temsirolimus in Patients With Recurrent / Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer, Who Failed Prior EGFR Based Therapy


PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Primary Endpoint is progression free survival (PFS) of cetuximab/temsirolimus combination
cohort (Arm A) compared to temsirolimus alone (Arm B).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Progression-free survival (PFS) of cetuximab/temsirolimus combination group (Arm A) and
temsirolimus control group (Arm B) compared to a historic control cohort.

II. Subgroup analysis of myofibroblast (+) cohort (PFS). III. Overall Survival (OS). IV.
Toxicities. V. Response (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors [RECIST])/absolute
tumor shrinkage (waterfall plot analysis).

VI. Activity of combination therapy (temsirolimus/cetuximab) after failure (progressive
disease [PD]) of temsirolimus monotherapy.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

ARM I: Patients receive temsirolimus intravenously (IV) over 30-60 minutes and cetuximab IV
over 1-2 hours once weekly. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease
progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM II: Patients receive temsirolimus as in arm I. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the
absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with progressive disease
may cross over to arm I.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up for a minimum of 8 weeks and
then once a year for 5 years.


Inclusion Criteria:



- Histologically/cytologically confirmed diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of head
and neck origin not amenable to curative intent therapy; information on prior
exposure to cetuximab (duration, single agent/combined with chemotherapy/combined
with radiation, best response, interval prior to study entry) will be collected

- Progressive disease by RECIST criteria (or unequivocal clinical progression) on a
cetuximab based therapy in any line of therapy for recurrent/metastatic disease;
prior use of cetuximab for recurrent/metastatic disease is defined as palliative
intent use either alone or in combination with chemotherapy with a minimum of 2 weeks
of uninterrupted treatment with cetuximab; treatment with cetuximab during
radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy is not sufficient

- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1

- Presence of measurable lesions by RECIST: patients must have 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

- Knowledge of the anatomic site of the original tumor (oropharynx versus
non-oropharynx) or alternatively human papilloma virus (HPV) status; the trial will
stratify patients by oropharynx versus non-oropharynx origin; HPV(+) tumors will be
counted in the oropharynx cohort, HPV(-) tumors in the non-oropharynx cohort; at a
later point all patients will undergo HPV testing as part of this trial; any widely
used form of HPV testing is acceptable (including but not limited to HPV in situ
hybridization [ISH], p16 testing [immunohistochemistry (IHC)], HPV16 testing,
polymerase chain reaction [PCR], hybrid capture, etc)

- Availability of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue and blood

- FFPE: >=14 slides containing tumor, 18 recommended

- 7-10 slides 5 um thick, AND 7-10 slides 10 um thick, and cut with a clean
blade (use new blade if possible or clean vigorously to avoid RNA/DNA,
RNase contamination)

- Blood: two 10 cc ethylenediaminotetraacetic acid (EDTA) purple top tubes
(blood); two 2 ml cryovials (serum)

- Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), not requiring highly active
antiretroviral treatment (HAART) therapy are eligible

- Life expectancy of greater than 8 weeks

- Leukocytes >= 2,000/mcL

- Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mcL

- Platelets >= 100,000/mcL

- Total bilirubin within normal institutional limits (unless proven Gilbert's disease,
which after principal investigator [PI] approval patient may be included)

- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
[SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT])
=< 2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal

- Creatinine within 1.5 X normal institutional limits

- Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception
(hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and
for the duration of study participation

- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

- Fasting glucose of =< 120 mg/dl and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) =< 7.5%

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 2 weeks (6 weeks for
nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not
recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 2 weeks earlier

- Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents

- Patients with known, active brain metastases should be excluded from this clinical
trial because of their poor prognosis and because they often develop progressive
neurologic dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurologic and other
adverse events; patients with treated brain metastases stable for >= 12 weeks are
eligible

- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic
composition to temsirolimus or cetuximab

- Concurrent life-threatening diseases: patients with diseases which with reasonable
certainty do not limit life expectancy to 12 months or less are eligible; assessment
of such concurrent illnesses should be by the Principal Investigator

- Use of strong inhibitors/inducers of CYP3A4 is not permitted

- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active
infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac
arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with
study requirements

- Pregnant women are excluded from this study

- Breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with temsirolimus

- HIV-positive patients with normal immune function (CD4 count > 200) are eligible if
there are no drug interactions with temsirolimus or cetuximab; patients with impaired
immune function are ineligible due to the risk of additional immunosuppression from
temsirolimus therapy

- Concurrent administration of temsirolimus with vaccinations is to be avoided and a
14-day window from administration of the vaccine is advised; in emergent situations
this policy may be revisited by the PI if deemed important for the patient's health

- Poorly controlled hyperglycemia (HbA1C > 7.5%) or hyperlipidemia are exclusion
criteria; hyperglycemia or hyperlipidemia need to be appropriately managed and
controlled

- Concurrent use of warfarin is allowed, but requires close monitoring of prothrombin
time (PT)/international normalized ratio (INR)

- Patients with clinically significant pneumonitis/pulmonary infiltrates unless there
is a known and treatable cause for the condition

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

PFS, evaluated using new international criteria proposed by RECIST

Outcome Description:

PFS of patients treated using temsirolimus with (Arm I) or without (Arm II) cetuximab will be compared.

Outcome Time Frame:

From start of treatment to time of progression or death of any cause, assessed up to 5 years

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Tanguy Seiwert

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Authority:

United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study ID:

NCI-2011-02596

NCT ID:

NCT01256385

Start Date:

November 2010

Completion Date:

Related Keywords:

  • Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary
  • 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
  • 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
  • Carcinoma
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Laryngeal Diseases
  • Tongue Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma, Verrucous
  • Neoplasms, Unknown Primary
  • Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms
  • Oropharyngeal Neoplasms
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms

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Location

Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland  21205
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota  55905
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, Iowa  52242
Washington University School of Medicine Saint Louis, Missouri  63110
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, Illinois  60153
Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, Illinois  60426
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Madison, Wisconsin  53792-0001
Central Illinois Hematology Oncology Center Springfield, Illinois  62701
Mayo Clinic in Arizona Scottsdale, Arizona  85259-5404
Mayo Clinic in Florida Jacksonville, Florida  32224
Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois  60611
Indiana University Medical Center Indianapolis, Indiana  46202
Metro-Minnesota CCOP St. Louis Park, Minnesota  
Decatur Memorial Hospital Decatur, Illinois  62526
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center Chicago, Illinois  60637-1470
Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53226
Evanston CCOP-NorthShore University HealthSystem Evanston, Illinois  60201
Illinois CancerCare-Peoria Peoria, Illinois  61615
Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology Inc - State Boulevard Fort Wayne, Indiana  46845
Saint John's Mercy Medical Center Saint Louis, Missouri  63141
University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center Baltimore, Maryland  21201
University of Colorado Cancer Center - Anschutz Cancer Pavilion Aurora, Colorado  80045
University of Michigan University Hospital Ann Arbor, Michigan  48109
Southern Illinois University Springfield, Illinois  62702