Amifostine to Treat Side Effects of Treatment in Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy and Cisplatin for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer - Full Text View

Sponsor:	UT Bowld Hospital
Information provided by:	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00003580

Purpose

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Drugs such as amifostine may protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of amifostine in treating side effects of treatment in patients receiving radiation therapy and cisplatin for advanced head and neck cancer.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ Head and Neck Cancer Oral Complications Radiation Toxicity	Drug: amifostine trihydrate Drug: cisplatin Radiation: radiation therapy	Phase II

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Supportive Care
Official Title:	Phase II Study - Efficacy of Amifostine in Alleviating Toxicity Associated With Targeted Supradose Cisplatin and Concomitant Radiation Therapy (RADPLAT) in Head and Neck Cancer

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Head and Neck Cancer

Drug Information available for: Cisplatin Amifostine

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Study Start Date:

June 1998

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the efficacy of amifostine in alleviating treatment related mucositis associated with targeted supradose cisplatin and concurrent radiotherapy (RADPLAT protocol) in patients with stage III or IV squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. II. Determine the efficacy of amifostine in alleviating other treatment related morbidities associated with this protocol in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is an open label, multicenter study of amifostine. Patients receive external beam radiotherapy 5 days a week for approximately 6.5-7.5 weeks. Concurrent with radiotherapy, patients receive amifostine IV over 10 minutes, 30 minutes prior to cisplatin, then cisplatin intra-arterially over 3-5 minutes. Chemotherapy and amifostine course is repeated every week for 4 weeks. Patients are followed at 1 month.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 30 patients will be accrued into this study over 12-18 months.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx Previously untreated Stage III or IV No distant metastatic disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 60-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: SGOT and SGPT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Creatinine clearance greater than 61 mL/min Other: No history of any underlying medical or psychiatric illness Not pregnant or nursing Effective contraception required of all fertile patients

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No prior therapy for head and neck cancer Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 24 hours since prior antihypertensive medication

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00003580

Locations

United States, Tennessee
William F. Bowld Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38103

Sponsors and Collaborators

UT Bowld Hospital

Investigators

Study Chair:

K. Thomas Robbins, MD

University of Florida

More Information

Additional Information:

Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	CDR0000066647, UTENN-6507, ALZA-98-066-ii, NCI-V98-1472
Study First Received:	November 1, 1999
Last Updated:	May 9, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00003580 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

oral complications
stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity
stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity
stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx
stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx
stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx
stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx

stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx
stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx
stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx
stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx
drug/agent toxicity by tissue/organ
radiation toxicity

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Radiation-Protective Agents
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
Amifostine
Cisplatin

Antineoplastic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Protective Agents
Pharmacologic Actions

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