Erlotinib, Docetaxel, and Radiation Therapy in Stage III or Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
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Official title
A Phase II Study of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, Erlotinib, in Combination With Docetaxel and Radiation in Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck
Brief summary
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RATIONALE: Erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving erlotinib together with docetaxel and radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well erlotinib given together with docetaxel and radiation therapy works in treating patients with stage III or stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00720304
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 43 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- docetaxel Drug
- erlotinib hydrochloride Drug
- fluorescence in situ hybridization Genetic
- polymerase chain reaction Genetic
- immunoenzyme technique Other
- immunohistochemistry staining method Other
- laboratory biomarker analysis Other
- pharmacological study Other
- therapeutic conventional surgery Procedure
- intensity-modulated radiation therapy Radiation
- radiation therapy Radiation
Drug · Genetic · Other + 2 more
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Nov 18, 2007
- Primary completion
- Nov 12, 2015
- Completion
- Nov 12, 2015
- Last update posted
- Aug 21, 2024
2007 – 2015
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center | Cleveland | Ohio | 44106-5065 | — |
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- Last update posted Aug 21, 2024 · Synced Sep 7, 2026
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