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An Open, Single Dose Escalation Study Followed by a Multiple Dose Extension of Anti-EGF Receptor Human Monoclonal Antibody (Zalutumumab) in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)


Phase 1/Phase 2
18 Years
N/A
Not Enrolling
Both
Head and Neck Neoplasms

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Trial Information

An Open, Single Dose Escalation Study Followed by a Multiple Dose Extension of Anti-EGF Receptor Human Monoclonal Antibody (Zalutumumab) in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)


Inclusion Criteria:



The study population eligible for this study is adult male or female patients of good
performance status having a histologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic SCCHN, not
amenable to standard curative or palliative therapies.

- Diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, nasal cavity, paranasal
sinuses, nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx or larynx.

- Primary or recurrent disease for which no curative or established palliative
treatments are amenable

- WHO performance status of 1 or 2.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Received certain other treatments within 4 weeks prior to administration of study
drug

- Previous severe allergic reactions (e.g. angio-edema, severe asthma, or anaphylaxis).

- Skin disease requiring systemic or local corticosteroid therapy.

- Known brain metastasis or leptomeningeal disease.

- Signs or symptoms of acute illness.

- Bacterial, fungal or viral infection.

- Certain serious medical conditions, including kidney or liver disease, some
psychiatric illnesses, myocardial infarction within one year and stomach, lung,
heart, hormonal, nerve or blood diseases.

- Pregnant or breast-feeding women.

- Women of childbearing age who are unable or unwilling to use an IUD or hormonal birth
control during the whole trial.

- Simultaneous participation in any other trial involving investigational drugs or
having participated in a trial within 4 weeks prior to start of trial treatment.

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

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

Outcome Measure:

Adverse Events

Outcome Description:

Number of participants reporting at least one adverse event

Outcome Time Frame:

Overall Study

Safety Issue:

No

Authority:

United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study ID:

Zalutumumab

NCT ID:

NCT00093041

Start Date:

December 2003

Completion Date:

January 2005

Related Keywords:

  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Head and neck cancer
  • squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
  • Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms

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