Pilot Trial of Microsphere Oxycodone (Xtampza ER) for Pain Management in Patients Receiving Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer (RAD 1702)
Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer focused on measuring Xtampza ER, LAHNC, Head and neck cancer, Pain management
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically confirmed locally advanced cancer of mucosa of the head and neck.
- Eligible subsites will include nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx, oropharynx, oral cavity, major salivary glands, oropharynx, larynx, hypopharynx, cervical esophagus, or unknown primary site with lymph node metastases.
- Clinical or pathologic stage III-IV
- Scheduled to receive RT with curative intent with the expectation that some portion of the mucosa of the upper aerodigestive tract will receive a dose of at least 50 Gray.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2.
- Age > 19 years
- Subjects given written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
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Sites / Locations
- Hazelrig-Salter Radiation Oncology Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
RT + Xtampza ER
This study will enroll patients scheduled to receive radiation therapy (RT), but RT details are not specified by this protocol. Patients taking long acting opioid analgesics prior to enrollment will be converted to an equivalent dose of Xtampza ER at the time of enrollment. For the remaining patients not previously prescribed opioid analgesics, Xtampza ER will be initiated when 2 or more daily doses of short acting opioids are required, resulting in a total daily dose of at least 30mg morphine sulfate equivalent. During RT, pain will be assessed on a weekly basis using the PI-NRS and the dose of Xtampza ER will be adjusted at the discretion of the treating physician, with recommendation to maintain an equivalent of 100% daily opioid requirement. Assessment for tapering of Xtampza ER will begin 1 month following the completion of RT at the time of first follow-up.The study period will end 3 months following the final fraction of RT.