Cisplatin With or Without Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
Head and Neck Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Head and Neck Cancer focused on measuring untreated metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary, recurrent metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary, stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity, recurrent 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, recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx, recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx, stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity, stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity, recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck that is incurable with surgery or radiotherapy No nasopharyngeal primaries Measurable or evaluable disease Newly diagnosed with extensive, incurable local regional disease AND distant metastases OR Local regional recurrence/persistence or distant metastases after surgery or radiotherapy Persistent or progressive disease after radiotherapy must be histologically proven at least 8 weeks after therapy No brain metastases PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL (transfusion allowed) Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL SGOT and SGPT no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2 times ULN Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.2 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min Calcium no greater than ULN No history of hypercalcemia Other: No active infection No other concurrent malignancy within past 2 years except curatively treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix No known hypersensitivity to murine proteins Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior chimeric antibody or kinase inhibitor for recurrent or metastatic disease No more than 1 prior biotherapy regimen for recurrent or metastatic disease Chemotherapy: At least 3 months since prior induction or adjuvant chemotherapy concurrent with radiotherapy No prior chemotherapy for recurrent disease Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Recovered from prior major surgery
Sites / Locations
- CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program
- Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
- Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Palo Alto
- Stanford University Medical Center
- CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Inc.
- Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
- CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Gainsville
- Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley)
- Emory University Hospital - Atlanta
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur)
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago
- CCOP - Central Illinois
- CCOP - Evanston
- CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
- Indiana University Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Indianapolis (Roudebush)
- CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project
- CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
- CCOP - Wichita
- MBCCOP - LSU Medical Center
- CCOP - Ochsner
- Johns Hopkins Oncology Center
- New England Medical Center Hospital
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional
- CCOP - Kalamazoo
- CCOP - Duluth
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
- CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
- CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
- CCOP - Northern New Jersey
- Hackensack University Medical Center
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey
- Riverview Medical Center
- St. Francis Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albany
- Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Brooklyn
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New York
- NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center
- University of Rochester Cancer Center
- CCOP - Merit Care Hospital
- Ireland Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cleveland
- CCOP - Columbus
- CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program
- CCOP - Sooner State
- CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center
- Penn State Geisinger Cancer Center
- Hahnemann University Hospital
- University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
- Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Pittsburgh
- CCOP - MainLine Health
- CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Nashville
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Madison
- University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
- CCOP - Marshfield Medical Research and Education Foundation
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Milwaukee (Zablocki)
- MBCCOP - San Juan
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Juan
- Pretoria Academic Hospitals