Phase II Study of Oxaliplatin in Combination With 5-Fu in 1st Line Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Head and Neck Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Head and Neck Cancer
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients aged 18-70 years, with inoperable locally advanced or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (stage III-IV) histologically proven, no prior chemo and/or hormone therapy for metastatic disease or local recurrence (adjuvant or neo-adjuvant chemotherapy or radio-chemotherapy was allowed if finished since more than 6 months before inclusion and cisplatinum total dose used < or=to 300 mg/m² or carboplatinum total dose used < or=to 200mg/m²), at least 1 target lesion (measurable in 2 dimensions > or=to 20 mm on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluated < 15 days before start of study treatment, outside of irradiated fields),performance status (PS) < or =to 2 World Health Organization (WHO), weight loss < 5% normal weight,hemoglobin > or =to 10 g/dL, neutrophils > or =to 2000/mm3, platelets > or =to 100,000/mm3 , creatinine < or =to 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), bilirubin < or =to .5 x ULN, alanine amino-transferase (ALT)/aspartate amino-transferase (AST)< or =to 2.5 x ULN (5 x ULN if liver metastases), clotting: prothrombin time (PT) > or =to 60%. Written informed consent signed by patient and doctor prior to all study procedures -
Exclusion Criteria:
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Sites / Locations
- Sanofi-Aventis