Taxotere (Docetaxel) in 1st Line Treatment of Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Head and Neck Neoplasms, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Neoplasm Metastasis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Head and Neck Neoplasms
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients with histologically or cytologically documented squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) (eligible primary sites: oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharyx, or larynx) presenting with locally recurrent and/or metastatic disease, with at least 1 unidimensionally or bidimensionally measurable lesion.
Sites / Locations
- sanofi-aventis US
- Sanofi-Aventis
- sanofi-aventis, Australia
- Sanofi-Aventis
- sanofi-aventis, Belgium
- Sanofi-Aventis
- sanofi-aventis Canada
- sanofi-aventis, France
- sanofi-aventis Germany
- sanofi-aventis Greece
- Sanofi-Aventis
- Sanofi-Aventis Hungaria
- sanofi-aventis Israel
- sanofi-aventis Italy
- Sanofi-Aventis
- Sanofi-Aventis
- sanofi-aventis South Africa
- Sanofi-Aventis
- sanofi-aventis Switzerland
- Sanofi-Aventis
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Active Comparator
Experimental
docetaxel plus cisplatin
cisplatin plus 5-FU
docetaxel plus 5-FU
Taxotere 75 mg/m², one-hour IV infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle followed by cisplatin 75 mg/m² administered as a 30-minute to 3-hour infusion on Day 1
Cisplatin 100 mg/m², 30-minute to 3-hour infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle followed by the continuous infusion of 5-FU 1000 mg/m²/day from Day 1 to Day 5
Taxotere 85 mg/m², one-hour IV infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle followed by the continuous infusion of 5-FU 750 mg/m²/day from Day 1 to Day 5 Arm only in the phase II part of the study