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Cetuximab (Erbitux) in Combination With Cisplatin or Carboplatin and 5-Fluorouracil in the First Line Treatment of Subjects With Recurrent and/or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (EXTREME)

NCT00122460 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 442

Last updated 2014-07-23

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Summary

The purpose of this trial is to investigate the efficacy of cetuximab in combination with chemotherapy in comparison to chemotherapy alone in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer. Overall survival will be taken as the primary measure of efficacy.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Cetuximab + Platinum (Cisplatin or Carboplatin) + 5Fluorouracil (5-FU)

Subjects in will receive initial dose of 400 mg/m\^2 cetuximab (over 2 hours) followed by weekly doses of 250 mg/m\^2 (over 1 hour). All doses will be given by intravenous (IV) infusion. Subjects will receive either Cisplatin (100 mg/m\^2 on day 1) + 5-FU (1000 mg/m\^2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks or Carboplatin (Area under the curve (AUC) 5 IV on day 1) + 5-FU (1000 mg/m\^2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks

DRUG

Platinum (Cisplatin or Carboplatin) + 5-FU

All doses will be given by IV infusion. Subjects will receive either Cisplatin (100 mg/m\^2 on day 1) + 5-FU (1000 mg/m\^2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks or Carboplatin (AUC 5 IV on day 1) + 5-FU (1000 mg/m\^2 continuous IV from day 1 to day 4) every 3 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Medical Responsible · Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-12-31
Primary Completion
2007-03-31
Completion
2011-01-31

Countries

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czechia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Slovakia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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