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Phase III Trial to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Cetuximab for the Treatment of Chinese Participants With Head and Neck Cancer

NCT02383966 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 243

Last updated 2022-05-13

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Summary

This trial aimed to assess efficacy and safety of cetuximab when given in combination with chemotherapy compared with chemotherapy alone in Chinese participants with recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) as the first-line treatment.

Conditions

  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell of Head and Neck

Interventions

DRUG

Cetuximab

Participants received Cetuximab as an intravenous infusion at an initial dose of 400 milligrams per square meter (mg/m\^2) on Day 1 and a subsequent dose of 250 mg/m\^2 on Day 8 and Day 15 of each 21-day treatment cycle.

DRUG

Cisplatin/Carboplatin

Cisplatin or Carboplatin (at an equivalent dose in case of intolerability of cisplatin) was administered at a dose of 75 mg/m\^2 as an intravenous infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day treatment cycle.

DRUG

5-fluorouracil

Participants received 5-fluorouracil (FU) at a dose of 750 mg/m\^2/day as a continuous intravenous infusion over 24 hours a day from Day 1 to Day 5 of each 21-day treatment cycle.

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
2015-07-31
Primary Completion
2018-01-19
Completion
2021-12-20

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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