squamous-cell carcinoma of head and neck
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Primary site : oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx 2)Histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma 3)Locally advanced disease(LA-SCCHN) for stage III-IVB, or recurrent and metastatic disease which is not candidate for local treatment 4)Patient is planned for following treatments 4-1)Radiotherapy for Locally advanced disease (LA-SCCHN) weekly cetuximab (at least one time) is combined with radiotherapy of >=60 Gy 4-2)Chemotherapy for recurrence or metastatic disease Cetuximab combined with any type of chemotherapy 5)ECOG PS : 0-2 6)Japanese Nationality 7)Age >=20 8)Written Informed consent 9)Consent for contraception(female with probability for pregnancy or male with ability of reproduction) 10)Patients received cetuximab after 1st Jan 2013 Allowed for patient who have registered in other trials or already treated with cetuximab at registration
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Previous history of cetuximab treatment before 31th Dec 2012 2)Severe allergic reaction (G3-4) of any component in Erbitax 3) Critical comorbidity otherwise head and neck cancer 4) Second primary cancer except when there has been no evidence of the disease for more than 3 years without any treatment. (Exclude of carcinoma in situ or mucosal cancer which is estimated as stable by local treatment) 5)Positive HbsAg without adequate anti-viral treatment 6) Pregnancy or lactation 7)Any inappropriate reason for registration by physicians
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| One-year progression-free survival One-year overall survival | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| One-year progression-free survival Proportion of treatment completion Response rate Adverse event rate | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hyogo Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology