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Zalutumumab in Non-curable Patients With SCCHN

An Open Label Single Arm Trial Investigating Zalutumumab, a Human Monoclonal Anti-EGF Receptor Antibody, in Combination With Best Supportive Care, in Patients With Non-Curable Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Who Have Failed Standard Platinum-based Chemotherapy.

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00542308
Enrollment
90
Registered
2007-10-11
Start date
2008-01-31
Completion date
2011-08-31
Last updated
2023-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer, Squamous Cell Cancer

Brief summary

Treatment, In combination with BSC, Open-label, Single arm, Efficacy Study.

Interventions

Individual dose titration weekly i.v. doses

Sponsors

Genmab
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Males and females age ≥ 18 years 2. Confirmed diagnosis, initially or at relapse, of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx or larynx, considered incurable with standard therapy 3. Failure to at least one course of standard platinum-based chemotherapy

Exclusion criteria

1. Three or more prior chemotherapy regimens 2. Prior treatment with EGFr antibodies and/or EGFr small molecule inhibitors 3. Past or current malignancy other than SCCHN, except for certain other cancer diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Survival (OS)From randomization until death, assessed up to 21 monthsOS was defined as time from start of treatment until date of death of any cause.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression Free Survival (PFS)During treatment and two weeks after end of treatment, assessed up to 21 monthsPFS is defined as the time from start of treatment until disease progression or death.
Objective Tumour ResponseDuring treatment and two weeks after end of treatment, assessed up to 21 months.Objective Tumour response according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST v 1.0). Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR), CR+PR. Stable disease is Responses not fulfilling CR, PR or progressive disease (PD). PD is At least a 20% increase in the sum of the LD of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started, OR the appearance of one or more new lesions.
Duration of ResponseDuring treatment and two weeks after end of treatment, assessed up to 21 monthsDOR is defined among responders, as the time from the initial documentation of response to the date of disease progression or death, whichever occurs earlier.

Countries

Austria, Chile, Colombia, Czechia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Peru, Portugal, Slovakia, United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

All participants attending Visit 2 were included in the FAS irrespective of their compliance with the planned course of zalutumumab.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Zalutumumab 4-16 mg/kg
Zalutumumab iv infusion once weekly. The dose was titrated until grade 2 rash occurred.
90
Total90

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicZalutumumab 4-16 mg/kg
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
20 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
70 Participants
Age, Continuous59.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.7
Region of Enrollment
Austria
3 participants
Region of Enrollment
Chile
8 participants
Region of Enrollment
Colombia
1 participants
Region of Enrollment
Czech Republic
6 participants
Region of Enrollment
Germany
11 participants
Region of Enrollment
Israel
12 participants
Region of Enrollment
Italy
9 participants
Region of Enrollment
Peru
4 participants
Region of Enrollment
Portugal
10 participants
Region of Enrollment
Slovakia
4 participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
22 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
18 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
72 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
90 / 90
serious
Total, serious adverse events
83 / 90

Outcome results

Primary

Overall Survival (OS)

OS was defined as time from start of treatment until date of death of any cause.

Time frame: From randomization until death, assessed up to 21 months

Population: All participants attending Visit 2 were included in the full analysis set irrespective of their compliance with the planned course of zalutumumab.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Zalutumumab 4-16 mg/kgOverall Survival (OS)5.3 months
Secondary

Duration of Response

DOR is defined among responders, as the time from the initial documentation of response to the date of disease progression or death, whichever occurs earlier.

Time frame: During treatment and two weeks after end of treatment, assessed up to 21 months

Population: All participants attending Visit 2 were included in the full analysis set irrespective of their compliance with the planned course of zalutumumab. Overall number of participants analyzed are the number of participants with a response.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Zalutumumab 4-16 mg/kgDuration of ResponseNA days
Secondary

Objective Tumour Response

Objective Tumour response according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST v 1.0). Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR), CR+PR. Stable disease is Responses not fulfilling CR, PR or progressive disease (PD). PD is At least a 20% increase in the sum of the LD of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started, OR the appearance of one or more new lesions.

Time frame: During treatment and two weeks after end of treatment, assessed up to 21 months.

Population: All participants attending Visit 2 were included in the full analysis set irrespective of their compliance with the planned course of zalutumumab. Overall number of participants analyzed are number of participants with data available for analysis of best response.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Zalutumumab 4-16 mg/kgObjective Tumour ResponseComplete response1 participants
Zalutumumab 4-16 mg/kgObjective Tumour ResponsePartial response4 participants
Zalutumumab 4-16 mg/kgObjective Tumour ResponseStable response30 participants
Zalutumumab 4-16 mg/kgObjective Tumour ResponseProgressive disease33 participants
Zalutumumab 4-16 mg/kgObjective Tumour ResponseNot evaluable20 participants
Secondary

Progression Free Survival (PFS)

PFS is defined as the time from start of treatment until disease progression or death.

Time frame: During treatment and two weeks after end of treatment, assessed up to 21 months

Population: All participants attending Visit 2 were included in the full analysis set irrespective of their compliance with the planned course of zalutumumab.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Zalutumumab 4-16 mg/kgProgression Free Survival (PFS)8.6 months

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 20, 2026