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)

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.

Timeline

Start

2004-12

Primary completion

2007-03

Completion

2011-01

Publications

• Results Vermorken JB, Mesia R, Rivera F, Remenar E, Kawecki A, Rottey S, Erfan J, Zabolotnyy D, Kienzer HR, Cupissol D, Peyrade F, Benasso M, Vynnychenko I, De Raucourt D, Bokemeyer C, Schueler A, Amellal N, Hitt R. Platinum-based chemotherapy plus cetuximab in head and neck cancer. N Engl J Med. 2008 Sep 11;359(11):1116-27. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0802656.
• Results Mesia R, Rivera F, Kawecki A, Rottey S, Hitt R, Kienzer H, Cupissol D, De Raucourt D, Benasso M, Koralewski P, Delord JP, Bokemeyer C, Curran D, Gross A, Vermorken JB. Quality of life of patients receiving platinum-based chemotherapy plus cetuximab first line for recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Ann Oncol. 2010 Oct;21(10):1967-1973. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdq077. Epub 2010 Mar 24.
• Hecht M, Hahn D, Wolber P, Hautmann MG, Reichert D, Weniger S, Belka C, Bergmann T, Gohler T, Welslau M, Grosse-Thie C, Guntinas-Lichius O, von der Grun J, Balermpas P, Orlowski K, Messinger D, Stenzel KG, Fietkau R. Treatment response lowers tumor symptom burden in recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck cancer. BMC Cancer. 2020 Sep 29;20(1):933. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-07440-w.
• Licitra L, Storkel S, Kerr KM, Van Cutsem E, Pirker R, Hirsch FR, Vermorken JB, von Heydebreck A, Esser R, Celik I, Ciardiello F. Predictive value of epidermal growth factor receptor expression for first-line chemotherapy plus cetuximab in patients with head and neck and colorectal cancer: analysis of data from the EXTREME and CRYSTAL studies. Eur J Cancer. 2013 Apr;49(6):1161-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.11.018. Epub 2012 Dec 19.

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