Chemotherapy With Cetuximab in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

Summary

PURPOSE: Cetuximab with platinum and 5FU is now the standard combination as first-line treatment in patients with metastatic or recurrent Head and Neck squamous cell carcinomas. Cetuximab and taxane combinations have demonstrated promising activity in Head and Neck cancer. This phase II trial is studying new cetuximab, docetaxel and cisplatin combination named TPEx as first-line treatment in this setting.

Timeline

Start

2009-09

Primary completion

2014-01

Completion

2014-01

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper The primary end point was met with an ORR of 44.4% (95% CI 30.9-58.6). PMID 26109631 ↗

Publications

• Guigay J, Fayette J, Dillies AF, Sire C, Kerger JN, Tennevet I, Machiels JP, Zanetta S, Pointreau Y, Bozec Le Moal L, Henry S, Schilf A, Bourhis J. Cetuximab, docetaxel, and cisplatin as first-line treatment in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a multicenter, phase II GORTEC study. Ann Oncol. 2015 Sep;26(9):1941-1947. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdv268. Epub 2015 Jun 24.

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