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

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.

Timeline

Start

2015-07-31

Primary completion

2018-01-19

Completion

2021-12-20

Publications

• Results Guo Y, Luo Y, Zhang Q, Huang X, Li Z, Shen L, Feng J, Sun Y, Yang K, Ge M, Zhu X, Wang L, Liu Y, He X, Bai C, Xue K, Zeng Y, Chang X, Chen W, Lin T. First-line treatment with chemotherapy plus cetuximab in Chinese patients with recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: Efficacy and safety results of the randomised, phase III CHANGE-2 trial. Eur J Cancer. 2021 Oct;156:35-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.06.039. Epub 2021 Aug 18.

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