Official Title: Phase II Evaluation of E7389 NSC-707389 in Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2012-07
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: RATIONALE Drugs used in chemotherapy such as E7389 work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing
PURPOSE This phase II trial is studying how well E7389 works in treating patients with metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer
Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES
Evaluate the response probability confirmed complete and partial responses in patients with metastatic or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck treated with E7389 Estimate progression-free and overall survival probability in these patients Evaluate the qualitative and quantitative toxicities of this treatment regimen
OUTLINE This is a multicenter study
Patients receive E7389 IV on days 1 and 8 Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression
After completion of study treatment patients are followed periodically for up to 3 years
PROJECTED ACCRUAL A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study