E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Non-Curable Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN) |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 9.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10060121 |
E.1.2 | Term | Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To investigate zalutumumab in combination with BSC in terms of overall survival in non-curable patients with recurrent and/or metastatic disease who have failed after at least one course of standard-based chemotherapy. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To investigate zalutumumab in combination with BSC with respect to efficacy and safety and to determine the pharmacokinetic profile of zalutumumab. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1) Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx or larynx, considered incurable with standard therapy .
2) Patients must have disease progression according to RECIST.
3) Measurable disease defined as one or more target lesions according to RECIST.
4) WHO performance status ≤ 2.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1) Three or more prior chemotherapy regimens, other than platinum based chemotherapy
2) Prior treatment with EGFr antibodies and/or EGFr small molecule inhibitors unless given as part of first line treatment of locally or regionally advanced SCCHN in combination with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Exposure to EGFr targeted therapy must be completed ≥ 6 weeks prior to visit 2
3) Received the following treatments within 4 weeks prior to Visit 2: Cytotoxic or cytostatic anti-cancer chemotherapy Total tumor resection
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Overall Survival (OS) defined as the time from start of treatment until date of death from any cause. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | Yes |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 3 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 28 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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The number of patients enrolled wil be 100. All patients will be followed until death or lost to follow up. |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |