Radiation Therapy With or Without Epoetin Alfa in Treating Anemic Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Status: | Completed |
---|---|
Conditions: | Cancer, Cancer, Anemia |
Therapuetic Areas: | Hematology, Oncology |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | 18 - Any |
Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
Start Date: | June 2000 |
End Date: | November 2007 |
A Randomized Phase III Trial to Assess the Effect of Erythropoietin on Local-Regional Control in Anemic Patients Treated With Radiotherapy for Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Epoetin alfa may
stimulate red blood cell production and treat anemia in patients with head and neck cancer.
It is not yet known whether receiving radiation therapy with epoetin alfa is more effective
than radiation therapy alone in treating anemic patients with head and neck cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy with
or without epoetin alfa in treating anemic patients who have head and neck cancer.
stimulate red blood cell production and treat anemia in patients with head and neck cancer.
It is not yet known whether receiving radiation therapy with epoetin alfa is more effective
than radiation therapy alone in treating anemic patients with head and neck cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of radiation therapy with
or without epoetin alfa in treating anemic patients who have head and neck cancer.
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- Determine whether epoetin alfa given during definitive radiotherapy or
chemoradiotherapy improves the local-regional control rate in anemic patients with
squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Secondary
- Determine whether this drug improves survival in this patient population.
- Identify patterns in first failure in these patients.
- Determine whether there is a significant increase in hemoglobin level between the
baseline value and the value at 28 days after starting epoetin alfa in these patients.
- Assess the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified according to stage (I/II vs
III/IV without chemotherapy vs III/IV with chemotherapy), pretreatment hemoglobin level (9.0
to less than 11.5 g/dL vs 11.5 to 13.5 g/dL), and gender. Patients are randomized to one of
two treatment arms.
- Arm I: Patients with stage I or II disease undergo radiotherapy once daily for 6-7
weeks. Patients with stage III or IV disease undergo radiotherapy once daily for 3.5
weeks and then twice daily (6 hours apart) for 2.5 weeks for a total of 6 weeks.
- Arm II: Patients undergo radiotherapy as in arm I. Beginning 7-10 days before
radiotherapy, patients receive epoetin alfa subcutaneously once weekly until the end of
radiotherapy.
Patients with stage III/IV disease may receive concurrent cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours on
days 1 and 22 of radiotherapy.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then
annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 372 patients (186 per arm) will be accrued for this study
within 3.5 years.
Primary
- Determine whether epoetin alfa given during definitive radiotherapy or
chemoradiotherapy improves the local-regional control rate in anemic patients with
squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Secondary
- Determine whether this drug improves survival in this patient population.
- Identify patterns in first failure in these patients.
- Determine whether there is a significant increase in hemoglobin level between the
baseline value and the value at 28 days after starting epoetin alfa in these patients.
- Assess the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified according to stage (I/II vs
III/IV without chemotherapy vs III/IV with chemotherapy), pretreatment hemoglobin level (9.0
to less than 11.5 g/dL vs 11.5 to 13.5 g/dL), and gender. Patients are randomized to one of
two treatment arms.
- Arm I: Patients with stage I or II disease undergo radiotherapy once daily for 6-7
weeks. Patients with stage III or IV disease undergo radiotherapy once daily for 3.5
weeks and then twice daily (6 hours apart) for 2.5 weeks for a total of 6 weeks.
- Arm II: Patients undergo radiotherapy as in arm I. Beginning 7-10 days before
radiotherapy, patients receive epoetin alfa subcutaneously once weekly until the end of
radiotherapy.
Patients with stage III/IV disease may receive concurrent cisplatin IV over 1-2 hours on
days 1 and 22 of radiotherapy.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then
annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 372 patients (186 per arm) will be accrued for this study
within 3.5 years.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically confirmed invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck,
including carcinoma arising from the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, and hypopharynx
- Stage I-IV disease
- No distant metastases
- No carcinoma of the nasopharynx, nasal cavity/paranasal sinuses, or salivary
glands
- No carcinoma in situ without an identifiable invasive component
- Plan for radiotherapy in continuous course
- Prior surgical exploration with gross residual disease remaining allowed
- Prior neck dissection with or without biopsy of primary tumor, but no radical surgery
for primary tumor, allowed
- Anemia, defined as hemoglobin no greater than 13.5 g/dL for males and no greater than
12.5 g/dL for females (transfusion prior to study allowed)
- No severe anemia (i.e., hemoglobin less than 9.0 g/dL)
- No anemia confirmed to be due to causes other than chronic disease (e.g., iron
deficiency anemia)
- Not entered on other RTOG head and neck protocols
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
- 18 and over
Performance status:
- Zubrod 0-2
Life expectancy:
- Not specified
Hematopoietic:
- See Disease Characteristics
- Stage III/IV patients receiving concurrent cisplatin:
- Absolute neutrophil count at least 2,000/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
Hepatic:
- Not specified
Renal:
- Stage III/IV patients receiving concurrent cisplatin:
- Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
- Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min
Cardiovascular:
- No malignant or poorly controlled hypertension (e.g., symptomatic hypertension or
diastolic blood pressure of 100 mm Hg or greater despite antihypertensive medication)
- No unstable angina or other poorly controlled cardiac disease
Other:
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- If stage III or IV disease is present, willing to come for twice daily radiotherapy
for the last 2.5 weeks of therapy
- No active infection requiring IV antibiotics
- No unexplained fever
- No AIDS or other history of congenital or acquired immunodeficiency
- No other malignancies within the past 3 years except carcinoma in situ or
nonmelanomatous skin cancer
- No known hypersensitivity to mammalian cell-derived products or to human albumin
- No acute/subacute illness that would make the need for transfusion likely
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
- At least 4 weeks since other prior cytokine therapy (e.g., filgrastim [G-CSF],
interleukins, or interferons)
- No prior epoetin alfa
- No other concurrent cytokine therapy
Chemotherapy:
- No prior chemotherapy
- Concurrent cisplatin, paclitaxel/cisplatin, or paclitaxel/carboplatin for patients
with stage III/IV disease is allowed
Endocrine therapy:
- Not specified
Radiotherapy:
- See Disease Characteristics
- No prior radiotherapy to the head and neck
Surgery:
- See Disease Characteristics
Other:
- No concurrent amifostine
- No concurrent transfusion
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