Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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2025-12-24 @ 7:19 PM
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2025-12-24 @ 7:19 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01009203
Brief Summary:
The primary hypothesis of this study is that the addition of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) blockade to conventional epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) blockade will result in synergistic clinical activity in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN), consistent with preclinical xenograft data. Patients will be treated with the combination of temsirolimus and erlotinib, at the previously established Maximal Tolerated Dose (MTD). The primary signal of efficacy will be progression free survival (PFS), anticipating that PFS will be prolonged compared to historical PFS in SCCHN patients treated with erlotinib or cetuximab monotherapy.
Detailed Description:
This is a phase II, multicenter, single arm, open-label study. Thirty-seven patients with advanced, platinum-refractory or platinum-ineligible squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck will be sequentially enrolled to a single treatment arm. Patients will be treated with continuous, 28-day cycles of 150 mg of erlotinib by mouth daily and 15 mg of temsirolimus intervenously weekly. In the absence of grade 3 or higher toxicity in the first cycle, a single, intra-patient dose increase to 20 mg temsirolimus will be permitted.
Study:
NCT01009203
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01009203