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Brief Title: A Post Marketing Surveillance Study of Cetuximab in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck (SCCHN)
Official Title: A Post Marketing Surveillance Study of Cetuximab in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck (SCCHN)
Study ID: NCT01080066
Brief Summary: This is a prospective, observational, non-interventional, multicenter, post-marketing surveillance study to mainly collect safety information from subjects with locally advanced and recurrent/metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck (SCCHN) treated with cetuximab based on the locally approved label.
Detailed Description: Cetuximab is an immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibody that enhances the effects of some common chemotherapy agents and radiotherapy and demonstrates minimal overlapping toxicities with these approaches. This prospective, observational, non-interventional and multi-centric post marketing surveillance study is being conducted to collect safety information from subjects with locally advanced or recurrent/metastatic SCCHN treated with cetuximab based on the locally approved label. Study plans to enroll 200 to 300 subjects, who are eligible for cetuximab treatment according to the indication in the approved label of cetuximab by Taiwan Health Authority. Data related to subjects' demographics, relevant tumor history, and laboratory information (hematology, biochemistry) will be captured and analyzed descriptively. OBJECTIVES Primary objective: • To obtain safety information on the use of cetuximab in subjects with SCCHN according to the regulatory approved label and in a regular clinical setting Secondary objectives: • To gather clinical efficacy information of the treatment
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Liouying Chi-Mei Hospital, Liouying, Tainan County, Taiwan
Name: Chao-Jung Tsao, Dr.
Affiliation: Liouying Chi-Mei Hospital
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR