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Brief Title: Study of Olaparib With Radiation Therapy and Cetuximab in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer With Heavy Smoking History
Official Title: Phase I Trial of Olaparib (AZD2281) in Combination With C225 and Radiation Therapy in Patients With Locally Advanced, Stage IVA-B Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Head/Neck With Heavy Smoking Histories
Study ID: NCT01758731
Brief Summary: This is a research study that plans to learn more about the safety and tolerability of an investigational drug called Olaparib, in combination with radiation therapy and cetuximab. Hypothesis: Intensity modulated radiotherapy with concurrent C225 and Olaparib represents a feasible, biologically-based alternative to standard chemoradiation, with acceptable toxicity, for treatment of locally-advanced HNSCC in patients having a ≥ 10 pack-year smoking history.
Detailed Description: Outcomes for heavy smokers with locally-advanced head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) treated with standard chemoradiation have been traditionally poor, suggesting a critical need for translation of novel biologically-based targeted approaches into clinical practice. In clinical trials, the Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP1) inhibitor Olaparib has been combined with other systemic agents, including paclitaxel, irinotecan, carboplatin and gemcitabine, in the treatment of patients with various solid tumors. Pre-clinical models have shown cooperative effects of combining PARP inhibition with radiation. A combined modality approach utilizing RT in combination with C225 and Olaparib after induction chemotherapy represents a rational, targeted approach for investigation in locally-advanced HNSCC patients.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
Name: David Raben, M.D
Affiliation: University of Colorado, Denver
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR