Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Erlotinib and Radiation Therapy With or Without Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Mouth or Throat Cancer

Study Description

Brief Summary: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combining erlotinib with radiation therapy with or without cisplatin in treating patients who have advanced mouth or throat cancer. Erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking the enzymes necessary for their growth. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining erlotinib with radiation therapy with or without cisplatin may kill more tumor cells.

Detailed Description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determination of the maximally tolerated dose (MTD) of the combination of daily oral OSI-774 and standard fractionation external beam radiation therapy in patients with oral cavity (OC) or oropharyngeal (OP) squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), stage II and III. II. Determination of the MTD of daily oral OSI-774, low dose daily cisplatin at 6 mg/m\^2/day and standard fractionation external beam radiation therapy in patients with oral cavity or oropharyngeal SCC stage III and IV. III. Determination of the safety of chronic oral dosing of OSI-774 after radiation therapy. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determination of biological markers of activity of OSI-774 in tumor biopsy specimens from patients with SCC of OC and OP pre and post therapy. II. Determination of the ability of (18F)-FDG-PET scan to demonstrate biological activity of OSI-774 in previously untreated patients with SCC of the OC and OP and to predict for clinical response. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, dose-escalation study of erlotinib. Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 regimens according to disease stage. Regimen A (patients with stage II \[T2, N0\] or III \[T1-2, N1\] disease): Patients receive oral erlotinib once daily. Beginning on day 15, patients also undergo intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) once daily 5 days a week for 7 weeks. Regimen B (patients with stage III \[T3, N0-1\] or IV \[T1-4, N2-3, M0 or T4, N0-1, M0\] disease): Patients receive oral erlotinib and undergo IMRT as in regimen A. Patients also receive cisplatin IV over 20 minutes on each day of radiotherapy. Patients in both regimens continue to receive erlotinib until the last day of IMRT (patients already in the maintenance phase of this study as of 5/11/04 continue to receive erlotinib once daily for up to 2 years) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. In both regimens, cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of erlotinib until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which at least 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. Patients are followed at 30 days and then every 3 months for up to 2 years. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 24-48 patients (12-24 per regimen) will be accrued for this study within 6-24 months.

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Eligibility

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Sex: ALL

Healthy Volunteers: No

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