A Study of ARQ 501 in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00358930 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 1, 2006
Last Update Posted : April 28, 2009
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Head and Neck Neoplasms Carcinoma, Squamous Cell | Drug: ARQ 501 | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2 Study of ARQ 501 in Patients With Locally Advanced, Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck |
Study Start Date : | July 2006 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2007 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2007 |

- Assess the overall response rate (ORR) of patients with locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) treated with ARQ 501.
- Determine the progression-free survival (PFS) at six months for those patients treated with ARQ 501.To further characterize the safety ARQ 501.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Able to provide signed and dated informed consent document prior to study-specific screening procedures.
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic SCCHN.
- Measurable disease per RECIST.
- ≥ 18 years old.
- Karnofsky performance status (KPS) ≥ 70%.
- Male or female patients of child-producing potential must agree to use contraception or avoidance of pregnancy measures during the study and for 30 days after the last infusion of ARQ 501.
- Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 10 g/dL.
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 10^9/L (≥ 1,500/mm³).
- Platelet count ≥ 100 x 10^9/L ( ≥ 100,000/mm³).
- Total bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or less than or equal to 3.0 x ULN with metastatic liver disease.
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) less than or equal to 2.5 x ULN or less than or equal to 5.0 x ULN with metastatic liver disease.
- Creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Primary tumor of nasopharyngeal origin.
- Eligible for curative surgery or radiotherapy.
- Received three or more systemic anticancer regimens.
- Have active, uncontrolled systemic infection considered opportunistic, life threatening or clinically significant at the time of treatment.
- Have received anticancer chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, or investigational agents within three weeks of first infusion.
- Surgery within two weeks of first infusion.
- Have symptomatic or untreated central nervous system (CNS) involvement.
- Are pregnant or lactating.
- Previous exposure to ARQ 501.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00358930
United States, Alabama | |
University of South Alabama | |
Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36693 | |
United States, California | |
LA County Hospital | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033 | |
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90089-0178 | |
United States, Illinois | |
University of Chicago Medical Center | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 | |
Dana-Farber | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02218 | |
United States, Missouri | |
Washington University School of Medicine | |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110 | |
United States, New York | |
New York Oncology Hematology | |
Albany, New York, United States, 12208 | |
United States, Texas | |
Mary Crowley Medical Research Center | |
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75201 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00358930 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ARQ 501-208 |
First Posted: | August 1, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 28, 2009 |
Last Verified: | April 2009 |
squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck |
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