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Phase II Study of Skin Toxicity Dosing of IRESSA (Gefitinib) as Monotherapy in Recurrent and/or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
In Brief
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Gefitinib for Head and Neck Neoplasms. Completed, enrolled 44 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the activity (response rate and rate of stable disease) of Iressa administered as a single agent escalated to a dose that produces grade 2 skin toxicity in patients with recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Patients were started on gefitinib 250 mg orally daily for 2 weeks. At 2 weeks, patients were reevaluated and given skin toxicity grade according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria version 3.0 (CTC 3.0). Patients with grade 2 or greater skin toxicity remained on 250 mg daily; in patients with grade 0-1 skin toxicity the dose 250-mg oral dose-escalating dose; each patient received treatment at the dose that produced grade 2 skin toxicity until disease progression or withdrawal.