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Phase III Study of IV Vinflunine in Combination With Methotrexate Versus Methotrexate Alone in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Previously Treated With Platinum-based Chemotherapy
In Brief
A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Vinflunine and Methotrexate for Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Carcinoma. Completed, enrolled 459 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
For patients relapsing after platinum-based therapy, few data are available. The current use of cetuximab associated with radiotherapy in localized disease and associated with platinum-based chemotherapy in the first-line setting stresses the need for new therapeutic options at later stages of SCCHN.Vinca-alkaloids demonstrated activity in SCCHN. Vinflunine demonstrated superior antitumour activity to vinorelbine in preclinical animal models. Recent preliminary phase I results of the vinflunine plus methotrexate combination in SCCHN, based on a clinical review, show encouraging antitumour activity and an acceptable safety profile. Therefore the combination of vinflunine and methotrexate appears a promising salvage regimen after platinum failure. The present study has been designed as a multicenter, randomised phase III study which will compare the combination of IV vinflunine with methotrexate to methotrexate alone in SCCHN patients having failed platinum-based therapy.