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CTRI Number  CTRI/2008/091/000007 [Registered on: 25/01/2008]
Last Modified On: 13/11/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study
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Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study
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A clinical trial to study the effect of Docetaxel when added to standard treatment (Cisplatin and 5-FluroUracil) in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in children and adolescents.  
Scientific Title of Study
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International randomized study to evaluate the addition of docetaxel to the combination of cisplatin-5-fluorouracil (TCF) vs. cisplatin-5-fluorouracil (CF) in the induction treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in children and adolescents. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any
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Secondary ID  Identifier 
EFC10339  Protocol Number 
NCT00565448  ClinicalTrials.gov 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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Name   
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address 




 
Phone    
Fax    
Email    
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

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Name  Mrs Gayatri Jaiswal 
Designation  Sr Clinical Project Leader 
Affiliation  Sanofi Synthelabo India Limited 
Address  Aventis house, 54/A, Sir Mathuradas Vasanji Road, Andheri (E)
Andheri (E)
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400093
India 
Phone  02230707806  
Fax  02230707843  
Email  Gayatri.Jaiswal@sanofi-aventis.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

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Name  Mrs Gayatri Jaiswal 
Designation  Sr Clinical Project Leader 
Affiliation  Sanofi Synthelabo India Limited 
Address  Aventis house, 54/A, Sir Mathuradas Vasanji Road
Andheri (E)
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400093
India 
Phone  02230707806  
Fax  022307078434  
Email  Gayatri.Jaiswal@sanofi.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support
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Group sanofi-aventis, Aventis house, 54/A, Sir Mathuradas Vasanji Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai 400093, 
 
Primary Sponsor
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Name  Sanofi Synthelabo India Limited 
Address  54/A, Sir Mathuradas Vasanji Road, Andheri (East) Mumbai – 400 093 India  
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Name  Address 
None   
 
Countries of Recruitment
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  India
Indonesia
Thailand
Morocco
South Africa
Turkey  
Sites of Study
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No of Sites = 5  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Subhashini John  Christian Medical College  (Main Campus), Department of Radiotherapy, Vellore 632 004, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Vellore
TAMIL NADU 
04162282046

subha@cmcvellore.ac.in 
Dr Gauri Shankar Bhattacharyya  Orchid Nursing Home  P-17, CIT Road,Scheme VI M Phoolbagan, Kolkata 700054
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
03323202729

docgs@hotmail.com 
Dr Ranga Rao  Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre  Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Sector V, Rohini, Delhi 110085
New Delhi
DELHI 
01147022222

ranga_rr@vsnl.net 
Dr Rejnish Kumar  Regional Cancer Center   Division of Head & Neck Oncology, Thiruvananthapuram - 695011 Kerala, INDIA
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA 
04712522239

rejnish@yahoo.com 
Dr Shailesh Talati  The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute  Clinical Research Wing, Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmadabad-380 016, Gujarat, INDIA.
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
07922681451

gcri.clinicaltrials@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 5  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee of Christian Medical College / Vellore / Subhashini John  Approved 
Gujarat Cancer Research Institute /Gujarat Cancer Society Ethics Committee, Ahmedabad, Dr Shailesh Talati  Approved 
Human Ethics Committee, Regional Cancer Center / Thiruvananthapuram / Rejnish Kumar  Approved 
Institutional Ethical Review Board Orchid Nursing Home / Kolkata / Gauri Shankar Bhattacharyya  Approved 
Institutional Review Borad, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre/ Delhi/Ranga Rao  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
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Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in children and adolescents., (1) ICD-10 Condition: C119||Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx,unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent
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Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Cisplatin  75 mg/m2, Intravenous, over 6 hours, on Day 1, every 3 weeks (3 cycles) 
Intervention  Docetaxel   75 mg/m2, Intravenous, on Day 1, every 3 weeks (3 cycles) 
 
Inclusion Criteria
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Age From  1.00 Month(s)
Age To  21.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Histological confirmed nasopharyngeal carcinoma, subtypes WHO type II (non-keratinizing carcinoma) or III (undifferentiated carcinoma including lymphoepitheliomas)
2. Newly diagnosed disease NPC Stage IIB-IV disease with measurable disease.
3. Ages eligible for study: >1 month to ≤21 years of age at time of diagnosis.
4. Genders eligible for study: Both
5. All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent and assent.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients with short (less than 12 weeks) of life expectancy. 2. Prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy to the nasopharynx or neck for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma 3. Performance status: &#8722; Patients &#8804;16 years of age: Lansky <60% &#8722; Patients >16 years of age: Karnofsky <60% 4. Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) <70 mL/min OR Serum creatinine based on age as follows for the calculation of GFR to : &#8722; Greater than 0.8 mg/dL (for patients &#8804;5 years of age) &#8722; Greater than 1.0 mg/dL (for patients 6-10 years of age) &#8722; Greater than 1.2 mg/dL (for patients 11-15 years of age) &#8722; Greater than 1.5 mg/dL (for patients >15 years of age) 5. Bilirubin >1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) for age 6. AST or ALT >2.5 times ULN for age 7. Hypersensitivity to one of the drugs or their excipients. 8. Pregnant or breast feeding females 9. Females of child bearing potential who are unwilling or unable to be tested for pregnancy 10. Females of child bearing potential who are unwilling or unable to use effective contraception 11. Refusal or inability to give informed consents to participate in the study  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment
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Centralized 
Blinding/Masking
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Open Label 
Primary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
Primary end point:

Complete response (CR) rate following the Induction treatment and prior to the radiation treatment.
 
2 years 
 
Secondary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
Secondary end points:

1. Overall safety and efficacy of docetaxel in combination with CF.
2. Overall response on completion of Radiotherapy treatment.
3. Role of EBV and the predictive value of the determination of EBV-DNA in peripheral blood.
4. Overall survival comparison between arms. 
3 years 
 
Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="72"
Sample Size from India="5" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial
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Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
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22/04/2007 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  01/10/2007 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
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Not yet available 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary
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Trial will be conducted in 16 countries all over the world The Indian target - 6 patients. Indian status - 5 patients randomized. 
 
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