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CTRI Number  CTRI/2010/091/000170 [Registered on: 24/02/2011]
Last Modified On: 24/02/2013
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study
Modification(s)  
Observational PMS 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   An Observational Study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Cetuximab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy, in the first-line therapy of recurrent/ metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck (SCCHN) 
Scientific Title of Study   An Observational Study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Cetuximab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy, in the first-line therapy of recurrent/ metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck (SCCHN) 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
EMR 62202-514  Protocol Number 
NCT01142869  ClinicalTrials.gov 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr SH Advani 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  SL Raheja Hospital
Mahim West
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400016
India 
Phone  02266529999  
Fax    
Email  shadvani2000@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr. Rajiv Rana 
Designation   
Affiliation  Merck Limited 
Address  5th Floor Shiv Sagar Estate
Dr. Aniie Besant Road, Worli
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400018
India 
Phone  +91-22-6669117  
Fax  +91-22-24936046  
Email  rajiv.rana@merck.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr. Sudipto Chatterjee 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  5th Floor Shiv Sagar Estate
Dr. Aniie Besant Road, Worli
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400018
India 
Phone  +91-22-66609056  
Fax  +91-22-24936046  
Email  sudipto.chatterjee@merck.co.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Merck Specialities Pvt Ltd 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Merck Specialities Pvt Ltd 5th Floor Shiv Sagar Estate, Dr. Aniie Besant Road, Worli Mumbai 400018 
Address   
Type of Sponsor   
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL   
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 18  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr. S. M. Karandikar  2, Sweta corner,7th Lane, Prabhat road, 38/19, Erandwane,Pune-411004,Maharashtra  ,-

 
91-9890281963

skaran44@gmail.com 
Dr. M. C. Kar  B.R.Singh Railway Hospital  ,-

 
91-9830155915

madhuchandakar@yahoo.com 
Dr. Naresh Somani  Bhagwan Mahavir Cancer Institute  ,-

 
0141-2700107

drsomani@somexresearch.com 
DrBoman Dhabhar  BND ONCO CENTRE  BND ONCO CENTRE,808, Boman Lodge,Dr. Ambedkar Road,Dadar TT,Dadar (East),Mumbai,India.
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9820344570

drboman@hotmail.com 
Dr. Jaydip Biswas  Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute  ,-
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
91-9830026696

drjbiswas.cnci@gmail.com 
Dr NVS Ramakrishna  Dr. NVS Ramakrishnas Clinic  5-9-22/8/A, Adarsh Nagar, Near Birla Mandir, Hyderabad-500 063
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9949341112

rnalla@gmail.com 
Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar  Galaxy Care Laproscopic Institute  ,-

 


shase63@gmail.com 
Dr. Atul Sharma  Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital  ,-

 
91-9818548149

atul1@hotmail.com 
Dr Sharad Singh  J.K.Cancer Institute  ,-

 
91-9452062985

sharad_onco@yahoo.co.in 
Dr. Ashok Vaid  Medanta The Medicity  ,-

 
91-9810212235

akvaid@yahoo.com 
Dr. K. C. Mishra  Meherbai Tata Memorial Hospital  ,-

 
91-99939630090

mishrakc1960@gmail.com 
Dr. D. K. Parida  North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences   ,-

 
94361-14334

dkparida@hotmail.com 
Dr, Satya Palanki Dattatreya  Omega Hospital  ,-
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
91-9440591396

satya_palanki@rediffmail.com 
Dr. Arundhati Charaborty  Palliative Care Specialists Unit  ,-
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
91-9831742166

arundhatic@rediffmail.com 
Dr. Minish Jain  Ruby Hall Clinic  ,-
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
91-9823133390

minishjain009@gmail.com 
Dr. D. P. Singh  SMS Hospital  ,-
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
094142-63400

drdpsingh@yahoo.com 
Dr. Ghanshyam Biswas  Sparsh Hospital and Critical Care P Ltd  ,-

 
919937500878

drgbiswas@yahoo.com 
Dr.Thomas Varughese  The Cancer Clinic  ,-

 


 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 2  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Care Ethics Committee  Approved 
Medanta Institutional Review Board  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Recurrent/ Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck (SCCHN),  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Cetuximab in combination Platinum based Chemotherapy  The initial dose is 400 mg per m2 body surface area (BSA). The subsequent weekly doses are 250 mg/m2 each. For the initial dose, the recommended infusion period is 120 minutes. For the subsequent weekly doses, the recommended infusion period is 60 minutes. Treatment is to be continued till disease progression or DLT 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria
Modification(s)  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  The study inclusion criteria is as per the local SPC: ?Cetuximab is indicated for the treatment of patients with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for recurrent and/or metastatic disease.?
For each platinum-based chemotherapy, the related product labels approved by India Health Authorities should also be followed strictly in terms of patient eligibility. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients with known severe (grade 3 or 4; NCI-CTC) hypersensitivity reactions to Cetuximab are contraindicated for Cetuximab 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Safety and tolerability evaluated based on the incidence and severity of adverse events  At the end of study 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Response rate 2.Disease Control Rate (DCR) 3. Progression Free Survival (PS) 4.Overall Survival (OS)   At the end of the study 
 
Target Sample Size
Modification(s)  
Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  27/10/2009 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Open to Recruitment 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)   
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   This is a Phase IV Observational study in recurrent and or metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head & Neck. The study involves treatment with Cetuximab in combination with Platinum based Chemotherapy in this subset of patients. It is a prospective study wherein safety and efficacy data would be collected over a duration of 2 years from initiation of therapy 
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