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CompletedNCT00401323Updated Jan 20, 2011

Taxotere (Docetaxel) in 1st Line Treatment of Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of docetaxel (XRP6976) and cisplatin in Head and Neck Neoplasms, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local and Neoplasm Metastasis, sponsored by Sanofi. Completed at 20 sites in 20 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-01-20.

Sponsored by Sanofi · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
568
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the study is to compare time to progression and overall survival after treatment with Taxotere plus cisplatin versus cisplatin plus 5-FU (PF treatment group) in the first line treatment of patients with recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Neoplasms

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Lead sponsor

Sanofi is the lead sponsor of 1,508 studies on the registry; 90 are open to participants now.

Of its 198 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 118 (60%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with histologically or cytologically documented squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) (eligible primary sites: oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharyx, or larynx) presenting with locally recurrent and/or metastatic disease, with at least 1 unidimensionally or bidimensionally measurable lesion.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
568 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    docetaxel plus cisplatin

    Taxotere 75 mg/m², one-hour IV infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle followed by cisplatin 75 mg/m² administered as a 30-minute to 3-hour infusion on Day 1

    Drug: docetaxel (XRP6976) · Drug: cisplatin

  • Active comparator
    cisplatin plus 5-FU

    Cisplatin 100 mg/m², 30-minute to 3-hour infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle followed by the continuous infusion of 5-FU 1000 mg/m²/day from Day 1 to Day 5

    Drug: cisplatin · Drug: 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)

  • Experimental
    docetaxel plus 5-FU

    Taxotere 85 mg/m², one-hour IV infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle followed by the continuous infusion of 5-FU 750 mg/m²/day from Day 1 to Day 5 Arm only in the phase II part of the study

    Drug: docetaxel (XRP6976) · Drug: 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)

Interventions

  • Drugdocetaxel (XRP6976)

    Also known as: Taxotere

  • Drugcisplatin
  • Drug5-fluorouracil (5-FU)
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. time to progression

    Time frame: up to 5 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. overall survival, overall response rate (complete response + partial response), duration of response, and time to treatment failure

    Time frame: up to 5 years

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Study locations

20 sites
  • sanofi-aventis US
    Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, United States
  • Sanofi-Aventis
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • sanofi-aventis, Australia
    Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia
  • Sanofi-Aventis
    Vienna, Austria
  • sanofi-aventis, Belgium
    Diegem, Belgium
  • Sanofi-Aventis
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • sanofi-aventis Canada
    Laval, Quebec, Canada
  • sanofi-aventis, France
    Paris, France
  • sanofi-aventis Germany
    Berlin, Germany
  • sanofi-aventis Greece
    Athens, Greece
  • Sanofi-Aventis
    Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
  • Sanofi-Aventis Hungaria
    Budapest, Hungary
  • sanofi-aventis Israel
    Natanya, Israel
  • sanofi-aventis Italy
    Milano, Italy
  • Sanofi-Aventis
    Moscow, Russian Federation
  • Sanofi-Aventis
    Saint-Denis, Réunion
  • sanofi-aventis South Africa
    Midrand, South Africa
  • Sanofi-Aventis
    Madrid, Spain
  • sanofi-aventis Switzerland
    Geneva, Switzerland
  • Sanofi-Aventis
    Montevideo, Uruguay
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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 20, 2011, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00401323
Lead sponsor
Sanofi
First posted
Nov 20, 2006
Start date
Jan 1998
Primary completion
Jun 2003
Completion
Jun 2003
Last update
Jan 20, 2011

Study contacts

Clinical Sciences & Operations
study director · Sanofi
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