Study of Olaparib With Radiation Therapy and Cetuximab in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer With Heavy Smoking History
Condition: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
MeSH terms: Carcinoma; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
Intervention: Olaparib; Cetuximab; Radiation Therapy
Intervention description: Olaparib PO (25, 50, 100 or 200 mg bid) in combination with RT and C225. BID, beginning three days prior to first C225 infusion and discontinued after RT completed.; Pre-RT cetuximab (C225), 400 mg/m²IV and weekly C225, 250 mg/m2 IV in during RT.; RT to a total dose of 69.3 Gy (primary tumor and involved lymph nodes) in 33 fractions over 6 and 1/2 weeks
Intervention MeSH terms: Cetuximab; Olaparib
Phase: Phase 1
Study type: Interventional
Primary purpose: Treatment
Intervention model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Enrollment: 17.0
Sex: All
Minimum age: 18 Years
Healthy volunteers: No
Keywords: Stage IVA-B Squamous Cell Carcinomas; Head and Neck Cancer; Heavy drinking; Smoking

Summary:

      This is a research study that plans to learn more about the safety and tolerability of an
      investigational drug called Olaparib, in combination with radiation therapy and cetuximab.

      Hypothesis: Intensity modulated radiotherapy with concurrent C225 and Olaparib represents a
      feasible, biologically-based alternative to standard chemoradiation, with acceptable
      toxicity, for treatment of locally-advanced HNSCC in patients having a ≥ 10 pack-year smoking
      history.
    

Eligibility criteria:

        Inclusion Criteria:

          1. Provision of fully informed consent prior to any study specific procedures.

          2. Patients must be > 18 years of age.

          3. Histologically or cytologically confirmed (from the primary lesion and/or regional
             lymph nodes) squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx that
             has not been previously treated or resected

          4. Stage IV A or stage IV B disease prior to induction chemotherapy with no proven
             hematogenous metastatic disease (includes T4aN0-1M0, T1-4aN2M0, T4b, any N, M0 or any
             T, N3M0)

          5. History of ≥ 10 pack-years of smoking cigarettes.

          6. Patients must have normal organ and bone marrow function measured within 28 days prior
             to administration of study treatment as defined below:

               -  Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL

               -  Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L

               -  White blood cells (WBC) > 3x109/L

               -  Platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L

               -  Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal

               -  Aspartate Aminotransferase(AST) (SGOT)/Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) (SGPT) ≤
                  2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal unless liver metastases are present in
                  which case it must be ≤ 5x ULN

               -  Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)

               -  Creatinine clearance (CCr) ≥ 50 ml/min within 2 weeks prior to registration as
                  determined by 24-hour collection or estimated by Cockcroft-Gault formula:

             CCr male = [(140 - age) x (wt in kg)]/ [(Serum Cr mg/dl) x (72)] CCr female = 0.85 x
             (CrCl male)

          7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 (see Appendix F)

          8. Patients must have a life expectancy ≥ 16 weeks.

          9. Evidence of non-childbearing status for women of childbearing potential, or
             postmenopausal status: negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 28 days of study
             treatment, confirmed prior to treatment on day 1

             Postmenopausal is defined as:

               -  Amenorrheic for 1 year or more following cessation of exogenous hormonal
                  treatments,

               -  luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in the
                  post menopausal range for women under 50,

               -  radiation-induced oophorectomy with last menses >1 year ago,

               -  chemotherapy-induced menopause with >1 year interval since last menses,

               -  or surgical sterilisation (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy).

         10. Patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study
             including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations.

         11. At least one lesion prior to induction chemotherapy, not previously irradiated, that
             can be accurately measured at baseline as ≥ 10 mm in the longest diameter (except
             lymph nodes which must have short axis ≥ 15 mm) with computed tomography (CT),
             magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or clinical examination (for instance, palpable lymph
             node in neck) and which is suitable for accurate repeated measurements.

             Patients with measurable disease prior to induction Docetaxel, Cisplatin and
             5-fluorouracil (TPF) chemotherapy who obtain a complete clinical response prior to
             assignment to protocol therapy (RT + C225 + Olaparib) are still eligible for
             enrollment.

         12. If formalin fixed, paraffin embedded tumor sample from biopsy exists, it should be
             available for testing. For inclusion in genetic research (analysis of biologic marker
             expression), patients must fulfill the following criterion:

        Provision of informed consent for genetic (biomarker) research (If a patient declines to
        participate in the research, there will be no penalty or loss of benefit to the patient.
        The patient will not be excluded from other aspects of the study described in this Clinical
        Study Protocol, so long as they consent to that part.)

        Exclusion Criteria:

          1. Involvement in the planning and/or conduct of the study (applies to both AstraZeneca
             staff and/or staff at the study site)

          2. Previous enrollment (or assignment) in the present study

          3. Treatment with any investigational product during the last 14 days (or a longer period
             depending on the defined characteristics of the agents used)

          4. Any previous treatment with a PARP inhibitor, including olaparib.

          5. Patients with second primary cancer, except: adequately treated non-melanoma skin
             cancer, curatively treated in-situ cancer of the cervix, or other solid tumors
             curatively treated with no evidence of disease for ≥ 5 years.

          6. Patients receiving any systemic chemotherapy or targeted agents for treatment of the
             current HNSCC

          7. Patients receiving any prior radiation therapy to the head or neck.

          8. Patients receiving the following classes of inhibitors of Cytochrome P450 3A4 (see
             Section 5.4.2 for guidelines and wash out periods).

               -  Azole antifungals

               -  Macrolide antibiotics

               -  Protease inhibitors

          9. Toxicities > Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Effects (CTCAE) grade 2 caused by
             previous cancer therapy.

         10. Patients with metastatic disease (only Stage IVA-B patients permitted)

         11. Major surgery within 2 weeks of starting study treatment and patients must have
             recovered from any effects of any major surgery.

         12. Patients considered a poor medical risk due to a serious, uncontrolled medical
             disorder, non-malignant systemic disease or active, uncontrolled infection. Examples
             include, but are not limited to, uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmia, recent (within 3
             months) myocardial infarction, uncontrolled major seizure disorder, unstable spinal
             cord compression, superior vena cava syndrome, or any psychiatric disorder that
             prohibits obtaining informed consent. Evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic
             disease or any concurrent condition which, in the investigator's opinion, makes it
             undesirable for the patient to participate in the trial or which would jeopardize
             compliance with the protocol.

         13. Patients unable to swallow orally administered medication at treatment initiation and
             patients with gastrointestinal disorders likely to interfere with absorption of the
             study medication

         14. Breast feeding women

         15. Immunocompromised patients, e.g., patients who are known to be serologically positive
             for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

         16. Patients with known active hepatic disease (i.e., Hepatitis B or C).

         17. Patients with a known hypersensitivity to olaparib or any of the excipients of the
             product. Patients with known hypersensitivity to C225 or any of the excipients of the
             product.

         18. Patients with uncontrolled seizures.