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(89Zr Panitumumab) With PET/CT for Diagnosing Metastases in Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The goal of this phase I clinical trial is to evaluate the usefulness of an imaging test (zirconium Zr 89 panitumumab \[89Zr panitumumab\]) with positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) for diagnosing the spread of disease from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastasis) in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Traditional PET/CT has a low positive predictive value for diagnosing metastatic disease in head and neck cancer. 89Zr panitumumab is an investigational imaging agent that contains radiolabeled anti-EGFR antibody which is overexpressed in head and neck cancer. The main question this study aims to answer is the sensitivity and specificity of 89Zr panitumumab for the detection of indeterminate metastatic lesions in head and neck cancer.

Participants will receive 89Zr panitumumab infusion and undergo 89Zr panitumumab PET/CT 1 to 5 days after infusion. Participants will otherwise receive standard of care evaluation and treatment for their indeterminate lesions.

Researchers will compare the 89Zr panitumumab to standard of care imaging modalities (magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), CT, and/or PET/CT).
Head/Neck
Phase I
Adults
Not Available
Not Available
Topf, Michael
Local
Vanderbilt University
04-05-2023
Diagnostic
VICCHN2279
NCT05747625

Eligibility

19 Years and older
ALL
false
Inclusion Criteria:

Age >= 19 years

Biopsy confirmed diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Subjects diagnosed with any T stage, any subsite within the head and neck. Subjects with recurrent disease or a new primary will be allowed

Must have evidence of indeterminate metastatic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) based on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET/CT or Primary SCC with suspicious Lymph Nodes on CT prior to surgical removal

Hemoglobin >= 9gm/dL

White blood cell count > 3000/mm\^3

Platelet count >= 100,000/mm\^3

Serum creatinine = 1.5 times upper reference range



Exclusion Criteria:

Myocardial infarction (MI); cerebrovascular accident (CVA); uncontrolled congestive heart failure (CHF); significant liver disease; or unstable angina within 6 months prior to enrollment

History of infusion reactions to other monoclonal antibody therapies

Pregnant (based on screening serum pregnancy test and day 0 urine pregnancy test administered before unlabeled panitumumab), or breastfeeding

Magnesium or potassium lower than the normal institutional values

Subjects receiving class IA (quinidine, procainamide) or class III (dofetilide, amiodarone, sotalol) antiarrhythmic agents

Subjects with a history or evidence of interstitial pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis

Severe renal disease or anuria

Known hypersensitivity to deferoxamine or any of its components

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