Atorvastatin to Reduce Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss Among Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer

Description

Background: Cisplatin is used to treat head and neck cancer. People who take this drug are at risk for hearing loss. Atorvastatin is a drug used to treat high cholesterol. It might reduce the risk of cisplatin-induced hearing loss. Objective: To find out if atorvastatin reduces hearing loss in people treated with cisplatin and radiation. Eligibility: People ages 18 and older with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck who will undergo treatment with cisplatin-based chemotherapy and radiation Design: Participants will be screened with their medical records. Participants currently taking a cholesterol-lowering statin medication are invited to participate in the observational arm of the study. Those not taking such a medication are invited to participate in the interventional arm of the study. All participants will have 3 study visits for the purpose of evaluating hearing. One before starting cisplatin treatment, one within 3 months of completing cancer treatment, and one within 2 years of completing cancer treatment. They will have tympanograms. A small flexible tip will be placed in the ear canal. A puff of air will be delivered to assess mobility of the ear drum. They will have hearing tests. They will wear headphones. They will listen to tones that vary in loudness. They will be asked to indicate when they hear a sound. They will complete 3 questionnaires at the time of each hearing test. Participants will have 2 visits for blood tests. These will occur upon consent and 12 weeks after. They will be randomly assigned to take the study drug or placebo orally, once daily. They will take it during cisplatin treatment and for 3 months after treatment. Long-term follow up will include a chart review 2 years after participants complete their cisplatin therapy.

Conditions

Hearing Loss, Head and Neck Cancer

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Study overview

Background: Cisplatin is used to treat head and neck cancer. People who take this drug are at risk for hearing loss. Atorvastatin is a drug used to treat high cholesterol. It might reduce the risk of cisplatin-induced hearing loss. Objective: To find out if atorvastatin reduces hearing loss in people treated with cisplatin and radiation. Eligibility: People ages 18 and older with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck who will undergo treatment with cisplatin-based chemotherapy and radiation Design: Participants will be screened with their medical records. Participants currently taking a cholesterol-lowering statin medication are invited to participate in the observational arm of the study. Those not taking such a medication are invited to participate in the interventional arm of the study. All participants will have 3 study visits for the purpose of evaluating hearing. One before starting cisplatin treatment, one within 3 months of completing cancer treatment, and one within 2 years of completing cancer treatment. They will have tympanograms. A small flexible tip will be placed in the ear canal. A puff of air will be delivered to assess mobility of the ear drum. They will have hearing tests. They will wear headphones. They will listen to tones that vary in loudness. They will be asked to indicate when they hear a sound. They will complete 3 questionnaires at the time of each hearing test. Participants will have 2 visits for blood tests. These will occur upon consent and 12 weeks after. They will be randomly assigned to take the study drug or placebo orally, once daily. They will take it during cisplatin treatment and for 3 months after treatment. Long-term follow up will include a chart review 2 years after participants complete their cisplatin therapy.

Phase II Interventional Study Using Atorvastatin to Reduce Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss Among Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer

Atorvastatin to Reduce Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss Among Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer

Condition
Hearing Loss
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Atlanta

Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

Baltimore

University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201

Bethesda

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892

Rochester

Wilmot Cancer Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New Yor, Rochester, New York, United States, 14642

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Willingness and ability to comply with and participate in all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
  • * Ability to provide consent and provision of signed and dated informed consent form
  • * Adult subjects, male or female, aged \>=18
  • * Diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, confirmed by a pathologic review of surgical or biopsy specimen(s), who meet standard clinical and laboratory criteria and will undergo treatment with concomitant cisplatin-based chemotherapy and radiation with curative intent. This includes patients who will be treated with either intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or proton radiotherapy, with planned dose to the cochlea \<35 Gy (to limit confounding effects of radiation 64-67). Patients treated with either high-dose cisplatin (typically 100 mg/m\^2 x 2-3 doses every three weeks) or low-dose, weekly cisplatin (typically 40 mg/m\^2 x 6-7 doses weekly) may enroll.
  • * Subjects must have hearing thresholds at or better than 70 dB HL at 1, 2, and 4 kHz in at least one ear at the time of their baseline audiogram
  • * Baseline laboratory tests with lab values \<1.5x the upper limit of normal: aspartate aminotransferase (AST or SGOT); alanine aminotransferase; creatine phosphokinase, creatinine
  • * Ability to take oral medication by mouth or by feeding tube and willingness to adhere to the daily atorvastatin or placebo regimen
  • * For females of reproductive potential: use of highly effective contraception for at least 1 month prior to enrollment and agreement to use such a method during study participation and for an additional 8 weeks after the end of atorvastatin administration
  • * Subjects currently taking a statin drug
  • * Subjects with bilaterial flat, Type B tympanogram
  • * Subjects with bilateral cochlear implants
  • * Pre-existing liver or kidney disease.
  • * Subjects with a history of prior treatment with platinum chemotherapy drugs
  • * Subjects for whom additional adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy is planned after the completion of concomitant chemoradiation (e.g., patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma)
  • * Staff members of the NIDCD Sections and of the lead site investigators headed by the PIs
  • * Children will be excluded because HNSCC in children under age 18 is exceedingly rare
  • * Current use of cimetidine, spironolactone, ketoconazole, cyclosporine, or protease inhibitors, gemfibrozil, clarithromysin or itraconazole
  • * Pregnancy, lactation, or plan to become pregnant
  • * Known allergic reactions to components of atorvastatin or the placebo
  • * Other severe or unstable medical conditions which clinical site PI believes increase risk to safety or ability to complete study
  • * Expected concomitant use of aminoglycoside antibiotics

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 100 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD),

Lisa L Cunningham, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Study Record Dates

2030-08-31