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NCT00006471 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Fenretinide in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
11
Enrollment target

NCT00006471: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

NCT00006471 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The registered enrollment target is 11 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (92% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00006471, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
11 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of fenretinide in treating patients who have recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer.

Primary Outcome

To determine the response rate, time to progression, median survival, and percent one-year survival.

Interventions

  • DRUG Fenretinide

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 11 participants
Start Date 2000-09
Est. Completion 2004-07
Phase Phase 2
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

2,692 total trials

What the finished NCT00006471 record still lists

NCT00006471 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 11 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (92% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Fenretinide is the first listed.

NCT00006471 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00006471 about?

NCT00006471 is a clinical study titled "Fenretinide in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer". RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of fenretinide in treating patients who have recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer.

What is the current status of trial NCT00006471?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 11 participants. The study started on 2000-09. Estimated completion is 2004-07.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00006471?

The interventions under investigation include: Fenretinide (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00006471?

This trial is sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, which has 2,692 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00006471's enrollment target sits among peer trials

11 1967th of 2000 higher than 33 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00006471, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00006471 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.