Irinotecan Hydrochloride and Cetuximab With or Without Ramucirumab in Treating Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer With Progressive Disease After Treatment With Bevacizumab-Containing Chemotherapy

June 21, 2023 updated by: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

A Randomized Phase II Study of Irinotecan and Cetuximab With or Without the Anti-Angiogenic Antibody, Ramucirumab (IMC-1121B), in Advanced, K-ras Wild-Type Colorectal Cancer Following Progression on Bevacizumab-Containing Chemotherapy

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab and ramucirumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Cetuximab and ramucirumab may also stop the growth of colorectal cancer by blocking blood flow to the tumor. It is not yet know whether giving cetuximab and irinotecan hydrochloride together is more effective with or without ramucirumab in treating colorectal cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well giving cetuximab and irinotecan hydrochloride with or without ramucirumab work in treating patients with advanced colorectal cancer with progressive disease after treatment with bevacizumab-containing chemotherapy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • To evaluate the progression-free survival of patients with advanced K-ras wild-type colorectal cancer, following progression on bevacizumab-contained chemotherapy, treated with irinotecan hydrochloride and cetuximab with versus without ramucirumab as second-line therapy.
  • To evaluate the response rate in patients treated with these regimens.
  • To evaluate the grade 3-4 toxicity rates of these regimens in these patients.
  • To evaluate the overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, randomized study. Patients are stratified according to performance status (0 vs 1), discontinuation of oxaliplatin before disease progression (yes vs no), and time to disease progression since last treatment (≤ 6 months vs > 6 months). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm A: Patients receive cetuximab IV over 60-120 minutes and irinotecan hydrochloride over 60-90 minutes on day 1.
  • Arm B: Patients receive ramucirumab IV over 60 minutes on day 1 and cetuximab and irinotecan hydrochloride as in arm A. Arm B was closed early due to excessive toxicities and Arm C was then added to the study with reduced dose of protocol drugs.
  • Arm C: Patients receive reduced dose of ramucirumab, cetuximab and irinotecan hydrochloride as in arm B.

In all arms, courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up periodically for 5 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

136

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
        • UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80012
        • Aurora Presbyterian Hospital
      • Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80301-9019
        • Boulder Community Hospital
      • Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80933
        • Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80210
        • Porter Adventist Hospital
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220
        • Rose Medical Center
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218
        • Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80204
        • St. Anthony Central Hospital
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218
        • St. Joseph Hospital
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80224-2522
        • CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program
      • Englewood, Colorado, United States, 80110
        • Swedish Medical Center
      • Fort Collins, Colorado, United States, 80524
        • Poudre Valley Hospital
      • Fort Collins, Colorado, United States, 80528
        • Front Range Cancer Specialists
      • Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, 81502
        • St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center
      • Greeley, Colorado, United States, 80631
        • North Colorado Medical Center
      • Littleton, Colorado, United States, 80122
        • Littleton Adventist Hospital
      • Lone Tree, Colorado, United States, 80124
        • Sky Ridge Medical Center
      • Longmont, Colorado, United States, 80501
        • Hope Cancer Care Center at Longmont United Hospital
      • Loveland, Colorado, United States, 80539
        • McKee Medical Center
      • Parker, Colorado, United States, 80138
        • Parker Adventist Hospital
      • Pueblo, Colorado, United States, 81004
        • St. Mary - Corwin Regional Medical Center
      • Thornton, Colorado, United States, 80229
        • North Suburban Medical Center
      • Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States, 80033
        • Exempla Lutheran Medical Center
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06105
        • Saint Francis/Mount Sinai Regional Cancer Center at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
      • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520-8028
        • Yale Cancer Center
    • Georgia
      • Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur)
      • Savannah, Georgia, United States, 31405
        • Nancy N. and J. C. Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion at St. Joseph's/Candler
    • Illinois
      • Aurora, Illinois, United States, 60504
        • Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center
      • Bloomington, Illinois, United States, 61701
        • St. Joseph Medical Center
      • Canton, Illinois, United States, 61520
        • Graham Hospital
      • Carthage, Illinois, United States, 62321
        • Memorial Hospital
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611-3013
        • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Hematology and Oncology Associates
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612-3785
        • John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
      • Decatur, Illinois, United States, 62526
        • Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute
      • Eureka, Illinois, United States, 61530
        • Eureka Community Hospital
      • Galesburg, Illinois, United States, 61401
        • Galesburg Clinic, PC
      • Havana, Illinois, United States, 62644
        • Mason District Hospital
      • Highland Park, Illinois, United States, 60035
        • Kellogg Cancer Care Center
      • Hinsdale, Illinois, United States, 60521
        • Hinsdale Hematology Oncology Associates
      • Kankakee, Illinois, United States, 60901
        • Provena St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center - Kankakee
      • Libertyville, Illinois, United States, 60048
        • North Shore Oncology and Hematology Associates, Limited - Libertyville
      • Macomb, Illinois, United States, 61455
        • Mcdonough District Hospital
      • Moline, Illinois, United States, 61265
        • Trinity Cancer Center at Trinity Medical Center - 7th Street Campus
      • Niles, Illinois, United States, 60714
        • Cancer Care and Hematology Specialists of Chicagoland - Niles
      • Normal, Illinois, United States, 61761
        • Bromenn Regional Medical Center
      • Normal, Illinois, United States, 61761
        • Community Cancer Center
      • Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States, 60453-2699
        • Advocate Christ Medical Center
      • Ottawa, Illinois, United States, 61350
        • Community Hospital of Ottawa
      • Pekin, Illinois, United States, 61554
        • Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital
      • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61636
        • Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
      • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61614
        • Proctor Hospital
      • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61637
        • OSF St. Francis Medical Center
      • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61615
        • CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
      • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61615
        • Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria
      • Peru, Illinois, United States, 61354
        • Illinois Valley Community Hospital
      • Princeton, Illinois, United States, 61356
        • Perry Memorial Hospital
      • River Forest, Illinois, United States, 60305
        • West Suburban Center for Cancer Care
      • Rockford, Illinois, United States, 61104-2315
        • Swedish-American Regional Cancer Center
      • Skokie, Illinois, United States, 60076
        • Hematology Oncology Associates - Skokie
      • Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62781-0001
        • Regional Cancer Center at Memorial Medical Center
      • Urbana, Illinois, United States, 61801
        • CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202-5289
        • Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
        • William N. Wishard Memorial Hospital
      • Lafayette, Indiana, United States, 47904
        • Clarian Arnett Cancer Care
      • Michigan City, Indiana, United States, 46360
        • Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers
    • Iowa
      • Ames, Iowa, United States, 50010
        • McFarland Clinic, PC
      • Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52403
        • Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates
      • Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52403
        • Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
      • Clive, Iowa, United States, 50325
        • Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates - West Des Moines
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
        • CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
        • John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
        • Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50314
        • Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50314
        • Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50316
        • John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital
      • Mason City, Iowa, United States, 50401
        • Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa
      • Ottumwa, Iowa, United States, 52501
        • McCreery Cancer Center at Ottumwa Regional
      • Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51101
        • Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP
      • Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51102
        • Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
      • Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51104
        • St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
    • Kansas
      • Chanute, Kansas, United States, 66720
        • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute
      • Dodge City, Kansas, United States, 67801
        • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City
      • El Dorado, Kansas, United States, 67042
        • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado
      • Fort Scott, Kansas, United States, 66701
        • Cancer Center of Kansas - Fort Scott
      • Independence, Kansas, United States, 67301
        • Cancer Center of Kansas-Independence
      • Kingman, Kansas, United States, 67068
        • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman
      • Lawrence, Kansas, United States, 66044
        • Lawrence Memorial Hospital
      • Liberal, Kansas, United States, 67901
        • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Liberal
      • McPherson, Kansas, United States, 67460
        • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - McPherson
      • Newton, Kansas, United States, 67114
        • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton
      • Parsons, Kansas, United States, 67357
        • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons
      • Pratt, Kansas, United States, 67124
        • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt
      • Salina, Kansas, United States, 67401
        • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina
      • Wellington, Kansas, United States, 67152
        • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67208
        • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214
        • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214
        • CCOP - Wichita
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214
        • Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center
      • Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67208
        • Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review
      • Winfield, Kansas, United States, 67156
        • Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield
    • Louisiana
      • Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70809
        • Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center - Baton Rouge
      • Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70809
        • Ochsner Health Center - Bluebonnet
      • Covington, Louisiana, United States, 70433
        • Ochsner Health Center - Covington
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
        • Ochsner Cancer Institute at Ochsner Clinic Foundation
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • Medical Center of Louisiana - New Orleans
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21204
        • Greater Baltimore Medical Center Cancer Center
    • Massachusetts
      • Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01199
        • Baystate Regional Cancer Program at D'Amour Center for Cancer Care
    • Michigan
      • Adrian, Michigan, United States, 49221
        • Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48106-0995
        • Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48106
        • CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium
      • Dearborn, Michigan, United States, 48123-2500
        • Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center
      • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
        • Hurley Medical Center
      • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
        • Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
      • Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, United States, 48236
        • Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
      • Jackson, Michigan, United States, 49201
        • Foote Memorial Hospital
      • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49007
        • Bronson Methodist Hospital
      • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49001
        • Borgess Medical Center
      • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49007-3731
        • West Michigan Cancer Center
      • Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48912-1811
        • Sparrow Regional Cancer Center
      • Livonia, Michigan, United States, 48154
        • St. Mary Mercy Hospital
      • Monroe, Michigan, United States, 48162
        • Community Cancer Center of Monroe
      • Monroe, Michigan, United States, 48162
        • Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe
      • Pontiac, Michigan, United States, 48341-2985
        • St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
      • Port Huron, Michigan, United States, 48060
        • Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
      • Saginaw, Michigan, United States, 48601
        • Seton Cancer Institute at Saint Mary's - Saginaw
      • Warren, Michigan, United States, 48093
        • St. John Macomb Hospital
    • Minnesota
      • Bemidji, Minnesota, United States, 56601
        • MeritCare Bemidji
      • Burnsville, Minnesota, United States, 55337
        • Fairview Ridges Hospital
      • Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States, 55433
        • Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
      • Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805
        • CCOP - Duluth
      • Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805-1983
        • Duluth Clinic Cancer Center - Duluth
      • Duluth, Minnesota, United States, 55805
        • Miller - Dwan Medical Center
      • Edina, Minnesota, United States, 55435
        • Fairview Southdale Hospital
      • Fridley, Minnesota, United States, 55432
        • Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital
      • Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States, 55350
        • Hutchinson Area Health Care
      • Maplewood, Minnesota, United States, 55109
        • HealthEast Cancer Care at St. John's Hospital
      • Maplewood, Minnesota, United States, 55109
        • Minnesota Oncology - Maplewood
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55407
        • Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott - Northwestern Hospital
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55415
        • Hennepin County Medical Center - Minneapolis
      • New Ulm, Minnesota, United States, 56073
        • New Ulm Medical Center
      • Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States, 55422-2900
        • Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Outpatient Center
      • Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States, 55416
        • CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
      • Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States, 55416
        • Park Nicollet Cancer Center
      • Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55102
        • United Hospital
      • Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55101
        • Regions Hospital Cancer Care Center
      • Shakopee, Minnesota, United States, 55379
        • St. Francis Cancer Center at St. Francis Medical Center
      • Stillwater, Minnesota, United States, 55082
        • Lakeview Hospital
      • Waconia, Minnesota, United States, 55387
        • Ridgeview Medical Center
      • Willmar, Minnesota, United States, 56201
        • Willmar Cancer Center at Rice Memorial Hospital
      • Woodbury, Minnesota, United States, 55125
        • Minnesota Oncology - Woodbury
    • Nebraska
      • Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, 68510
        • Cancer Resource Center - Lincoln
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68106
        • CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68122
        • Immanuel Medical Center
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68124
        • Alegant Health Cancer Center at Bergan Mercy Medical Center
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68131-2197
        • Creighton University Medical Center
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68130
        • Lakeside Hospital
    • New Jersey
      • East Orange, New Jersey, United States, 07018-1095
        • Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange
      • Flemington, New Jersey, United States, 08822
        • Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center at Hunterdon Medical Center
      • Freehold, New Jersey, United States, 07728
        • CentraState Medical Center
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131-5636
        • University of New Mexico Cancer Center
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106
        • Hematology Oncology Associates, PC
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87110
        • Presbyterian Cancer Treatment Center at Presbyterian Kaseman Hospital
      • Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, 87505
        • New Mexico Cancer Care Associates
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
        • NYU Cancer Institute at New York University Medical Center
    • North Dakota
      • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
        • CCOP - MeritCare Hospital
      • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
        • Roger Maris Cancer Center at MeritCare Hospital
    • Ohio
      • Akron, Ohio, United States, 44309-2090
        • Summa Center for Cancer Care at Akron City Hospital
      • Bowling Green, Ohio, United States, 43402
        • Wood County Oncology Center
      • Chillicothe, Ohio, United States, 45601
        • Adena Regional Medical Center
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065
        • Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44109
        • MetroHealth Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43214-3998
        • Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43222
        • Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43215
        • CCOP - Columbus
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43215
        • Grant Medical Center Cancer Care
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43228
        • Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health
      • Delaware, Ohio, United States, 43015
        • Grady Memorial Hospital
      • Elyria, Ohio, United States, 44035
        • Community Cancer Center
      • Elyria, Ohio, United States, 44035
        • Hematology Oncology Center
      • Lancaster, Ohio, United States, 43130
        • Fairfield Medical Center
      • Lima, Ohio, United States, 45804
        • Lima Memorial Hospital
      • Lima, Ohio, United States, 45801
        • St. Rita's Medical Center
      • Marietta, Ohio, United States, 45750
        • Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital
      • Maumee, Ohio, United States, 43537-1839
        • Northwest Ohio Oncology Center
      • Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States, 43050
        • Knox Community Hospital
      • Newark, Ohio, United States, 43055
        • Licking Memorial Cancer Care Program at Licking Memorial Hospital
      • Oregon, Ohio, United States, 43616
        • St. Charles Mercy Hospital
      • Oregon, Ohio, United States, 43616
        • Toledo Clinic - Oregon
      • Sandusky, Ohio, United States, 44870
        • North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated
      • Springfield, Ohio, United States, 45505
        • Community Hospital of Springfield and Clark County
      • Sylvania, Ohio, United States, 43560
        • Flower Hospital Cancer Center
      • Tiffin, Ohio, United States, 44883
        • Mercy Hospital of Tiffin
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43608
        • St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43606
        • Toledo Hospital
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43614
        • Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43617
        • CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43623
        • Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43623
        • St. Anne Mercy Hospital
      • Wauseon, Ohio, United States, 43567
        • Fulton County Health Center
      • Westerville, Ohio, United States, 43081
        • Mount Carmel St. Ann's Cancer Center
      • Zanesville, Ohio, United States, 43701
        • Genesis - Good Samaritan Hospital
    • Oklahoma
      • Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74136
        • Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18015
        • St. Luke's Cancer Network at St. Luke's Hospital
      • Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States, 19010
        • Bryn Mawr Hospital
      • Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822-0001
        • Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health
      • Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States, 18901
        • Doylestown Hospital Cancer Center
      • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 17110-2098
        • PinnacleHealth Regional Cancer Center at Polyclinic Hospital
      • Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States, 18201
        • Geisinger Hazleton Cancer Center
      • Paoli, Pennsylvania, United States, 19301-1792
        • Cancer Center of Paoli Memorial Hospital
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111-2497
        • Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4283
        • Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107-5541
        • Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
        • Joan Karnell Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital
      • Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States, 19464
        • Pottstown Memorial Regional Cancer Center
      • Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, 19612-6052
        • McGlinn Family Regional Cancer Center at Reading Hospital and Medical Center
      • Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States, 18508
        • Hematology and Oncology Associates of Northeastern Pennsylvania
      • Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States, 18960
        • Grand View Hospital
      • State College, Pennsylvania, United States, 16801
        • Geisinger Medical Group - Scenery Park
      • West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, 19380
        • Chester County Hospital
      • Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States, 18711
        • Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
      • Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States, 19096
        • Lankenau Cancer Center at Lankenau Hospital
      • Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States, 19096
        • CCOP - Main Line Health
    • South Dakota
      • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117-5039
        • Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235
        • Parkland Memorial Hospital
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
        • Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
      • Temple, Texas, United States, 76508
        • CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
    • Virginia
      • Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States, 22401
        • Fredericksburg Oncology, Incorporated
    • West Virginia
      • Charleston, West Virginia, United States, 25304
        • West Virginia University Health Sciences Center - Charleston
    • Wisconsin
      • Antigo, Wisconsin, United States, 54409
        • Langlade Memorial Hospital
      • Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, 54701
        • Marshfield Clinic Cancer Care at Regional Cancer Center
      • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54307-3508
        • St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
      • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54311
        • Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Green Bay at Aurora BayCare Medical Center
      • Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, United States, 53038
        • UW Cancer Center Johnson Creek
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792-6164
        • University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, 54221-1450
        • Holy Family Memorial Medical Center Cancer Care Center
      • Marinette, Wisconsin, United States, 54143
        • Bay Area Cancer Care Center at Bay Area Medical Center
      • Marinette, Wisconsin, United States, 54143
        • Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Marinette
      • Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States, 54449
        • Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
      • Minocqua, Wisconsin, United States, 54548
        • Marshfield Clinic - Lakeland Center
      • Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States, 53066
        • Regional Cancer Center at Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital
      • Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States, 54501
        • Ministry Medical Group at Saint Mary's Hospital
      • Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States, 54868
        • Marshfield Clinic - Indianhead Center
      • Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States, 53081
        • St. Nicholas Hospital
      • Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States, 53081
        • Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Sheboygan
      • Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States, 54481
        • Marshfield Clinic at Saint Michael's Hospital
      • Summit, Wisconsin, United States, 53066
        • Aurora Medical Center
      • Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States, 54241
        • Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Two Rivers
      • Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, 53188
        • Waukesha Memorial Hospital Regional Cancer Center
      • Wausau, Wisconsin, United States, 54401
        • University of Wisconcin Cancer Center at Aspirus Wausau Hospital
      • Weston, Wisconsin, United States, 54476
        • Diagnostic and Treatment Center
      • Weston, Wisconsin, United States, 54476
        • Marshfield Clinic - Weston Center
      • Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States, 54494
        • Marshfield Clinic - Wisconsin Rapids Center
      • Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States, 54494
        • Riverview UW Cancer Center at Riverview Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Measurable disease
  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
  • K-ras wild type based on either primary or metastatic tumor
  • Must have received prior first-line therapy comprising oxaliplatin-based fluoropyrimidine-containing chemotherapy and bevacizumab for metastatic colorectal cancer
  • Registration within 42 days since confirmed disease progression
  • Performance status 0-1
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/μL
  • Platelet count ≥ 75,000/μL
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) OR creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min
  • Urine protein ≤ 1+ on dipstick or routine urinalysis (if ≥ 2+, a 24-hour urine collection must demonstrate < 1,000 mg of protein)
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • AST and ALT ≤ 3.0 times ULN (5.0 times ULN for patients with liver metastases)
  • INR ≤ 1.6 (≤ 3.0 for patients on warfarin and no active bleeding [i.e., no bleeding within the past 14 days])
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after completion of study therapy
  • At least 28 days and no more than 90 days since prior bevacizumab
  • Concurrent stable dose of oral anticoagulant or low-molecular weight heparin allowed

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Brain or CNS metastases
  • Pregnant or nursing
  • Prior therapy with drugs other than oxaliplatin and a fluoropyrimidine plus bevacizumab for colorectal cancer
  • Clinically significant (equivalent to NCI CTCAE grade 3-4) bleeding episodes within the past 3 months
  • Active infection
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • Unstable angina pectoris
  • Symptomatic or poorly controlled cardiac arrhythmia
  • Uncontrolled thrombotic or hemorrhagic disorder
  • Uncontrolled or poorly controlled hypertension despite standard medical management (e.g., consistently systolic BP > 160 mm Hg and diastolic BP > 90 mm Hg)
  • Acute arterial thrombotic events within the past 6 months, including cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, myocardial infarction, or unstable angina
  • Other cancer requiring therapy within the past 3 years except in situ carcinoma or nonmelanoma skin cancer
  • Acute or subacute intestinal obstruction
  • History of inflammatory bowel disease requiring pharmacological and/or surgical intervention within the past 12 months
  • Known allergy to any of the treatment components
  • Major surgery within the past 28 days
  • Subcutaneous venous access device placement within the past 7 days

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Arm A (IC)
Patients receive cetuximab (500 mg/m2) intravenously (IV) over 60-120 minutes and irinotecan hydrochloride (180 mg/m2) over 60-90 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicities.
Given IV
Other Names:
  • IMC-C225
  • NSC-714692
  • Erbitux®
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Irinotecan hydrochloride trihydrate
Experimental: Arm B (ICR)
Patients receive ramucirumab (8 mg/kg) IV over 60 minutes on day 1 and cetuximab and irinotecan hydrochloride as in arm A. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicities.
Given IV
Other Names:
  • IMC-C225
  • NSC-714692
  • Erbitux®
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Irinotecan hydrochloride trihydrate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • IMC 1121B
  • 1121B
Experimental: Arm C (mICR)
Patients receive reduced dose of ramucirumab (6 mg/kg) IV over 60 minutes on day 1 and cetuximab (150 mg/m2) and irinotecan hydrochloride (400 mg/m2) as in arm B. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicities.
Given IV
Other Names:
  • IMC-C225
  • NSC-714692
  • Erbitux®
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Irinotecan hydrochloride trihydrate
Given IV
Other Names:
  • IMC 1121B
  • 1121B

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Progression-free Survival
Time Frame: Assessed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for the 3rd year, then annually up to 5 years

Progression-fee survival is defined as the time from randomization to disease progression or death without documentation of progression. Censoring occurred at the date of last disease assessment without progression for cases without documentation of progression, except for cases where death occurred within a short period of time (4 months) following the date last known progression-free, in which case the death was considered an event.

Progression is defined as appearance of one or more new lesions and/or unequivocal progression of existing non-target lesions or at least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm.

Assessed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for the 3rd year, then annually up to 5 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of Participants With an Objective Response Rate (CR or PR)
Time Frame: Assessed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for the 3rd year, then annually up to 5 years
Objective response is defined as either complete response or partial response. Complete response is defined as disappearance of all lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. Partial response is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.
Assessed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for the 3rd year, then annually up to 5 years
Proportion of Patients With Grade 3 or Higher Treatment-related Adverse Events
Time Frame: Assessed every 2 weeks while on treatment and for 30 days after the end of treatment
Adverse events were assessed using NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE). Treatment-related adverse events are defined as those that are possibly, probably, or definitely related to protocol therapy.
Assessed every 2 weeks while on treatment and for 30 days after the end of treatment
Overall Survival
Time Frame: Assessed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for the 3rd year, then annually up to 5 years
Overall survival is defined as the time from randomization to death or date last known alive.
Assessed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for the 3rd year, then annually up to 5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Howard S. Hochster, MD, NYU Langone Health

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 18, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 22, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

August 17, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 2, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 2, 2010

First Posted (Estimated)

March 3, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 28, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 21, 2023

Last Verified

June 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Individual participant data may be made available upon request as per the ECOG-ACRIN Data Sharing Policy.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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