Drugs to Reduce the Side Effects of Chemotherapy

July 10, 2012 updated by: Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research

A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial to Compare the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Granisetron vs. Metoclopramide Combined to Dexamethasone in the Prophylaxis of Chemotherapy-Induced Delayed Emesis

RATIONALE: Antiemetic drugs may help to reduce or prevent nausea and vomiting in patients treated with chemotherapy. It is not known whether receiving dexamethasone with granisetron is more effective than receiving dexamethasone with metoclopramide for reducing the side effects of chemotherapy.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of dexamethasone with either granisetron or metoclopramide in patients treated with chemotherapy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the clinical efficacy and safety of Granisetron or Metoclopramide in combination with Dexamethasone in the prophylaxis of delayed nausea and vomiting induced by emetogenic cancer chemotherapy in patients with or without emesis in the acute phase.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double blind study. Patients are stratified by prior chemotherapy (yes vs no), regular alcohol consumption (yes vs no), and prior chemotherapy regimen (cisplatin/carboplatin vs others). Patients receive dexamethasone and granisetron by mouth bid on day 0. Patients are then randomized to receive either granisetron or metoclopramide with dexamethasone concurrently with chemotherapy. Arm I: Patients receive granisetron by mouth bid on days 1-5. Dexamethasone and a placebo are administered by mouth once daily on days 1-5. Arm II: Patients receive metoclopramide by mouth tid on days 1-5. Dexamethasone is administered by mouth once daily on days 1-5. Patients must complete a diary card daily for 6 days.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: This study will accrue 360 patients.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

267

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

  • Italy
      • Milano, Italy, 20141
        • Istituto Europeo Di Oncologia
  • Switzerland
      • Aarau, Switzerland, 5001
        • Kantonspital Aarau
      • Basel, Switzerland, CH-4031
        • University Hospital
      • Basel, Switzerland, CH 4051
        • Office of Walter Weber-Stadelman
      • Bern, Switzerland, CH-3010
        • Inselspital, Bern
      • Geneva, Switzerland, CH-1211
        • Hopital Cantonal Universitaire de Geneva
      • Lugano, Switzerland, CH-6900
        • Istituto oncologico della Svizzera italiana
      • Solothurn, Switzerland, 4500
        • Burgerspital, Solothurn
      • Zurich, Switzerland, 8063
        • City Hospital Triemli
      • Zurich, Switzerland, CH-8008
        • Klinik Hirslanden

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

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Scheduled to receive a first course of highly emetogenic single day cancer chemotherapy regimens including: Cisplatin at least 50 mg/m2 Carboplatin at least 300 mg/m2 Dacarbazine at least 500 mg/m2 Doxorubicin at least 40 mg/m2 Epirubicin at least 60 mg/m2 Ifosfamide at least 1200 mg/m2 Cyclophosphamide at least 600 mg/m2

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: Must be able to complete diary card (fluent in German, French, or Italian) No severe concurrent illness No other etiologies that cause vomiting, including: Gastrointestinal obstruction Hypercalcemia CNS metastases No active peptic ulceration No prior gastrointestinal bleeding due to peptic ulcer No moderate to severe nausea or any vomiting in the 24 hours prior to chemotherapy Not pregnant or lactating

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 6 months since prior chemotherapy Concurrent etoposide and fluorouracil allowed (days 1-5) No chemotherapy before day 0 of study Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: No other concurrent antiemetics No concurrent high dose benzodiazepines No concurrent psychotropic agents

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: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: DOUBLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Oral Granisetron + Dexamethasone

1 mg Granisetron in the morning

1 Metoclopramide placebo in the afternoon

1 mg Granisetron in the evening 4 mg Dexamethasone in the morning
Drug: dexamethasone
4 mg Dexamethasone in the morning
Other Names:
  • dexamethasone acetate
Drug: granisetron hydrochloride
1 mg Granisetron in the morning
Other Names:
  • Kytril®
Experimental: Metoclopramide + Dexamethasone
20 mg Metoclopramide (1 x morning, 1 x afternoon, 1 x evening) 4 mg Dexamethasone in the morning
Drug: dexamethasone
4 mg Dexamethasone in the morning
Other Names:
  • dexamethasone acetate
Drug: metoclopramide hydrochloride
20 mg Metoclopramide (1 x morning, 1 x afternoon, 1 x evening)
Other Names:
  • Metozolv®

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Complete and partial control of emesis
Time Frame: Total control of emesis on every one of the 5 days following the acute phase
Total control of emesis on every one of the 5 days following the acute phase

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Matti S. Aapro, MD, European Institute of Oncology

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 1996

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 1999

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 1999

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 30, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

August 2, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 11, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 10, 2012

Last Verified

July 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SAKK 90/95
  • SWS-SAKK-90/95
  • EU-97035
  • CDR0000066073

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