Comparing Two Combination Chemotherapy Regimens in Treating Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Phase III Study of An Optimized LV-5FU-Oxaliplatin Regimen in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. C99-1.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which regimen of combination chemotherapy is more effective for metastatic colorectal cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two combination chemotherapy regimens in treating patients who have metastatic colorectal cancer.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the efficacy of intermittent high-dose oxaliplatin in combination with a simplified bimonthly regimen of leucovorin calcium (LV) and fluorouracil (5-FU) vs standard dose oxaliplatin in combination with the standard bimonthly regimen of LV and 5-FU in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
  • Determine the time to treatment failure, tolerance, response rate, and overall survival in patients treated with these 2 regimens.
  • Compare quality of life of these patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to treatment center, performance status (0-1 vs 2), and number of metastatic sites (1 vs more than 1). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1, and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours followed by fluorouracil (5-FU) IV over 22 hours on days 1 and 2.
  • Arm II: Patients receive oxaliplatin IV and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours followed by 5-FU IV over 46 hours beginning on day 1 for courses 1-6 and 19-24. For courses 7-18, patients receive leucovorin calcium IV followed by 5-FU IV as above beginning on day 1.

Courses repeat every 14 days in both arms in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline, after courses 4 and 6, and every 6 courses thereafter.

Patients are followed monthly for 3 months and then every 3 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 460 patients (230 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 18 months.

Study Type

Interventional

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

      • Paris, France, 75571
        • Hopital Saint Antoine

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 to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed unresectable metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
  • Bidimensionally measurable or evaluable disease outside previously irradiated area

    • No bone metastasis as target lesion
    • At least 1 cm if spiral CT scan OR
    • At least 2 cm if conventional CT scan
  • No CNS metastasis
  • No symptomatic ascites or pleural effusion that is not evacuated
  • No total or partial bowel obstruction

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 to 80

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2
  • WHO 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3

Hepatic:

  • Alkaline phosphatase less than 5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

Renal:

  • Creatinine less than 3 times ULN
  • No uncontrolled hypercalcemia

Cardiovascular:

  • No uncontrolled congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, hypertension, or arrhythmias

Other:

  • No peripheral sensory neuropathy
  • No prior significant neurologic or psychiatric disorders
  • No other malignancy within past 5 years except adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal or squamous cell skin carcinoma
  • No active infection
  • No other concurrent serious disease
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • No prior immunotherapy for metastatic disease

Chemotherapy:

  • Prior adjuvant chemotherapy allowed, provided progression-free interval of more than 6 months since end of last course
  • No prior oxaliplatin or irinotecan
  • No prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No concurrent radiotherapy

Surgery:

  • Concurrent surgery allowed

Other:

  • At least 30 days since other prior investigational drugs
  • No other concurrent investigational treatment
  • No other concurrent antitumoral treatment

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
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Aimery de Gramont, MD, Hopital Saint Antoine

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

January 1, 2000

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 6, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 13, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2009

Last Verified

December 1, 2000

More Information

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