Skin Toxicity Treatment in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) Patients Receiving Panitumumab + Irinotecan-based Therapy (STEPP)

A Phase 2, Open-label, Randomized Clinical Trial of Skin Toxicity Treatment in Subjects Receiving Second-line FOLFIRI or Irinotecan Only Chemotherapy Concomitantly With Panitumumab

A comparison of prophylactic treatment with reactive treatment for skin toxicity observed in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who are receiving second-line irinotecan-based chemotherapy concomitantly with panitumumab.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Metastatic Colorectal Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Colon Cancer; Skin Rash; Skin Toxicities
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: Panitumumab; Drug: Irinotecan; Drug: FOLFIRI; Drug: Pre-emptive Skin Treatment; Drug: Reactive Skin Treatment

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 95
• Phase: Phase 2

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with unresectable metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum that cannot, in the opinion of the investigator, be cured by surgical resection at the time of randomization;
• Patients who have failed first line treatment containing fluoropyrimidine and oxaliplatin based chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab for mCRC.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior irinotecan use for the treatment of mCRC.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Pre-emptive Skin Treatment; Participants received either FOLFIRI and panitumumab 6 mg/kg once every 2 weeks (Q2W) or irinotecan and panitumumab 9 mg/kg once every 3 weeks (Q3W), and pre-emptive skin treatment which included skin moisturizer, sunscreen, 1% hydrocortisone cream, and an oral antibiotic for 6 weeks starting 24 hours prior to chemotherapy.	Biological: Panitumumab; Administered by intravenous infusion; Other Names: Vectibix; Drug: Irinotecan; Recommended dosage regimen and administration of irinotecan was based on local standard of care, the package insert, and institutional guidelines.; Drug: FOLFIRI; Chemotherapy consisting of irinotecan with infusional 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin. Recommended dosage regimen and administration of FOLFIRI was based on local standard of care, the package insert for each product, and institutional guidelines.; Drug: Pre-emptive Skin Treatment; Pre-emptive skin treatment included a skin moisturizer (eg, Lubriderm), sunscreen (free of paraaminobenzoic acid (PABA), skin protection factor (SPF) 15 or higher, ultraviolet-A (UV-A), and UV-B protection), topical steroid (1% hydrocortisone cream) and oral antibiotic (doxycycline, 100 mg twice daily).
Experimental: Reactive Skin Treatment; Participants received either FOLFIRI and panitumumab 6 mg/kg Q2W or irinotecan and panitumumab 9 mg/kg Q3W. Participants were treated for each individual skin toxicity occurrence according to prespecified guidelines and based on the type and severity. Treatment could include emollient, sunscreen, topical or oral steroids, antibiotics, or antihistamines, as required.	Biological: Panitumumab; Administered by intravenous infusion; Other Names: Vectibix; Drug: Irinotecan; Recommended dosage regimen and administration of irinotecan was based on local standard of care, the package insert, and institutional guidelines.; Drug: FOLFIRI; Chemotherapy consisting of irinotecan with infusional 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin. Recommended dosage regimen and administration of FOLFIRI was based on local standard of care, the package insert for each product, and institutional guidelines.; Drug: Reactive Skin Treatment; Treatment was based on symptoms and severity and may have included an emollient (eg, Lubriderm, Vaseline), sunscreen (SPF ≥ 15), oral antibiotic (eg, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, cefadroxil, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid), topical steroid (hydrocortisone cream), topical antibiotic (clindamycin), oral systemic steroid, topical medical treatment (eg, silver sulfadiazine, Silvadene), topical antihistamine or oral antihistamine (hydroxyzine)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of Participants With Specific Grade 2 or Higher Skin Toxicities During the 6-week Skin Treatment Period	Skin toxicities were assessed by the study clinician and graded according to the modified Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v.3.0 Dermatology Toxicity Grading criteria, on a scale from Grade 1 (mild) to 4 (life-threatening). The specific skin toxicities of interest were pruritus, acneiform dermatitis, skin desquamation (also described as skin exfoliation), exfoliative dermatitis, paronychia, nail disorder, skin fissures, skin laceration, pruritic rash, pustular rash, skin infection, skin ulceration, and local infection.	6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of Participants With Any Grade 2 or Higher Skin Toxicity of Any Type During the 6-week Skin Treatment Period	The percentage of participants who developed at least 1 incidence of ≥ grade 2 skin toxicities of any type during the 6-week skin treatment period. Analysis of this endpoint was based on adverse event data associated with the "Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders" system organ class. Adverse events were graded according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) CTCAE version 3.0.	6 weeks
Time to First Occurrence of Specific Grade 2 or Higher Skin Toxicities of Interest	The time to the first occurrence of specific grade 2 or higher skin toxicities of interest was defined as the time from the first dose of panitumumab to the date of first occurrence of specific ≥ grade 2 skin toxicities of interest. Participants who did not experience specific skin-related toxicities were censored at their last skin toxicity assessment during the skin toxicity assessment period. Skin toxicities were assessed by the study clinician and graded according to the modified CTCAE v.3.0 Dermatology Toxicity Grading criteria, on a scale from Grade 1 (mild) to 4 (life-threatening). The specific skin toxicities of interest were pruritus, acneiform dermatitis, skin desquamation (also described as skin exfoliation), exfoliative dermatitis, paronychia, nail disorder, skin fissures, skin laceration, pruritic rash, pustular rash, skin infection, skin ulceration, and local infection.	6 weeks
Most Severe Specific Grade 2 or Higher Skin Toxicities of Interest	The percentage of participants with a most severe grade of 2, 3 or 4 specific skin toxicity of interest reported during the 6-week skin treatment period. Skin toxicities were assessed by the study clinician and graded according to the modified CTCAE v.3.0 Dermatology Toxicity Grading criteria, on a scale from Grade 1 (mild) to 4 (life-threatening). The specific skin toxicities of interest were pruritus, acneiform dermatitis, skin desquamation (also described as skin exfoliation), exfoliative dermatitis, paronychia, nail disorder, skin fissures, skin laceration, pruritic rash, pustular rash, skin infection, skin ulceration, and local infection.	6 weeks
Time to First Most Severe Specific Grade 2 or Higher Skin Toxicities of Interest	Time to the first most severe grade ≥ 2 of all the specific skin-related toxicities of interest was defined as the time from the first dose of panitumumab to the date of the first occurrence of the most severe specific ≥ grade 2 skin toxicity of interest during the 6-week skin treatment period. Participants who did not experience any specific skin-related toxicity of grade ≥ 2 were censored at their last skin toxicity assessment during the 6-week skin toxicity assessment period. Skin toxicities were assessed by the study clinician and graded according to the modified CTCAE v.3.0 Dermatology Toxicity Grading criteria, on a scale from Grade 1 (mild) to 4 (life-threatening). The specific skin toxicities of interest were pruritus, acneiform dermatitis, skin desquamation (also described as skin exfoliation), exfoliative dermatitis, paronychia, nail disorder, skin fissures, skin laceration, pruritic rash, pustular rash, skin infection, skin ulceration, and local infection.	6 weeks
Percentage of Participants With Panitumumab Dose Reductions Due to the Specific Skin Toxicities of Interest		6 weeks
Response Rate at First Scheduled Assessment	Tumor response was assessed by computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen, pelvis, and all other sites of disease. Disease assessments were performed by central review according to the modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST). Response rate is defined as the percentage of participants with a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) at the Week 9/10 assessment visit and a corresponding CR or PR confirmed at the Week 13/14 assessment visit for the Q2W/Q3W regimens. CR: Disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and no new lesions. PR: Either the disappearance of all target lesions with persistence of one or more non-target lesion(s) not qualifying for either CR or progressive disease (PD; ≥ 25% increase in lesion size) and no new lesions, or, at least a 30% decrease in the size of target lesions with no progression of existing non-target lesions, and no new lesions.	Week 9 with confirmed response at Week 13 for the FOLFIRI and panitumumab Q2W regimen or at Week 10 with confirmed response at Week 14 for the irinotecan and panitumumab Q3W regimen.
Best Overall Response Rate	Best overall response rate is defined as the percentage of participants with a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) while on study. Tumor response was assessed by CT scan or MRI of the abdomen, pelvis, and all other sites of disease. Disease assessments were performed by central review according to the modified RECIST criteria. CR: Disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and no new lesions. PR: Either the disappearance of all target lesions with persistence of one or more non-target lesion(s) not qualifying for either CR or PD (≥ 25% increase in lesion size) and no new lesions, or, at least a 30% decrease in the size of target lesions with no progression of existing non-target lesions, and no new lesions.	Response was assessed at Weeks 9 and 13 and then every 8 weeks for the Q2W regimen, or at Weeks 10, 14, 22 and then every 9 weeks for the Q3W regimen until the end of treatment; median treatment duration was 13 and 17 weeks in each group respectively.
Rate of Disease Control at First Scheduled Assessment	Tumor response was assessed by CT scan or MRI of the abdomen, pelvis, and all other sites of disease. Disease assessments were performed by central review according to the modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST). Disease control rate is defined as the percentage of participants with a CR, PR or stable disease (SD) at the Week 9/10 assessment visit and a corresponding response (CR or PR) confirmed at the Week 13/14 assessment visit for the Q2W/Q3W regimens. SD: Neither sufficient shrinkage or increase in target lesions to qualify for PR or PD, with no progression of non-target lesions and no new lesions.	Week 9 with confirmed response at Week 13 for the FOLFIRI and panitumumab Q2W regimen or at Week 10 with confirmed response at Week 14 for the irinotecan and panitumumab Q3W regimen.
Time to Treatment Failure	Time-to-treatment failure is defined as the time from the date of randomization to the first date of any of the following events: discontinuation of study therapy due to any reason (except for complete response and curative surgery), progression of disease, or death due to any cause. Participants who did not discontinue, who were still alive, and who did not have disease progression were censored at the date of last contact. Time to treatment failure was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method.	From randomization until the end of study; median time on study was 31 weeks and 41 weeks in each treatment group respectively with a maximum time on study of 97 weeks.
Time to Progression	Time from the date of randomization to the date of observed disease progression or death due to disease progression. Participants who did not have documented disease progression were censored at the date of last tumor assessment; participants who died for reasons other than disease progression while on study were censored at the date of death. PD: At least a 20% increase in the size of target lesions, recorded since the treatment started, or at least a 25% increase in size of non-target lesions and the lesion(s) measure > 10 mm in one dimension, or the appearance of one or more new lesions. Time to progression was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. This analysis excludes any data collected during follow-up for participants who began third-line treatment.	From randomization until the end of study; median time on study was 31 weeks and 41 weeks in each treatment group respectively with a maximum time on study of 97 weeks.
Overall Survival	Overall Survival is defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death. Participants who did not die while on study or who were lost-to-follow-up were censored at their last contact date. Overall survival was analyzed using all data regardless of whether it was collected during second- or third-line treatment.	From randomization until the end of study; median time on study was 31 weeks and 41 weeks in each treatment group respectively with a maximum time on study of 97 weeks.
Progression-free Survival	Defined as the time from the date of randomization to the first date of observed disease progression or death due to any cause (whichever comes first). Participants who were alive and had not progressed while on study were censored at the date of last progression-free tumor assessment.	From randomization until the end of study; median time on study was 31 weeks and 41 weeks in each treatment group respectively with a maximum time on study of 97 weeks.
Change From Baseline in Overall Dermatologic Quality of Life Index (DLQI) Score	Skin-related quality of life was assessed using the DLQI. The DLQI questionnaire asks participants to evaluate the degree that their skin condition has affected their quality of life in the last week. Participants answer 10 questions on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 3 (very much); The DLQI score is calculated by summing the scores for all questions, resulting in a maximum of 30 and a minimum of 0; higher scores indicate a more impaired quality of life.	Baseline and Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Amgen

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Lacouture ME, Mitchell EP, Piperdi B, Pillai MV, Shearer H, Iannotti N, Xu F, Yassine M. Skin toxicity evaluation protocol with panitumumab (STEPP), a phase II, open-label, randomized trial evaluating the impact of a pre-Emptive Skin treatment regimen on skin toxicities and quality of life in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Mar 10;28(8):1351-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.7828. Epub 2010 Feb 8.
• Weeraratne D, Chen A, Pennucci JJ, Wu CY, Zhang K, Wright J, Perez-Ruixo JJ, Yang BB, Kaliyaperumal A, Gupta S, Swanson SJ, Chirmule N, Starcevic M. Immunogenicity of panitumumab in combination chemotherapy clinical trials. BMC Clin Pharmacol. 2011 Nov 9;11:17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6904-11-17.
• Mitchell EP, Piperdi B, Lacouture ME, Shearer H, Iannotti N, Pillai MV, Xu F, Yassine M. The efficacy and safety of panitumumab administered concomitantly with FOLFIRI or Irinotecan in second-line therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer: the secondary analysis from STEPP (Skin Toxicity Evaluation Protocol With Panitumumab) by KRAS status. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2011 Dec;10(4):333-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clcc.2011.06.004. Epub 2011 Oct 14.

Helpful Links

• AmgenTrials clinical trials website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: April 1, 2006
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2008
• Study Completion (Actual): September 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 31, 2006
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 31, 2006
• First Posted (Estimate): June 1, 2006

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 23, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 26, 2016
• Last Verified: January 1, 2016

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Terms related to this study

• Keywords: colorectal cancer; rectal cancer; colon cancer; Metastatic Colorectal Cancer; Skin Rash; mCRC; STEP; STEPP; STEEP; Skin Toxicities; Anti-EGFr Skin Rash
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Skin Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Intestinal Neoplasms; Rectal Diseases; Colorectal Neoplasms; Exanthema; Colonic Neoplasms; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents; Topoisomerase Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Topoisomerase I Inhibitors; Irinotecan; Panitumumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: 20050184