Genotype-guided Dosing of mFOLFIRINOX Chemotherapy in Patients With Previously Untreated Advanced Gastrointestinal Malignancies

May 7, 2020 updated by: University of Chicago

A Genotype-guided Dosing Study of mFOLFIRINOX in Previously Untreated Patients With Advanced Gastrointestinal Malignancies

This study is being done to determine the dose of a chemotherapy drug (irinotecan [irinotecan hydrochloride]) that can be tolerated as part of a combination of drugs. There is a combination of chemotherapy drugs often used to treat gastrointestinal cancer, which consists of 5-FU (fluorouracil), leucovorin (leucovorin calcium), irinotecan and oxaliplatin and is known as "FOLFIRINOX". FOLFIRINOX is a current drug therapy combination (or regimen) used for people with advanced pancreatic cancer, although this combination is not Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for this indication. FOLFIRINOX was recently shown in a separate clinical trial to increase survival compared to another commonly used drug in pancreatic cancer called gemcitabine. FOLFIRINOX is also a reasonable regimen for those with other advanced cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, including colon cancer, rectal cancer, esophagus cancer, stomach cancer, gall bladder cancer, bile duct cancer, ampullary cancer, and cancers with an unknown primary location. The best dose of irinotecan to use in FOLFIRINOX is not known. This study will analyze one gene (uridine 5'-diphospho [UDP] glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A1 [UGT1A1] gene) of subjects for the presence of an alteration in that gene, which may affect how the body handles irinotecan. Genes help determine some of the investigators individual characteristics, such as eye color, height and skin tone. Genes may also determine why people get certain diseases and how medicines may affect them. The result of the genetic analysis will divide subjects into one of three groups: A, B, or C. Group A (approximately 45% of subjects) will receive the standard dose of irinotecan. Group B (approximately 45% of subjects) will receive a lower dose of irinotecan. Group C (approximately 10% of subjects) will receive an even lower dose of irinotecan

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) rate in cycle #1 in each of two UGT1A1 genotype groups (*1*1, *1*28) using genotype-guided dosing of irinotecan as part of the modified (m) FOLFIRINOX regimen.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the cumulative dose intensity of irinotecan achieved in each genotype group.

II. To determine the response rates by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) (version 1.1) for each different disease (pancreatic cancer, biliary cancers, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, adenocarcinoma of unknown primary) treated in the study.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive oxaliplatin intravenously (IV) over 2 hours, irinotecan hydrochloride IV over 1.5 hours, leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours, and fluorouracil IV continuously over 46 hours on days 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

79

Phase

  • Phase 1

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

    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637-1470
        • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Evanston, Illinois, United States, 60201
        • Evanston CCOP-NorthShore University HealthSystem

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma, colorectal adenocarcinoma, gastric adenocarcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, gall bladder adenocarcinoma, ampullary carcinoma, adenocarcinoma of unclear primary (with a gastrointestinal primary suspected), or other primary gastrointestinal malignancy for which the treating physician feels that mFOLFIRINOX is a reasonable therapeutic option.
  • Amendment (January 2014): only subjects with the following histologies will be eligible

Cohort # 1 (pancreatic cohort): locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (19 subjects evaluable for the primary endpoint after the amendment)

Cohort #2 (biliary tract cohort): locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma, gall bladder adenocarcinoma, or ampullary carcinoma (19 subjects evaluable for the primary endpoint after the amendment). Patients with adenocarcinoma of unclear primary that are most likely of biliary tract origin (in the opinion of the treating physician) will also be allowed on this cohort.

  • Patients with a history of obstructive jaundice due to the primary tumor must have a metal biliary stent in place,
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 1,
  • Life expectancy > 3 months,
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= l500/ul,
  • Hemoglobin >= 9g/dL,
  • Platelets >= 100,000/ ul,
  • Total bilirubin < 1.5 x upper limit of normal,
  • Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) < 2.5 x upper limit of normal for patients without liver metastases OR SGOT and SGPT < 5 x upper limit of normal for patients with liver metastases,
  • Creatinine =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal,
  • Measurable or non-measurable disease will be allowed,
  • Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation, up until 30 days after final study treatment; should a woman become pregnant or suspect that she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately,
  • Patients taking substrates, inhibitors, or inducers of Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) should be encouraged to switch to alternative drugs whenever possible, given the potential for drug-drug interactions with irinotecan
  • Signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy for any cancer,
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis),
  • Diarrhea, grade 1 or greater by the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE, v. 4.0); pancreatic cancer patients with clinical evidence of pancreatic insufficiency must be taking pancreatic enzyme replacement,
  • Neuropathy, grade 2 or greater by NCI-CTCAE, v. 4.0,
  • Documented brain metastases,
  • Serious underlying medical or psychiatric illnesses that would, in the opinion of the treating physician, substantially increase the risk for complications related to treatment,
  • Active uncontrolled bleeding,
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding,
  • Major surgery within 4 weeks,
  • Previous or concurrent malignancy, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, or any other cancer for which the patient has been previously treated and the lifetime recurrence risk is less than 30%,
  • Patients with any polymorphism in UGT1A1 other than *1 or *28.

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: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Treatment (mFOLFIRINOX)
Patients receive oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours on, irinotecan hydrochloride IV over 1.5 hours, leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours, and fluorouracil IV continuously over 46 hours on days 1 and 15. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Correlative studies
Given IV
Other Names:
  • 1-OHP
  • Dacotin
  • Dacplat
  • Eloxatin
  • L-OHP
Given IV
Other Names:
  • CF
  • CFR
  • LV
Given IV
Other Names:
  • 5-FU
  • 5-fluorouracil
  • 5-Fluracil
Given IV
Other Names:
  • irinotecan
  • Campto
  • Camptosar
  • U-101440E
  • CPT-11

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
DLT rate in course 1 for each of the two most common genotype groups (*1*1 and *1*28)
Time Frame: 4 weeks
To show that the DLT rate is less than 33% with at least 70-80% confidence, which is comparable to the standard 3+3 phase I design with 0 out of 3 or 1 out of 6 patients experiencing a DLT.
4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Response rates (by RECIST 1.1) for patients with each different type of gastrointestinal malignancy
Time Frame: Up to 1 year
Up to 1 year
Cumulative dose intensity of irinotecan hydrochloride
Time Frame: Up to 1 year
Up to 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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)

March 26, 2012

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

August 28, 2016

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

July 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 16, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 17, 2012

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

July 18, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

May 8, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 7, 2020

Last Verified

May 1, 2020

More Information

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