Preoperative Chemoradiation Followed by Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer (PREPARE)

September 12, 2017 updated by: Sun Young Kim, National Cancer Center, Korea

A Randomized Phase II Trial of Preoperative Chemoradiation (Preop CRT) Followed by CapOx (Capecitabine Plus Oxaliplatin) Versus Preop CRT Alone for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer (LARC)

The current standard treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer (clinical stage II or III) is preoperative radiation with chemotherapy (CRT) followed by surgery. But this approach can be suboptimal for patients with high risk features (more deeply-seated tumor or many regional lymph nodes involved)that are associated with recurrence. This study test a hypothesis that CRT followed by chemotherapy before surgery can improve efficacy of preoperative treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Downstaging rate with CRT using fluoropyrimidine monotherapy is usually 30-40%.In MRI-defined high-risk patients, downstaging rate with conventional fluoropyrimidine-based monotherapy with radiation has not been shown. We assume that the downstaging rate of chemoradiation arm (control arm) would be 30%, and that addition of CapOx after CRT (experimental arm) may increase downstaging rate 30% to 50%. A sample size of 52 patients per group is needed have 85% power to detect downstaging rate = 50% as compared to 30% with type I error rate of 15%. We will perform one interim futility analysis when half of the patients are recruited and evaluated for the primary endpoint. O'Brien-Fleming boundary will be considered. Therefore, when 26 patients per arm are evaluated, the interim futility analysis will be performed, and when the Z score at the interim is less than -0.09192 (one-sided p-value greater than 0.5366192), the study will be stopped for futility. Considering 5% follow-up loss, a sample size of 55 per arm (a total of 110 patients) will be studied.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

110

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

  • Korea, Republic of
      • Anyang, Korea, Republic of
        • Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
      • Gangneung, Korea, Republic of
        • Gangneung Asan Hospital
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 03722
        • Severance Hospital
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 05505
        • Asan Medical Center
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 06973
        • Chung-Ang University Hospital
    • Gyeonggi-do
      • Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, 410-769
        • National Cancer Center
      • Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, 13620
        • Seoul National University Bundang 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

20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the rectum
  • distal margin of tumor located from 0 to 12 cm from anal verge measured by digital rectal examination

  • high risk clinical stage II or III in MRI (satisfying at least one of the followings)

    • circumferential resection margin < 1 mm involved
    • low-lying tumor below anal verge 3 cm
    • T3 > 5 mm extramural spread
    • T4 (involving surrounding structures or peritoneum)
    • cN2 (4 or more mixed signal intensity or irregularly bordered node or tumor deposit)
  • age 20 years or more
  • ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status 0-2
  • No prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy to pelvis
  • Adequate bone marrow function
  • Adequate renal function
  • Adequate hepatic function
  • patients must sign the informed consent indicating that they were aware of the investigational nature of the study in keeping with the policy of the hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

  • malignant disease of the rectum other than adenocarcinoma or arisen from chronic inflammatory bowel disease
  • any unresected synchronous colon cancer
  • any distant metastases
  • intestinal obstruction or impending obstruction, but decompressing colostomy is permitted
  • any previous or concurrent malignancy withih 5 years other than non-melanoma skin cancer / in situ cancer of uterine cervix / early gastric cancer / thyroid cancer of low risk
  • any other morbidity or situation with relative contraindication for chemoradiotherapy
  • patients with history of significant gastric or small bowel resection, or malabsorption syndrome, or other lack of integrity of the upper gastrointestinal tract that may compromise the absorption of capecitabine
  • pregnant or lactating women or patients of childbearing potential not predicting adequate contraception

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
Experimental: chemoradiation followed by CapOx
preoperative chemoradiation 50.4Gy with capecitabine or 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin (pelvic radiation capecitabine 5-fluorouracil) followed by 2 cycles of chemotherapy (Capecitabine Oxaliplatin - CapOx) and surgery (total mesorectal excision)
Drug: Capecitabine Oxaliplatin
after completion of chemoradiation, two cycles of capecitabine (850mg/m2 twice daily from D1 evening to D15 morning) and oxaliplatin (100mg/m2 on D1) will be administered every 3 weeks.
Other Names:
  • Xeloda
  • Oxalitin
Radiation: pelvic radiation capecitabine 5-fluorouracil
50.4Gy of pelvic radiation with capecitabine or 5-fluorouracil
Other Names:
  • xeloda
  • preoperative chemoradiation
Active Comparator: chemoradiation
preoperative chemoradiation 50.4Gy with capecitabine or 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin (pelvic radiation capecitabine 5-fluorouracil) followed by rest for 8 weeks and surgery (total mesorectal excision)
Radiation: pelvic radiation capecitabine 5-fluorouracil
50.4Gy of pelvic radiation with capecitabine or 5-fluorouracil
Other Names:
  • xeloda
  • preoperative chemoradiation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
downstaging rate
Time Frame: expected average of 15 weeks after start of study treatment
downstaging rate is defined as the proportion of patients with ypStage (pathologic stage after preoperative treatment) 0 or I (from pathologic findings after preoperative treatment and surgery) out of all patients who were assigned to each arm.
expected average of 15 weeks after start of study treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
pathologic response
Time Frame: expected average of 15 weeks after start of study treatment
pathologic response is assessed by Dworak's grading system from postoperative specimen.
expected average of 15 weeks after start of study treatment
radiologic response rate
Time Frame: expected average of 14 weeks after start of study treatment
radiologic response will be assessed according to RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors) guideline 1.1
expected average of 14 weeks after start of study treatment
toxicity profile
Time Frame: expected average of 35 weeks after start of study treatment
Toxicities or any adverse events during study treatment, surgery and follow-up period will be assessed according to NCI CTCAE (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events) version 4.0
expected average of 35 weeks after start of study treatment
pattern of failure
Time Frame: 3 years after surgery
if any recurrent lesion is noticed, anatomic sites of recurrent lesions and the date and the name of exam or imaging study (physical exam, CT or MRI…) will be recorded in case report form.
3 years after surgery
local control rate
Time Frame: 3 years after surgery
Local recurrence is defined as tumor recurrence confined in radiation field (pelvic cavity). Cumulative incidence of local recurrence will be suggested.
3 years after surgery
relapse-free survival
Time Frame: 3 years after surgery
Time from date of operation to date of recurrence of disease or deaths due to recurrence or progression of disease.
3 years after surgery
Disease-free survival
Time Frame: 3 years after surgery
time from date of operation to date of recurrence of disease, a new occurrence of secondary colorectal cancer, a new occurrence of other malignancy, or deaths from any cause.
3 years after surgery
overall survival
Time Frame: 3 years after surgery
time from date of operation to date of death due to any cause.
3 years after surgery
quality of life
Time Frame: before study treatment, 7 weeks after completion of chemoradiation, and at 4 weeks after surgery
quality of life will be measured with FACT-C
before study treatment, 7 weeks after completion of chemoradiation, and at 4 weeks after surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

National Cancer Center, Korea

Collaborators

Korean Cancer Study Group

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Sun Young Kim, MD, Asan Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2017

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 11, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 25, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

September 30, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 13, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2017

Last Verified

September 1, 2017

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • KCSG CO14-03

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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