Clinical Study of Apatinib and 5-Fu Combination Regimen to Treat Advanced Colorectal Cancer Patients

A Phase II Clinical Trial Study on Apatinib and 5-Fu Combination Regimen in the Treatment of Advanced Colorectal Cancer Patients

This study makes an observation over the objective response rate of Apatinib and 5-Fu combination regimen in the three-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. All the participants will randomly receive the treatment of Apatinib and 5-Fu combination regimen or 5-Fu.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Apatinib; Drug: 5-fluorouracil

Detailed Description

5-Fu chemotherapy is an effective therapy for colorectal cancer. Apatinib is a small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that highly selectively binds to and strongly inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2), with a decrease in VEGF-mediated endothelial cell migration, proliferation, and tumor microvascular density. A phase II trail of Apatinib has been demonstrated that Apatinib is safe to treat the metastatic colorectal cancer and the disease control rate can reach 50%.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 42
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Hubei
    • Wuhan, Hubei, China, 027
      • Recruiting
      • Hui ting Xu
      • Contact: Hui ting XU, MD; Phone Number: 86 15307176219; Email: 2891533@qq.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 and ≤ 70 years of age

  • Histological confirmed advanced or metastatic colorectal Cancer，at least one measurable lesion, larger than 10 mm in diameter by spiral CT scan(scanning layer ≤ 5 mm )
  • Have failed for ≥ 2 lines of chemotherapy
  • Life expectancy of more than 3 months
  • ECOG performance scale ≤ 1
  • Duration from the last therapy is more than 6 weeks for nitroso or mitomycin More than 4 weeks for operation, radiotherapy or cytotoxic agents
  • Adequate hepatic, renal, heart, and hematologic functions (platelets > 80 × 10E+9/L, neutrophil > 1.5 × 10E+9/L, serum creatinine ≤ 1×upper limit of normal(ULN), bilirubin < 1.25 ULN, and serum transaminase ≤ 2.5× ULN)
  • Child bearing potential, a negative urine or serum pregnancy test result before initiating apatinib, must agree and commit to the use of a reliable method of birth control for the duration of the study and for 8 weeks after the last dose of test article. Male: All subjects who are not surgically sterile or postmenopausal must agree and commit to the use of a reliable method of birth control for the duration of the study and for 8 weeks after the last dose of test article.
  • Signed and dated informed consent. Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests, and other study procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of other malignancies except cured basal cell carcinoma of skin and carcinoma in-situ of uterine cervix
• Pregnant or lactating women
• Preexisting uncontrolled hypertension defined as more than 140/90 mmHg despite using single medical therapy, more than class I (NCI CTCAE 3.0 ) myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia(including QTcF:male ≥ 450 ms, female ≥ 470 ms), or cardiac insufficiency myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia, or cardiac insufficiency
• Before or at the same time any, second malignancies except cured basal cell carcinoma of skin and carcinoma in-situ of uterine cervix
• Any factors that influence the usage of oral administration Evidence of CNS metastasis
• URT: urine protein ≥ (++)and > 1.0 g of 24 h
• PT, APTT, TT, Fbg abnormal, having hemorrhagic tendency (eg. active peptic ulcer disease) or receiving the therapy of thrombolysis or anticoagulation
• Abuse of drugs
• Certain possibility of gastric or intestine hemorrhage
• Less than 4 weeks from the last clinical trial
• Viral hepatitis type B or type C
• Prior VEGFR inhibitor treatment
• Evidence of significant medical illness that in the investigator's judgment will substantially increase the risk associated with the subject's participation in and completion of the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Apatinib and 5-Fluorouracil; Apatinib 500 mg qd po.5-Fluorouracil 400mg/m2 iv d1，2400mg-3000mg/m2 civ 46h,q2w.5-Fluorouracil derivatives(Capecitabine 1000mg/m2 bid po d1-d14 q3w.S1 40mg/m2 bid po d1-d14 q3w).	Drug: Apatinib; Apatinib Mesylate Tablets 500 mg qd po; Other Names: 5-fluorouracil; Drug: 5-fluorouracil; 5-Fluorouracil 400mg/m2 iv d1，2400mg-3000mg/m2 civ 46h,q2w.5-Fluorouracil derivatives(Capecitabine 1000mg/m2 bid po d1-d14 q3w.S1 40mg/m2 bid po d1-d14 q3w).; Other Names: 5-Fluorouracil derivatives
Active Comparator: 5-Fluorouracil; 5-Fluorouracil 400mg/m2 iv d1，2400mg-3000mg/m2 civ 46h,q2w.5-Fluorouracil derivatives(Capecitabine 1000mg/m2 bid po d1-d14 q3w.S1 40mg/m2 bid po d1-d14 q3w).	Drug: 5-fluorouracil; 5-Fluorouracil 400mg/m2 iv d1，2400mg-3000mg/m2 civ 46h,q2w.5-Fluorouracil derivatives(Capecitabine 1000mg/m2 bid po d1-d14 q3w.S1 40mg/m2 bid po d1-d14 q3w).; Other Names: 5-Fluorouracil derivatives

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
ORR	The percentage of subjects with total number of Complete Response (CR) + total number of Partial Response (PR)	From assignment of the first subject to 3 months later after the last participant is recruited.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
DCR	DCR is defined as the percentage of subjects whose best response was not Progressive Disease (PD) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) (= total number of Complete Response (CR) + total number of Partial Response (PR) + total number of Stable Disease (SD)	From assignment of the first subject to 3 months later after the last participant is recruited.
PFS	PFS was defined as the time from assignment to disease progression radiological/clinical or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. Subjects without progression or death at the time of analysis were censored at their last date of tumor evaluation.	From assignment of the first subject to 3 months later after the last participant is recruited.
OS	OS is defined as the time from date of assignment to death due to any cause. Subjects still alive at the time of analysis were censored at their last date of last contact.	From assignment of the first subject until 30 death events observed, up to 2 years.
QoL	The general well-being of participants, outlining negative and positive features of life.	From assignment of the first subject to 3 months later after the last participant is recruited.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hui ting Xu，MD
• Collaborators: Jiangsu HengRui Medicine Co., Ltd.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Yan li Nie, MD, Hu bei CH; Study Director: Liu Yang, MD, Hu bei CH

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Chen R, Yang L, Hu S, Yin Z, Nie Y, Xu H, Zhong Y, Zhu Y, Liang X, Xu H. Apatinib plus 5-fluorouracil as a third or subsequent-line treatment option for metastatic colorectal cancer: a phase-II, single-arm, prospective study. Ann Transl Med. 2022 Jan;10(2):100. doi: 10.21037/atm-22-77.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 4, 2017
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): April 24, 2018
• Study Completion (Anticipated): April 24, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 15, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 4, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): July 6, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 6, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 4, 2017
• Last Verified: July 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Apatinib
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Intestinal Neoplasms; Rectal Diseases; Colorectal Neoplasms; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Fluorouracil; Apatinib
• Other Study ID Numbers: HXu

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No