Outcome of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Obstructive Colon Cancer

September 15, 2021 updated by: Kye Bong-Hyeon, The Catholic University of Korea

Oncologic oUTcomes of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for obSTructive Colon cAncer After steNt Decompression (OUTSTAND Trial); Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

In this study, patients with obstructive colon cancer will be divided into two groups; in the control group, curative surgery will be performed within 2 weeks after successful SEMS placement, and in the experimental group, 3 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy will be administered into patients who undergo successful SEMS placement and then curative surgery will be performed after neoadjuvnat chemotherapy. After the surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy will be administered, and total perioperative chemotherapy will be administered with 12 cycles. The primary end points is overall survival, also the short-term perioperative outcomes and long-term oncological outcomes will be compared between the control and experimental group. Random allocation will be carried out with the consent of patients and their guardians after successful SEMS placement, and 204 patients will be distributed between the two groups by 1:1.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

It is known that approximately 30-40% of colorectal cancer require emergency surgery. Of these, the colonic obstruction accounts for 80% of situations requiring emergency treatment and colon perforation appears in 20%. In patients with colorectal cancer patients who require emergency surgery, there are higher postoperative complication rates, mortality rates, and ostomy formation rate than those who do not. In aspect of oncologic outcomes, long-term survival also appears to be worse in patients undergoing emergency surgery. Despite recent active screening for colorectal cancer, some studies have reported that the proportion of colorectal cancer obstruction and perforation requiring emergency surgery still occur as before. However, research on treatments to reduce postoperative complications and to increase long-term survival for patients with symptomatic colorectal cancer requiring emergency surgery remains inadequate.

Emergency surgery cannot be avoided when colorectal perforation occurs due to colorectal cancer. Obstructive colorectal cancer has also traditionally been performed in emergency surgery with colorectal resection and ostomy composition. However, with the development of endoscopic equipment and technology, endoscopic stent (self-expandable metallic stent, SEMS) insertion has been feasible for patients with obstructive colon cancer and many researches about a bridge to surgery which means a surgery after adequate decompression and bowel lavage using SEMS placement have been reported that a bridge to surgery can reduce postoperative complications, stoma formation, and postoperative mortality in selective cases. Currently, such studies recommend the use of SEMS to improve short-term postoperative outcomes. However in aspect of long-term oncological outcomes, the results have not yet been established.

In this study, patients with obstructive colon cancer will be divided into two groups; in the control group, curative surgery will be performed within 2 weeks after successful SEMS placement, and in the experimental group, 3 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy will be administered into patients who undergo successful SEMS placement and then curative surgery will be performed after neoadjuvnat chemotherapy. After the surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy will be administered, and total perioperative chemotherapy will be administered with 12 cycles. The primary end points is overall survival, also the short-term perioperative outcomes and long-term oncological outcomes will be compared between the control and experimental group. Random allocation will be carried out with the consent of patients and their guardians after successful SEMS placement, and 204 patients will be distributed between the two groups by 1:1. Through this study, we would like to identify that neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by curative resection after successful SEMS placement for obstructive colon cancer can bring the improvement of short-term perioperative outcome and long-term oncological outcome.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

204

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

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 to 74 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • i. Age : 20 years old or more and lesser than 75 years old ii. Agreement of this study iii. Clinical stage II or III colon cancer with colonic obstruction which is confirmed by pathologic review and imaging study.

iv. Colon cancer located beween distal T colon and Rectosigmoid junction colon which is defined as a tumor above 15cm from anal verge.

v. Colonocopic fiding: tumor involving whole circumference of the lumen, impossible to pass endoscope through the tumor vi. SEMS placement vii. no colonic injury and successful decompression of the colon with in 48 hours after SEMS placement.

viii. ECOG performance 0-2 ix. ASA ≤ 3 x. Appropriate function of the vital organ (acceptable liver enzyme and BUN/Cr) xi. Appropriate function of hematopoietic system (platelet ≥100,000ul, neutrophil ≥2,000ul) xii. If the patient is female in fertile period, urine hCG test is negative and she has no plan of pregnancy with 6 months after the termiation of whole treatment.

xiii. If the patient is male in fertile period, he agrees with contraception during treatment period and 6 months after the termination of whole treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • i. any suspicious distant metastasis ii. any other primary malignant lesion iii. Clinical stage T1or T2 and N0 iv. the sign of perforation or severe ischemia requiring ememgency operation v. the complication related to SEMS placement (severe bleeding and perforation after SEMS placement) vi. ASA 4 or more vii. ECOG 3 or more viii. colonic obstruction by benign stricture ix. pregnant woman or woman who is breastfeeding x. the paitents who already enrolled into other study or are taking medicine related to any clinical trial xi. the patients who are taking sorivudine xii. the patients who are taking Tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil xiii. the patietns who have a medical history of hypersensitivity reaction to 5-FU, oxaliplatin, leucovorin,or any medication including platinum.

xiv. Inappropriate function of vital organ (impaired renal function, elevated liver enzyme, and so on ) xv. Inappropriate function of hematopoietic system (platelet <100,000ul, neutrophil < 2,000ul) xvi. Genetic problem such as galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, or glucose-galatose malabsorption)

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
Active Comparator: The Control group
- The patients who are assigned into control group take a curative surgery within 2 weeks after successful SEMS placement. And then, after recovery period, adjuvant FOLFOX chemotherapy will be administered into them. Adjuvnat FOLFOX chemotherapy will be administered every 2week during 6 months (total 12 cycles).
After the surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy will be administered, and total perioperative chemotherapy will be administered with 12 cycles.
Other Names:
  • curative surgery
After successful SEMS placement, curate resection will be performed for all enrolled patients regardless of neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Experimental: The Experimental group
- The patients who are assigned into the experimental group take a neoadjuvant FOLFOX chemotherapy within 2 weeks after successful SEMS placement. After three cycles of FOLFOX, they will take a curative surgery. And then, after recovery period, adjuvant FOLFOX chemotherapy will be administered into them. Adjuvnat FOLFOX chemotherapy will be administered every 2week during about 4 months (total 9 cycles). The perioperative FOLFOX chemotherapy in the experimetal group will be totally 12 cycles during 6months.
After the surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy will be administered, and total perioperative chemotherapy will be administered with 12 cycles.
Other Names:
  • curative surgery
After successful SEMS placement, curate resection will be performed for all enrolled patients regardless of neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
In this study, patients with obstructive colon cancer will be divided into two groups; in the control group, curative surgery will be performed within 2 weeks after successful SEMS placement, and in the experimental group, 3 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy will be administered into patients who undergo successful SEMS placement and then curative surgery will be performed after neoadjuvnat chemotherapy. After the surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy will be administered, and total perioperative chemotherapy will be administered with 12 cycles.
Other Names:
  • Curative surgery

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
3-year overall survival
Time Frame: 3 years after surgery
3-year overall survival after curative surgery
3 years after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
postoperative complication rate
Time Frame: within 30 days after surgery
postoperative ileus, reoperation rate, wound infection, ..
within 30 days after surgery
stoma formation rate
Time Frame: within 30 days after surgery
stoma formation rate withing 30 days after surgery
within 30 days after surgery
pathologic result
Time Frame: within 30 days after surgery
TNM stage, lymphovascular invasion, silent perforation....
within 30 days after surgery
recurrence rate
Time Frame: 3 years after surgery
recurrent rate after curative surgery within postoperative 3 years
3 years after surgery
disease-free survival
Time Frame: 3 years after surgery
disease-free survival after curative surgery within postoperative 3 years
3 years after surgery
circulating tumor DNA
Time Frame: 1year after surgery
to analyze the serial patterns of ctDNA in each step of treatments including stent placement, neoadjuvant therapy, surgery, and adjuvant therapy
1year after surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Bong-Hyeon Kye, MD.PhD., The Catholic University of Korea

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

November 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

October 31, 2027

Study Completion (Anticipated)

October 31, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 12, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 12, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

May 17, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 22, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 15, 2021

Last Verified

September 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

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

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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