Fruquintinib Plus Capecitabine as Maintenance Treatment of RAS / BRAF Wild-type Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

A Phase Ⅰb/Ⅱ Study of Fruquintinib Combined With Capecitabine in the First-line Maintenance Treatment of RAS/BRAF Wild-type Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

This phase I/II study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of fruquintinib combination with capecitabine in maintenance treatment after first-line chemotherapy combined with cetuximab.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: fruquintinib plus capecitabine

Detailed Description

At present, most studies use chemotherapy combined with cetuximab or cetuximab alone as the maintenance treatment scheme after the first-line regimen containing cetuximab. However, the skin reaction caused by cetuximab and frequent infusion treatment will bring inconvenience to patients. MACBETH study compared the maintenance of bevacizumab with cetuximab, although there was no significant difference in PFS between them, the Bev group seemed to convey a longer median OS. Fruquintinib is a highly selective anti angiogenesis TKI. This study aims to explore the efficacy and safety of fruquintinib combined with capecitabine in maintenance treatment after first-line chemotherapy combined with cetuximab. Both fruquintinib and capecitabine are orally given, so this regimen may provide a maintenance treatment option that is more manageable for patients in clinical practice.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 48
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Lin Yang, M.D.; Phone Number: 13681015148; Email: lyang69@sina.com

Study Locations

• China
  • Beijing, China
    • Recruiting
    • National Center/Cancer Hospital, China Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with histologically confirmed metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma;
• 18-75 years old;
• Eastern Cooperation Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score 0-1;
• At least one evaluable lesion for disease assessment according to RECIST version 1.1;
• Able to take oral medications;
• Patient have achieved CR, PR or SD after up to 8 cycles of first-line standard FOLFOX / - FOLFIRI / XELOX / xeliri + cetuximab treatment, and remained unresectable;
• If radiotherapy has been performed before enrollment, at least one lesion should be located outside the radiation field;
• Adequate organ functions as assessed by the following laboratory requirements: Leukocytes≥3.0x10^9/L, absolute neutrophil count≥1.5x10^9/L, platelet count≥100x10^9/L, hemoglobin≥9g/dL; serum bilirubin≤1.5x the upper limit of normal(ULN);Alanine aminotransferase(ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase(AST)≤2.5x ULN; serum creatinine≤1.5x ULN.
• An expected survival of at least 12 weeks;
• Fertile male or female patients volunteered to use effective contraceptive methods during the study period and within 6 months after the end of treatment;
• Willing to provide written informed consent to study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have received fruquintinib;
• Patients who have received TACE within 6 weeks before enrollment;
• Participated in other unapproved or unlisted drug clinical trials in China within 4 weeks before enrollment, and received corresponding experimental drug treatment;
• Patients with dysphagia, active peptic ulcer, intestinal obstruction, active gastrointestinal bleeding, peptic perforation, malabsorption syndrome or uncontrolled intestinal inflammatory diseases;
• International normalized ratio (INR) > 1.5 or partially activated prothrombin time (APTT) > 1.5 × ULN；
• The researchers judged clinically significant electrolyte abnormalities;
• At present, the patient has hypertension that cannot be controlled by drugs, which is specified as: systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and / or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg;
• Patients currently have poorly controlled diabetes (fasting glucose level is greater than CTCAE grade 2 after regular treatment);
• Have received any surgery or invasive treatment or operation within 4 weeks before enrollment (except venous catheterization, puncture and drainage, etc.);
• Active or uncontrolled severe infection ≥ grade 2 according to National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity (NCI-CTC) criteria;
• Uncontrolled central nervous system metastasis or previous brain metastasis;
• Other malignant tumors in the past 5 years, except for skin basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma after radical surgery, or cervical carcinoma in situ;
• Any kind of concurrent cardiac disease with clinical meanings, such as cardiovascular accident, myocardial infarction, thromboembolism or hemorrhage within 6 months before enrollment, congestive heart failure ≤New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 2; ventricular arrhythmias requiring drug treatment; LVEF < 50%;
• With positive urine protein and 24-hour urinary protein content>1g;
• Have a tendency of bleeding or clotting;
• Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; known history of clinically significant liver disease, including viral hepatitis;
• The target lesions have received brachytherapy (radioactive particle implantation) within 60 days before admission;
• Unrelieved toxic reactions higher than CTCAE V5.0 grade 1 caused by any previous anti-cancer treatment, excluding hair loss, lymphopenia and neurotoxicity ≤ grade 2 caused by oxaliplatin;
• With any illness or medical conditions that may jeopardize the patient's compliance or interfere the analyses or judgements of study results;
• Pregnancy or lactation at the time of study entry;
• With fertility but refuse to contraception.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: NA
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Experimental; fruquintinib plus capecitabine	Drug: fruquintinib plus capecitabine; Ⅰb: capecitabine: 1000 mg/m²，PO BID, d1-14，Q3W; fruquintinib 3mg/4mg/5mg, d1-14, PO QD, Q3W. ⅠⅠ: fruquintinib RP2D, d1-14, PO QD, Q3W, capecitabine: 1000 mg/m²，PO BID, d1-14，Q3W

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D)	RP2D is determined according to DLT and MTD in the phase 1 study	up to 1 year
progression-free survival (PFS)	PFS is defined as the time from the start of maintenance treatment to the earliest evidence of disease progression (per RECIST v1.1), or death from any cause	up to 3 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
disease control rate (DCR)	DCR is defined as the proportion of patients achieving complete response, partial response or having stable disease	up to 3 years
objective response rate (ORR)	ORR is defined as the proportion of patients achieving complete response or partial response	up to 3 years
overall survival (OS)	OS is defined as the time from randomized to death from any cause or to last contact	up to 3 years
Adverse events (AEs)	Adverse events assessments are computed and categorized according to the Common Toxicity Criteria of the National Cancer Institute, version 5.0	up to 3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): April 12, 2022
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): February 1, 2023
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): August 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 17, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 17, 2021
• First Posted (ACTUAL): August 23, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): August 18, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 17, 2022
• Last Verified: August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• 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; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Capecitabine
• Other Study ID Numbers: HMPL-013-FLAG-C102

Drug and device information, study documents

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