VSL#3 Versus Placebo in Increasing the Pathological Major Response Rate in Patients With Rectal Cancer
A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study of the Probiotic Preparation VSL#3® Versus Placebo in Increasing the Pathological Major Response Rate in Patients Receiving Concurrent Chemotherapy and Pelvic Radiation Therapy
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Forventet)
Tilmelding
Fase
Fase
- Fase 3
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Rome, Italien, 00168
- Rekruttering
- Catholic University of Sacred Heart- Rome-
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age > 18 years
- Ability to sign informed consent and understand the nature of a placebo- controlled trial.
- Ability to complete questionnaire(s) by themselves or with assistance.
- Life expectancy ≥ 6 months.
- Current diagnosis of cancer that supports the use of continuous definitive or adjuvant external-beam RT to the pelvis to a minimum dose of 4500 cGy delivered with conventional multi-field photon radiotherapy, 3-D conformal photon radiotherapy or intensity modulated photon therapy.
- Will receive concurrent administration of chemotherapy (5-FU, capecitabine, cisplatin, oxaliplatin, carboplatin, and/or mitomycin) during pelvic RT
- The following laboratory values obtained > 28 days prior to registration:
Hemoglobin > 10.0 g/dL WBC > 3,500 Absolute neutrophil count > 1,500 Platelets > 100,000
- ECOG Performance Status (PS) of 0, 1 or 2
- Willing to abstain from ingestion of yogurt products and/or any product containing probiotics during study drug treatment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current or prior metastases beyond regional lymph nodes.
- Undergone abdominal-perineal resection, Hartmann procedure, or other surgical procedure leaving the patient without a functioning rectum.
- Known allergy to a probiotic preparation.
Any history of inflammatory bowel disease.
-> grade 3 diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal cramping, or incontinence of stool, ≤7 days prior to registration.
- Any medical condition that may interfere with ability to receive protocol treatment.
- Planned use of leucovorin (because of the risk of secretory diarrhea).
- Split-course RT is planned.
- Prior pelvic RT.
- Proton RT.
- Any of the following:
Pregnant women Nursing women Men or women of childbearing potential who are unwilling to employ adequate contraception
- Use of probiotics ≤ 2 weeks prior to registration.
- Use of antibiotics ≤ 1 week prior to registration.
- Planned continuous antibiotic treatment during RT.
- History of gastrointestinal or genitourinary obstruction or porphyria.
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Dobbelt
Antal våben
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / ArmDeltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Placebo komparator: Placebo
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1 sachet, three times in a day, during RT and for 2 weeks before and for 4 weeks afterwards
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Eksperimentel: VSL#3 PROBIOTIC PREPARATION
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1 sachet (4.5x1011 viable lyophilized bacteria)three times in a day, during RT and for 2 weeks before and for 4 weeks afterwards.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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The impact of the probiotic preparation on increasing the TRG1-2 rate.
Tidsramme: From the date of randomization until to the date of surgery, up to 18 weeks
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From the date of randomization until to the date of surgery, up to 18 weeks
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Determine whether VSL#3® can have an impact on reduction of acute bowel toxicity
Tidsramme: 12-36 months
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12-36 months
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pathological complete response (pCR)
Tidsramme: 12-36 months
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12-36 months
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impact on reduction of sphincter saving surgery (SSS)
Tidsramme: 12-36 months
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12-36 months
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disease free survival (DFS) at 36 months
Tidsramme: 36 months
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36 months
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Determine whether VSL#3® can have an impact on reduction of late toxicity at 12 and 36 months.
Tidsramme: 12, 36 months
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12, 36 months
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Forventet)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Forventet)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- A.1459/2011
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