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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
Studie Overzicht
Studietype
Inschrijving (Verwacht)
Fase
- Fase 3
Contacten en locaties
Studie Locaties
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Rome, Italië, 00168
- Werving
- Catholic University of Sacred Heart- Rome-
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Deelname Criteria
Geschiktheidscriteria
Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie
Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers
Geslachten die in aanmerking komen voor studie
Beschrijving
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.
Studie plan
Hoe is de studie opgezet?
Ontwerpdetails
- Primair doel: Behandeling
- Toewijzing: Gerandomiseerd
- Interventioneel model: Parallelle opdracht
- Masker: Dubbele
Wapens en interventies
Deelnemersgroep / Arm |
Interventie / Behandeling |
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Placebo-vergelijker: 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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Experimenteel: 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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Wat meet het onderzoek?
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Tijdsspanne |
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The impact of the probiotic preparation on increasing the TRG1-2 rate.
Tijdsspanne: 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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Secundaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Tijdsspanne |
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Determine whether VSL#3® can have an impact on reduction of acute bowel toxicity
Tijdsspanne: 12-36 months
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12-36 months
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pathological complete response (pCR)
Tijdsspanne: 12-36 months
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12-36 months
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impact on reduction of sphincter saving surgery (SSS)
Tijdsspanne: 12-36 months
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12-36 months
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disease free survival (DFS) at 36 months
Tijdsspanne: 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.
Tijdsspanne: 12, 36 months
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12, 36 months
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Medewerkers en onderzoekers
Studie record data
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Studie start
Primaire voltooiing (Verwacht)
Studie voltooiing (Verwacht)
Studieregistratiedata
Eerst ingediend
Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria
Eerst geplaatst (Schatting)
Updates van studierecords
Laatste update geplaatst (Schatting)
Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria
Laatst geverifieerd
Meer informatie
Termen gerelateerd aan deze studie
Aanvullende relevante MeSH-voorwaarden
Andere studie-ID-nummers
- A.1459/2011
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