Colorectal CancerPhase 2NCT00016952
Irinotecan or Fluorouracil Plus Leucovorin in Treating Patients With Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
A Phase 2 study testing fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride and leucovorin calcium in people with Colorectal Cancer, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 15 sites in 2 countries.
Trial summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving the drugs in different combinations may kill more tumor cells. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Colorectal Cancer
- What is being tested?
- fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride and leucovorin calcium
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 19 participants
- Where
- 15 sitesin 2 countries
- Study dates
- Apr 2001to Oct 2009
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Diagnosis of metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma incurable by surgery or not amenable to radiotherapy with curative intent
- Progressive disease after one of the following prior treatments for metastatic disease:
- Oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy
- Irinotecan and oxaliplatin combination chemotherapy
- At least 1 measurable lesion
- At least 20 mm in at least one dimension
- No known CNS metastases or carcinomatous meningitis
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
- 18 and over
Performance status:
- ECOG 0-2
Life expectancy:
- At least 12 weeks
Hematopoietic:
- Absolute neutrophil count at least 2,000/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
Hepatic:
- Bilirubin no greater than 0.5 mg/dL above upper limit of normal (ULN)
- AST no greater than 5 times ULN
Renal:
- Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN
Cardiovascular:
- No unstable angina
- No symptomatic congestive heart failure
- No serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia
Other:
- No active or uncontrolled infection
- No evidence of other serious illness
- No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or noninvasive carcinomas
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
- No concurrent sargramostim (GM-CSF)
Chemotherapy:
- See Disease Characteristics
- At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy
- No more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen for advanced colorectal cancer
- Prior adjuvant chemotherapy allowed
Endocrine therapy:
- Not specified
Radiotherapy:
- See Disease Characteristics
- No prior radiotherapy to more than 25% of bone marrow
Surgery:
- See Disease Characteristics
- At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery
Trial locations and contacts
15 sites in 2 countries.
15 sites in 2 countries
United States14 sites
CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106
CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403-1206
CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
Des Moines, Iowa, 50309-1016
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224
CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
Omaha, Nebraska, 68106
CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
Peoria, Illinois, 61602
Rapid City Regional Hospital
Rapid City, South Dakota, 57709
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905
CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416
CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259-5404
Siouxland Hematology-Oncology
Sioux City, Iowa, 51101-1733
CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57104
CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
Urbana, Illinois, 61801
CCOP - Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, 67214-3882
About this study
Official title: Phase II Study in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma Previously Treated With Oxaliplatin (OXAL) or a Combination of Irinotecan (CPT-11) and OXAL
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving the drugs in different combinations may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of either irinotecan or fluorouracil plus leucovorin in treating patients who have metastatic colorectal cancer that has been previously treated with oxaliplatin with or without irinotecan.
Read the detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the tumor response rate in patients receiving irinotecan or fluorouracil and leucovorin calcium for metastatic colorectal cancer previously treated with oxaliplatin with or without irinotecan.
- Determine the time to tumor progression, time to treatment failure, and overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.
- Determine the toxic effects of these regimens in these patients.
- Evaluate the quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to prior chemotherapy (oxaliplatin-based therapy vs irinotecan and oxaliplatin combination therapy). Patients are assigned to one of two treatment groups.
- Group I (prior oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy): Patients receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks.
- Group II (prior irinotecan and oxaliplatin combination chemotherapy): Patients receive leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours and fluorouracil IV continuously on days 1 and 2. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks.
- Both groups: Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with a confirmed complete response for 2 consecutive courses may discontinue treatment at investigator's discretion.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline, approximately every 6 weeks during treatment, and then after the last course of treatment.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 5 years.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Being tested
- fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride, leucovorin calcium
- Keywords
- stage IV colon cancer, stage IV rectal cancer, recurrent colon cancer, recurrent rectal cancer, adenocarcinoma of the colon, adenocarcinoma of the rectum
- Medical subject headings
- Colorectal Neoplasms, Colonic Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| irinotecan | Experimental | Prior oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy: Patients receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks.
Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with a confirmed complete response for 2 consecutive courses may discontinue treatment at investigator's discretion.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline, approximately every 6 weeks during treatment, and then after the last course of treatment.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 5 years. Receives: Drug: irinotecan hydrochloride |
| leucovorin + fluorouracil | Experimental | Prior to irinotecan and oxaliplatin combination chemotherapy: Patients receive leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours and fluorouracil IV continuously on days 1 and 2. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks.
Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with a confirmed complete response for 2 consecutive courses may discontinue treatment at investigator's discretion.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline, approximately every 6 weeks during treatment, and then after the last course of treatment.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 5 years. Receives: Drug: fluorouracil; Drug: leucovorin calcium |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
tumor response rate
Measured: Up to 5 years
Secondary outcomes (4)
time to tumor progression
Measured: Up to 5 years
time to treatment failure
Measured: Up to 5 years
overall survival
Measured: Up to 5 years
quality of life
Measured: Up to 5 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
- Study startApr 2001
- Primary completionApr 2004
- Study completionOct 2009
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Colorectal CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in OncologyThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 19 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Henry C. Pitot, MD, Study chair, Mayo Clinic
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00016952
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NCCTG-N0048
- Other IDs
- NCI-2012-02383, CDR0000068635
- Status last verified
- Dec 2016
- First submitted
- 6 Jun 2001
- Last updated
- 7 Dec 2016
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Dec 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Phase II Study in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma Previously Treated With Oxaliplatin (OXAL) or a Combination of Irinotecan (CPT-11) and OXAL
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00016952
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NCCTG-N0048
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Keywords
- stage IV colon cancer, stage IV rectal cancer, recurrent colon cancer, recurrent rectal cancer, adenocarcinoma of the colon, adenocarcinoma of the rectum
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 19 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in OncologyUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Study start
- Apr 2001
- Primary completion
- Apr 2004 (actual)
- Study completion
- Oct 2009 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving the drugs in different combinations may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of either irinotecan or fluorouracil plus leucovorin in treating patients who have metastatic colorectal cancer that has been previously treated with oxaliplatin with or without irinotecan.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the tumor response rate in patients receiving irinotecan or fluorouracil and leucovorin calcium for metastatic colorectal cancer previously treated with oxaliplatin with or without irinotecan.
- Determine the time to tumor progression, time to treatment failure, and overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.
- Determine the toxic effects of these regimens in these patients.
- Evaluate the quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to prior chemotherapy (oxaliplatin-based therapy vs irinotecan and oxaliplatin combination therapy). Patients are assigned to one of two treatment groups.
- Group I (prior oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy): Patients receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks.
- Group II (prior irinotecan and oxaliplatin combination chemotherapy): Patients receive leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours and fluorouracil IV continuously on days 1 and 2. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks.
- Both groups: Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with a confirmed complete response for 2 consecutive courses may discontinue treatment at investigator's discretion.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline, approximately every 6 weeks during treatment, and then after the last course of treatment.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 5 years.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| irinotecan | Experimental | Drug: irinotecan hydrochloridePrior oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy: Patients receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with a confirmed complete response for 2 consecutive courses may discontinue treatment at investigator's discretion. Quality of life is assessed at baseline, approximately every 6 weeks during treatment, and then after the last course of treatment. Patients are followed every 3 months for 5 years. |
| leucovorin + fluorouracil | Experimental | Drug: fluorouracil, Drug: leucovorin calciumPrior to irinotecan and oxaliplatin combination chemotherapy: Patients receive leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours and fluorouracil IV continuously on days 1 and 2. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with a confirmed complete response for 2 consecutive courses may discontinue treatment at investigator's discretion. Quality of life is assessed at baseline, approximately every 6 weeks during treatment, and then after the last course of treatment. Patients are followed every 3 months for 5 years. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| fluorouracil | Drug | leucovorin + fluorouracil |
| irinotecan hydrochloride | Drug | irinotecan |
| leucovorin calcium | Drug | leucovorin + fluorouracil |
Primary outcome
tumor response rate
Time frame: Up to 5 years
4 secondary outcomes
time to tumor progression
Time frame: Up to 5 years
time to treatment failure
Time frame: Up to 5 years
overall survival
Time frame: Up to 5 years
quality of life
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Dec 2016.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Henry C. Pitot, MD study chair
Mayo Clinic
15 sites in 2 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride and leucovorin calcium in people with Colorectal Cancer, run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology at 15 sites in 2 countries.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Dec 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 15 sites in United States, Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
tumor response rate (time frame: Up to 5 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Dec 2016.