Colorectal CancerPhase 3NCT00026273
Fluorouracil and Leucovorin With or Without Irinotecan in Treating Patients Following Surgery for Stage III Colorectal Cancer
A Phase 3 study testing FOLFIRI regimen, fluorouracil and irinotecan hydrochloride in people with Colorectal Cancer, run by Pfizer at 15 sites in 10 countries.
Trial summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug and giving them after surgery may kill more tumor cells. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 75 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Colorectal Cancer
- What is being tested?
- FOLFIRI regimen, fluorouracil and irinotecan hydrochloride
- How many people
- Not given
- Where
- 15 sitesin 10 countries
- Study dates
- Jan 2001to Sep 2004
- Phase
- Phase 3
- 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 to 75 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or intraperitoneal rectum
- Stage III
- Completely resected within the past 3-8 weeks
- No gross or microscopic evidence of residual disease after surgery
- No rectal cancer requiring total meso-rectal resection or pre- or postoperative radiotherapy
- No prior curatively resected synchronous metastasis of colorectal cancer
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
- 18 to 75
Performance status:
- WHO 0-1
Life expectancy:
- Not specified
Hematopoietic:
- Absolute neutrophil count at least 2,000/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 150,000/mm^3
- Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL
Hepatic:
- Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN)
- AST and ALT no greater than 2.5 times ULN
- Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2.5 times ULN
Renal:
- Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR
- Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min
Cardiovascular:
- No myocardial infarction with the past year
- No uncontrolled hypertension
- No high-risk uncontrolled arrhythmia
- No unstable angina pectoris
Other:
- HIV negative
- No chronic diarrhea
- No current chronic inflammation or subobstruction of bowel after surgery
- No active uncontrolled infection
- No other prior or concurrent malignancy except curatively treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
- No psychological, social, familial, or geographical condition that would preclude follow-up
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after study participation
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
- Not specified
Chemotherapy:
- No prior antineoplastic chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy:
- Not specified
Radiotherapy:
- See Disease Characteristics
Surgery:
- See Disease Characteristics
- No prior celioscopic resection of primary tumor
Other:
- At least 30 days since prior participation in another clinical trial with any investigational drug
- No other concurrent experimental drugs
- No other concurrent anticancer therapy
Trial locations and contacts
15 sites in 10 countries.
15 sites in 10 countries
Italy5 sites
Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo
Bergamo, 24100
Universita Degli Studi di Firenze - Policlin. di Careggi
Firenze (Florence), 1 (50-134)
Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo
Milano (Milan), 20153
Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria
Terni, 05100
Universita Degli Studi di Udine
Udine, 33100
Switzerland1 site
Hopital Cantonal Universitaire de Geneva
Geneva, CH-1211
About this study
Official title: Multicenter Phase III Open Label Randomized Trial Comparing CPT-11 In Combination With A 5-FU/FA Infusional Regimen To The Same 5-FU/FA Infusional Regimen Alone As Adjuvant Treatment Of Stage III Colon Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug and giving them after surgery may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of fluorouracil and leucovorin with or without irinotecan in treating patients who have undergone surgery for stage III colorectal cancer.
Read the detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
- Compare the disease-free survival at 3 years of patients with resected stage III colorectal cancer treated with adjuvant fluorouracil and leucovorin calcium with or without irinotecan.
- Compare the disease-free and overall survival at 5 years of patients treated with these regimens.
- Compare the safety profiles of these treatment regimens in these patients.
- Compare the quality-adjusted survival of patients treated with these regimens.
- Correlate the expression of putative prognostic markers (thymidylate synthase, telomerase, topoisomerase) with disease-free and overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
Arm I
- Patients receive irinotecan IV over 30-90 minutes, leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours, and fluorouracil IV over 24 hours weekly for 6 weeks. Courses repeat every 7 weeks for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- As an alternative schedule, patients may receive irinotecan IV over 30-90 minutes and day 1 and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours and fluorouracil IV over 22 hours on days 1 and 2 every 2 weeks for 6 weeks. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm II
- Patients receive leucovorin calcium and fluorouracil as in arm I. Quality of life may be assessed at baseline; prior to courses 2, 3, and 4; and at 1, 3, and 6 months.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 3 years and then every 6 months for 2 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 1800 patients (900 per arm) will be accrued for this study within 24 months.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Being tested
- FOLFIRI regimen, fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride, leucovorin calcium
- Keywords
- stage III colon cancer, stage III 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.
FOLFIRI regimenDrug
fluorouracilDrug
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Aug 2003 (estimated)
- Study startJan 2001
- Primary completionSep 2004
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (11)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Colorectal CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by PfizerThe 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 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Masking
- None (open label)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Pfizer
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Eric Van Cutsem, MD, PhD, Study chair, University Hospital, Gasthuisberg
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00026273
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- XRP 4174B-307
- Other IDs
- CDR0000069014, PFIZER-A5961053, RP-64174-V-307, EORTC-40993, PETACC-3
- Status last verified
- Aug 2012
- First submitted
- 9 Nov 2001
- Last updated
- 7 Aug 2012
- Results posted
- No
Publications
Punt CJ, Buyse M, Kohne CH, Hohenberger P, Labianca R, Schmoll HJ, Pahlman L, Sobrero A, Douillard JY. Endpoints in adjuvant treatment trials: a systematic review of the literature in colon cancer and proposed definitions for future trials. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Jul 4;99(13):998-1003. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djm024. Epub 2007 Jun 27.
PubMed 17596575Roth AD, Tejpar S, Delorenzi M, Yan P, Fiocca R, Klingbiel D, Dietrich D, Biesmans B, Bodoky G, Barone C, Aranda E, Nordlinger B, Cisar L, Labianca R, Cunningham D, Van Cutsem E, Bosman F. Prognostic role of KRAS and BRAF in stage II and III resected colon cancer: results of the translational study on the PETACC-3, EORTC 40993, SAKK 60-00 trial. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jan 20;28(3):466-74. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.23.3452. Epub 2009 Dec 14.
PubMed 20008640Bosman FT, Yan P, Tejpar S, Fiocca R, Van Cutsem E, Kennedy RD, Dietrich D, Roth A. Tissue biomarker development in a multicentre trial context: a feasibility study on the PETACC3 stage II and III colon cancer adjuvant treatment trial. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Sep 1;15(17):5528-33. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-0741. Epub 2009 Aug 18.
PubMed 19690194Roth AD, Tejpar S, Yan P, et al.: Correlation of molecular markers in colon cancer with stage-specific prognosis: results of the translational study on the PETACC 3 - EORTC 40993-SAKK 60-00 trial. [Abstract] American Society of Clinical Oncology 2009 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, 15-17 January 2009, San Francisco, CA. A-288, 2009.
Tejpar S, Bosman F, Delorenzi M, et al.: Microsatellite instability (MSI) in stage II and III colon cancer treated with 5FU-LV or 5FU-LV and irinotecan (PETACC 3-EORTC 40993-SAKK 60/00 trial). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 27 (Suppl 15): A-4001, 2009.
Van Cutsem E, Labianca R, Bodoky G, Barone C, Aranda E, Nordlinger B, Topham C, Tabernero J, Andre T, Sobrero AF, Mini E, Greil R, Di Costanzo F, Collette L, Cisar L, Zhang X, Khayat D, Bokemeyer C, Roth AD, Cunningham D. Randomized phase III trial comparing biweekly infusional fluorouracil/leucovorin alone or with irinotecan in the adjuvant treatment of stage III colon cancer: PETACC-3. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Jul 1;27(19):3117-25. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.6663. Epub 2009 May 18.
PubMed 19451425Roth AD, Yan P, Dietrich D, et al.: Does UGT1A1*28 homozygosity predict for severe toxicity in patients treated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-irinotecan (IRI)? Results of the PETACC 3-EORTC 40993-SAKK 60/00 trial comparing IRI/5-FU/folinic acid (FA) to 5-FU/FA in stage II-III colon cancer. [Abstract] American Society of Clinical Oncology 2008 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, 25-27 January 2008, Orlando, FL. A-277, 2008.
Roth AD, Yan P, Dietrich D, et al.: Is UGT1A1*28 homozygosity the strongest predictor for severe hematotoxicity in patients treated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-irinotecan (IRI)? Results of the PETACC 3 - EORTC 40993 -SAKK 60/00 trial comparing IRI/5-FU/folinic acid (FA) to 5-FU/FA in stage II- III colon cancer (COC) patients. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 26 (Suppl 15): A-4036, 2008.
van Cutsem E, Labianca R, Hossfeld D, et al.: Randomized phase III trial comparing infused irinotecan / 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)/folinic acid (IF) versus 5-FU/FA (F) in stage III colon cancer patients (pts). (PETACC 3). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 23 (Suppl 16): A-LBA8, 3s, 2005.
Taieb J, Shi Q, Pederson L, Alberts S, Wolmark N, Van Cutsem E, de Gramont A, Kerr R, Grothey A, Lonardi S, Yoshino T, Yothers G, Sinicrope FA, Zaanan A, Andre T. Prognosis of microsatellite instability and/or mismatch repair deficiency stage III colon cancer patients after disease recurrence following adjuvant treatment: results of an ACCENT pooled analysis of seven studies. Ann Oncol. 2019 Sep 1;30(9):1466-1471. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdz208.
PubMed 31268130Klingbiel D, Saridaki Z, Roth AD, Bosman FT, Delorenzi M, Tejpar S. Prognosis of stage II and III colon cancer treated with adjuvant 5-fluorouracil or FOLFIRI in relation to microsatellite status: results of the PETACC-3 trial. Ann Oncol. 2015 Jan;26(1):126-132. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu499. Epub 2014 Oct 30.
PubMed 25361982
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Aug 2012. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Multicenter Phase III Open Label Randomized Trial Comparing CPT-11 In Combination With A 5-FU/FA Infusional Regimen To The Same 5-FU/FA Infusional Regimen Alone As Adjuvant Treatment Of Stage III Colon Cancer
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00026273
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- XRP 4174B-307
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Keywords
- stage III colon cancer, stage III rectal cancer, adenocarcinoma of the colon, adenocarcinoma of the rectum
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Lead sponsor
- PfizerIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- Jan 2001
- Primary completion
- Sep 2004 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Aug 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. Combining more than one drug and giving them after surgery may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of fluorouracil and leucovorin with or without irinotecan in treating patients who have undergone surgery for stage III colorectal cancer.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
- Compare the disease-free survival at 3 years of patients with resected stage III colorectal cancer treated with adjuvant fluorouracil and leucovorin calcium with or without irinotecan.
- Compare the disease-free and overall survival at 5 years of patients treated with these regimens.
- Compare the safety profiles of these treatment regimens in these patients.
- Compare the quality-adjusted survival of patients treated with these regimens.
- Correlate the expression of putative prognostic markers (thymidylate synthase, telomerase, topoisomerase) with disease-free and overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
Arm I
- Patients receive irinotecan IV over 30-90 minutes, leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours, and fluorouracil IV over 24 hours weekly for 6 weeks. Courses repeat every 7 weeks for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- As an alternative schedule, patients may receive irinotecan IV over 30-90 minutes and day 1 and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours and fluorouracil IV over 22 hours on days 1 and 2 every 2 weeks for 6 weeks. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Arm II
- Patients receive leucovorin calcium and fluorouracil as in arm I. Quality of life may be assessed at baseline; prior to courses 2, 3, and 4; and at 1, 3, and 6 months.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 3 years and then every 6 months for 2 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 1800 patients (900 per arm) will be accrued for this study within 24 months.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Masking
- None (open label)
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 75 years
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FOLFIRI regimen | Drug | – |
| fluorouracil | Drug | – |
| irinotecan hydrochloride | Drug | – |
| leucovorin calcium | Drug | – |
Primary outcome
Not reported in the source record.
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 Aug 2012.
- Background: PubMed 17596575Punt CJ, Buyse M, Kohne CH, Hohenberger P, Labianca R, Schmoll HJ, Pahlman L, Sobrero A, Douillard JY. Endpoints in adjuvant treatment trials: a systematic review of the literature in colon cancer and proposed definitions for future trials. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Jul 4;99(13):998-1003. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djm024. Epub 2007 Jun 27.
- Results publication: PubMed 20008640Roth AD, Tejpar S, Delorenzi M, Yan P, Fiocca R, Klingbiel D, Dietrich D, Biesmans B, Bodoky G, Barone C, Aranda E, Nordlinger B, Cisar L, Labianca R, Cunningham D, Van Cutsem E, Bosman F. Prognostic role of KRAS and BRAF in stage II and III resected colon cancer: results of the translational study on the PETACC-3, EORTC 40993, SAKK 60-00 trial. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jan 20;28(3):466-74. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.23.3452. Epub 2009 Dec 14.
- Results publication: PubMed 19690194Bosman FT, Yan P, Tejpar S, Fiocca R, Van Cutsem E, Kennedy RD, Dietrich D, Roth A. Tissue biomarker development in a multicentre trial context: a feasibility study on the PETACC3 stage II and III colon cancer adjuvant treatment trial. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Sep 1;15(17):5528-33. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-0741. Epub 2009 Aug 18.
- Results publicationRoth AD, Tejpar S, Yan P, et al.: Correlation of molecular markers in colon cancer with stage-specific prognosis: results of the translational study on the PETACC 3 - EORTC 40993-SAKK 60-00 trial. [Abstract] American Society of Clinical Oncology 2009 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, 15-17 January 2009, San Francisco, CA. A-288, 2009.
- Results publicationTejpar S, Bosman F, Delorenzi M, et al.: Microsatellite instability (MSI) in stage II and III colon cancer treated with 5FU-LV or 5FU-LV and irinotecan (PETACC 3-EORTC 40993-SAKK 60/00 trial). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 27 (Suppl 15): A-4001, 2009.
- Results publication: PubMed 19451425Van Cutsem E, Labianca R, Bodoky G, Barone C, Aranda E, Nordlinger B, Topham C, Tabernero J, Andre T, Sobrero AF, Mini E, Greil R, Di Costanzo F, Collette L, Cisar L, Zhang X, Khayat D, Bokemeyer C, Roth AD, Cunningham D. Randomized phase III trial comparing biweekly infusional fluorouracil/leucovorin alone or with irinotecan in the adjuvant treatment of stage III colon cancer: PETACC-3. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Jul 1;27(19):3117-25. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.6663. Epub 2009 May 18.
- Results publicationRoth AD, Yan P, Dietrich D, et al.: Does UGT1A1*28 homozygosity predict for severe toxicity in patients treated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-irinotecan (IRI)? Results of the PETACC 3-EORTC 40993-SAKK 60/00 trial comparing IRI/5-FU/folinic acid (FA) to 5-FU/FA in stage II-III colon cancer. [Abstract] American Society of Clinical Oncology 2008 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, 25-27 January 2008, Orlando, FL. A-277, 2008.
- Results publicationRoth AD, Yan P, Dietrich D, et al.: Is UGT1A1*28 homozygosity the strongest predictor for severe hematotoxicity in patients treated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-irinotecan (IRI)? Results of the PETACC 3 - EORTC 40993 -SAKK 60/00 trial comparing IRI/5-FU/folinic acid (FA) to 5-FU/FA in stage II- III colon cancer (COC) patients. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 26 (Suppl 15): A-4036, 2008.
- Results publicationvan Cutsem E, Labianca R, Hossfeld D, et al.: Randomized phase III trial comparing infused irinotecan / 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)/folinic acid (IF) versus 5-FU/FA (F) in stage III colon cancer patients (pts). (PETACC 3). [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 23 (Suppl 16): A-LBA8, 3s, 2005.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 31268130Taieb J, Shi Q, Pederson L, Alberts S, Wolmark N, Van Cutsem E, de Gramont A, Kerr R, Grothey A, Lonardi S, Yoshino T, Yothers G, Sinicrope FA, Zaanan A, Andre T. Prognosis of microsatellite instability and/or mismatch repair deficiency stage III colon cancer patients after disease recurrence following adjuvant treatment: results of an ACCENT pooled analysis of seven studies. Ann Oncol. 2019 Sep 1;30(9):1466-1471. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdz208.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 25361982Klingbiel D, Saridaki Z, Roth AD, Bosman FT, Delorenzi M, Tejpar S. Prognosis of stage II and III colon cancer treated with adjuvant 5-fluorouracil or FOLFIRI in relation to microsatellite status: results of the PETACC-3 trial. Ann Oncol. 2015 Jan;26(1):126-132. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu499. Epub 2014 Oct 30.
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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.
Eric Van Cutsem, MD, PhD study chair
University Hospital, Gasthuisberg
15 sites in 10 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing FOLFIRI regimen, fluorouracil and irinotecan hydrochloride in people with Colorectal Cancer, run by Pfizer at 15 sites in 10 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 Aug 2012. 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 Italy, France, Austria, Belgium, Egypt and 5 more countries. 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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
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.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00026273, which also lists 11 linked publications.
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 Aug 2012.