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Colorectal CancerPhase 1NCT01164215

Biomarker-Guided Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Colorectal Cancer Receiving Combination Chemotherapy

A Phase 1 study testing fluorouracil, leucovorin and oxaliplatin in people with Colorectal Cancer and Diarrhea, run by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at 5 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and leucovorin calcium, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug, combination chemotherapy, may kill more tumor cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Colorectal Cancer, Diarrhea, Neutropenia
What is being tested?
fluorouracil, leucovorin and oxaliplatin
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
76 participants
Where
5 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Feb 2010to Sep 2013
Phase
Phase 1
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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed colorectal cancer
  • Patients scheduled to receive mFOLFOX6 (in the adjuvant setting or for metastatic disease) as part of their chemotherapy regimen

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Life expectancy > 6 months
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN (≤ 5 times ULN in the presence of liver metastases)
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • No serious concomitant systemic disorders, including active infection that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the patient's safety or ability to complete the study
  • No altered mental status precluding understanding of the informed consent process and/or completion of the necessary studies
  • Must be able to follow protocol requirements and give informed consent

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Concurrent bevacizumab allowed
  • No concurrent warfarin (Coumadin®)
  • Concurrent enoxaparin (Lovenox®) allowed
  • No concurrent theophylline or aminophylline
  • No chocolate beginning 12 hours before day 1 of each course and through the end of that course's fluorouracil continuous IV

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 1 country.

5 sites in 1 country

United States5 sites
  • Cancer Care of Western North Carolina

    Asheville, North Carolina, 28801

  • Moses Cone Regional Cancer Center at Wesley Long Community Hospital

    Greensboro, North Carolina, 27403-1198

  • Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at ECU Medical School

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27834

  • Rex Cancer Center at Rex Hospital

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607

  • Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center

    Washington, North Carolina, 27889

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About this study

Official title: Multicenter Study Investigating Utilization of Pharmacokinetic-Guided 5-Fluorouracil in Patients Receiving mFOLFOX6 With or Without Bevacizumab

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and leucovorin calcium, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug, combination chemotherapy, may kill more tumor cells. Studying samples of blood in the laboratory from patients with cancer receiving fluorouracil in combination with oxaliplatin and leucovorin calcium may help doctors learn how fluorouracil works in the body and how patients will respond to treatment.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying biomarker-guided fluorouracil in treating patients with colorectal cancer receiving combination chemotherapy.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To determine whether 4 courses of pharmacokinetic (PK)-guided 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy improves the ability to achieve a targeted area under the curve (20 to 25 mg*hr/L) in patients with colorectal cancer receiving mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy as compared to historical non-PK-guided therapy in patients treated with a similar FOLFOX regimen.

Secondary

  • To determine and compare the incidence of neutropenia and diarrhea in patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

  • Standard mFOLFOX6 (course 1): Patients receive fluorouracil IV bolus over 1-5 minutes followed by fluorouracil IV continuously over 46 hours, oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours, and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours on day 1.

Patients undergo plasma sample collection periodically during study for pharmacokinetic (PK)-guided fluorouracil dose determination for courses 2-4.

  • PK-guided mFOLFOX6 (courses 2-4): Patients receive fluorouracil bolus, oxaliplatin, and leucovorin calcium as in course 1. Patients also receive fluorouracil* IV continuously as determined by the PK-guided analysis.

NOTE: *The continuous infusion fluorouracil dose adjustment is calculated based on the results of PK plasma concentrations and the corresponding AUC from the preceding course.

Keywords
neutropenia, diarrhea, stage I colon cancer, stage II colon cancer, stage III colon cancer, stage IV colon cancer, recurrent colon cancer, stage I rectal cancer, stage II rectal cancer, stage III rectal cancer, stage IV rectal cancer, recurrent rectal cancer
Medical subject headings
Colorectal Neoplasms, Diarrhea, Neutropenia, Colonic Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • fluorouracilDrug

    Also called 5FU

    200-400 mg/m2 intravenously, 1 -5 minutes, once every 2 weeks 2400 mg/m2 intravenously over a period of 46 hours, once every 2 weeks

  • leucovorinDrug

    Also called leucovorin calcium

    200-400 mg/m2, intravenously over a period of 2 hours, once every 2 weeks

  • oxaliplatinDrug

    Also called Eloxatin

    85 mg/m2, intravenously for 2 hours, once every 2 weeks

Study groups in NCT01164215
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
mFOLFOX6ExperimentalPatients will receive cycle 1 of standard dose mFOLFOX6, with the same dose of mFOLFOX6 continued in subsequent cycles, once patient achieves the target AUC. mFOLFOX 6 is a regimen comprised of Oxaliplatin + Leucovorin +5-Fluorouracil (FU)
Receives: Drug: fluorouracil; Drug: leucovorin; Drug: oxaliplatin

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Achievement of targeted AUC using pharmacokinetic (PK)-guided 5 fluorouracil as part of mFOLFOX6 therapy

    Measured: During first 4 cycles of drug therapy

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Toxicity differences between PK-guided therapy versus non-PK-guided therapy

    Measured: 24 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Jul 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2010
  3. Primary completionNov 2012
  4. Study completionSep 2013

Resources

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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
76 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01164215
Sponsor's protocol ID
LCCC 0918
Other IDs
P30CA016086, CDR0000681338
Status last verified
Oct 2015
First submitted
15 Jul 2010
Last updated
9 Oct 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Williams GR, Deal AM, Shachar SS, Walko CM, Patel JN, O'Neil B, McLeod HL, Weinberg MS, Choi SK, Muss HB, Sanoff HK. The impact of skeletal muscle on the pharmacokinetics and toxicity of 5-fluorouracil in colorectal cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2018 Feb;81(2):413-417. doi: 10.1007/s00280-017-3487-2. Epub 2017 Nov 20.

    PubMed 29159476
  • Patel JN, O'Neil BH, Deal AM, Ibrahim JG, Sherrill GB, Olajide OA, Atluri PM, Inzerillo JJ, Chay CH, McLeod HL, Walko CM. A community-based multicenter trial of pharmacokinetically guided 5-fluorouracil dosing for personalized colorectal cancer therapy. Oncologist. 2014 Sep;19(9):959-65. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0132. Epub 2014 Aug 12.

    PubMed 25117066

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing fluorouracil, leucovorin and oxaliplatin in people with Colorectal Cancer and Diarrhea, run by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at 5 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Oct 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 5 sites in United States. 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 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

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?

Achievement of targeted AUC using pharmacokinetic (PK)-guided 5 fluorouracil as part of mFOLFOX6 therapy (time frame: During first 4 cycles of drug therapy). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01164215, which also lists 2 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 9 Oct 2015.

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