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Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal JunctionPhase 2NCT01307956

Panitumumab, Combination Chemotherapy, & Radiation Therapy in Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing Fluorouracil, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Leucovorin Calcium in people with Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, run by University of Nebraska at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This phase II trial is studying how well giving panitumumab, combination chemotherapy, and radiation therapy together before surgery works in treating patients with advanced esophageal or gastroesophageal (GE) junction cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 19 years and older
What is being tested?
Fluorouracil, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Leucovorin Calcium
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
11 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
28 Feb 2011to 23 Dec 2015
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 19 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have resectable adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or GE-junction and are medically fit to undergo surgery; patients must have no evidence of distant metastasis based on imaging studies
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of at least 2000 per mcL
  • Platelet count of at least 100,000 per mcL
  • Serum creatinine less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dL
  • Serum magnesium greater than or equal to 1.8 mg/dL
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  • Total bilirubin less than or equal to 2.0 mg per dL
  • Measurable disease is not required for this study, since the primary endpoint is complete pathologic response
  • The patient must be aware of the neoplastic nature of his/her disease and willingly provide written, informed consent after being informed of the procedure to be followed, the experimental nature of the therapy, alternatives, potential benefits, side-effects, risks, and discomforts

Who cannot join

  • Prior therapy: patients with prior history of mediastinal radiation exposure will be ineligible; patients may not have received prior chemotherapy, or antibody therapy for esophageal or GE-junction adenocarcinoma
  • History of allergy to platinum compounds or to antiemetics appropriate for administration in conjunction with protocol-directed chemotherapy
  • Patients with a prior history of marked intolerance to 5-fluoropyrimidines (5-FU, floxuridine, capecitabine, 5-fluorocytosine [flucytosine]), since such patients may have deficiency of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, which places them at risk for severe and life-threatening toxicity with 5-FU
  • Uncontrolled inter-current illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection requiring intravenous antibiotics, ongoing immunosuppressive therapy (except for replacement steroids), active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, that might jeopardize the ability of the patient to receive the chemotherapy program outlined in this protocol with reasonable safety
  • Clinically significant cardiac disease (including symptomatic congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, or serious, uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia) within 1 year of study enrollment
  • Pregnant and nursing women, or women planning to become pregnant within 6 months after the end of treatment, are excluded from this study; a negative pregnancy test will be required of women of child-bearing age within 72 hours of study enrollment; subjects (male or female) who are not willing to use highly effective methods of contraception (per institutional standard) during treatment and for 6 months (male or female) after the end of treatment are excluded
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  • History of interstitial lung disease e.g. pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis or evidence of interstitial lung disease on baseline chest computed tomography (CT) scan
  • Patients with prior malignancy will be excluded except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, adequately treated noninvasive carcinomas, or other cancers from which the patient has been disease-free for at least 5 years
  • Patients receiving an investigational agent within 30 days before enrollment

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II Study of Neo-adjuvant Therapy With Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin, 5-Fluorouracil, Panitumumab (Vectibix) and Radiation in Patients With Locally Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus or Gastroesophageal Junction

This phase II trial is studying how well giving panitumumab, combination chemotherapy, and radiation therapy together before surgery works in treating patients with advanced esophageal or gastroesophageal (GE) junction cancer. Monoclonal antibodies, such as panitumumab, may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin, leucovorin calcium, and fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving monoclonal antibody therapy together with chemotherapy and radiation therapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To determine the pathologic complete response rate of a modified FOLFOX-6 regimen (leucovorin calcium, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin) given with panitumumab at two-week intervals x 4 cycles in combination with external beam radiation therapy for patients with locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the esophagus.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To determine the toxicities and ability to complete the planned treatment. II. To determine the achieved steady-state plasma concentrations of 5-FU (fluorouracil) and correlate these with clinical toxicity.

III. To assess the potential importance of polymorphic variations in genomic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of pertinent genes whose protein products are the targets of the anti-neoplastic drugs used in the clinical protocol on response and toxicity to therapy.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive panitumumab intravenously (IV) over 1 hour on day 1. Patients also receive oxaliplatin IV and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours, and fluorouracil IV continuously over 46 hours on day 1 (FOLFOX chemotherapy). Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Within 24 hours of the start of chemotherapy, patients undergo radiation therapy 5 days a week for 5.5 weeks. Patients then undergo surgery within 6-8 weeks after completion of radiation therapy. Patients with residual disease receive 4 additional courses of FOLFOX chemotherapy on days 1, 15, 29, and 42.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years and then annually thereafter.

Being tested
Fluorouracil, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Leucovorin Calcium, Oxaliplatin, Panitumumab
Medical subject headings
Adenocarcinoma Of Esophagus, Esophageal Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • FluorouracilDrug

    Also called 5-Fluoro-2,4(1H, 3H)-pyrimidinedione, 5-Fluorouracil, 5-Fluracil, 5-FU

    Given IV

  • Laboratory Biomarker AnalysisOther

    Correlative studies

  • Leucovorin CalciumDrug

    Also called Adinepar, Calcifolin, Calcium (6S)-Folinate, Calcium Folinate

    Given IV

  • OxaliplatinDrug

    Also called 1-OHP, Ai Heng, Aiheng, Dacotin

    Given IV

  • PanitumumabBiological

    Also called ABX-EGF, ABX-EGF Monoclonal Antibody, ABX-EGF, Clone E7.6.3, MoAb ABX-EGF

    Given IV

  • Pharmacological StudyOther

    Correlative studies

  • Radiation TherapyRadiation

    Also called Cancer Radiotherapy, Irradiate, Irradiated, Irradiation

    Undergo radiation therapy

  • Therapeutic Conventional SurgeryProcedure or surgery

    Undergo surgical resection

Study groups in NCT01307956
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (panitumumab, chemotherapy, radiation)ExperimentalPatients receive panitumumab IV over 1 hour on day 1. Patients also receive oxaliplatin IV and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours, and fluorouracil IV continuously over 46 hours on day 1 (FOLFOX chemotherapy). Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Within 24 hours of the start of chemotherapy, patients undergo radiation therapy 5 days a week for 5.5 weeks. Patients then undergo surgery within 6-8 weeks after completion of radiation therapy. Patients with residual disease receive 4 additional courses of FOLFOX chemotherapy on days 1, 15, 29, and 42.
Receives: Drug: Fluorouracil; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Drug: Leucovorin Calcium; Drug: Oxaliplatin; Biological: Panitumumab; Other: Pharmacological Study; Radiation: Radiation Therapy; Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery

What is being measured

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

  1. Complete Pathological Response (pCR) Rate

    Based on the proportion who achieve pCR based on the first 4 courses of protocol treatment. Evaluated using the Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 guidelines. Means (with associated standard errors), medians (with ranges), percentages and 95% confidence intervals will be reported as appropriate.

    Measured: Up to 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Number of Patients Who Can Undergo Resection

    Restaging with repeat imaging studies will be performed. If no contraindication for surgical resection is identified, resection will be performed. Means (with associated standard errors), medians (with ranges), percentages and 95% confidence intervals will be reported as appropriate.

    Measured: 4 weeks after completion of the radiation

Timeline

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

  1. First posted3 Mar 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study start28 Feb 2011
  3. Primary completion23 Dec 2015
  4. Study completion23 Dec 2015

Why it stopped: Drug manufacturer - Amgen requested study stop, per DSMB observation in POWER trial

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
11 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01307956
Sponsor's protocol ID
0221-09-FB
Other IDs
NCI-2010-02056, P30CA036727
Status last verified
Oct 2023
First submitted
1 Mar 2011
Last updated
26 Oct 2023
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Fluorouracil, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis and Leucovorin Calcium in people with Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, run by University of Nebraska at 1 site in United States.

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Oct 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 13 Mar 2018). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Complete Pathological Response (pCR) Rate (time frame: Up to 8 weeks). 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 26 Oct 2023.

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