Colorectal CancerPhase 2NCT00020917
Cetuximab Plus Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Colorectal Cancer
A Phase 2 study testing cetuximab, fluorouracil and irinotecan hydrochloride in people with Colorectal Cancer, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as cetuximab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. 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?
- cetuximab, fluorouracil and irinotecan hydrochloride
- How many people
- Not given
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Feb 2001to Feb 2004
- 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: Histologically confirmed stage IV colorectal cancer Any T, any N, M1 Immunohistochemical evidence of epidermal growth factor receptor expression (at least 1+) Bidimensionally measurable metastatic disease Meningeal or CNS involvement by tumor allowed
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,500/mm3 Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 150,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin normal AST no greater than 5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Cardiovascular: No history of uncontrolled angina, arrhythmias, or congestive heart failure Neurologic: No uncontrolled seizure disorder No active neurological disease No grade 2 or greater neuropathy Other: No other malignancy within the past 3 years except basal cell skin cancer or pre-invasive carcinoma of the cervix No medical or psychiatric condition that would preclude study Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior murine monoclonal antibody therapy No prior cetuximab Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease Prior adjuvant chemotherapy for stage I, II, or III colorectal cancer allowed only if disease-free for more than 1 year from completion of therapy until the first evidence of metastatic disease No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy for metastatic disease No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: At least 3 weeks since prior surgery (excluding prior diagnostic biopsy) Other: No prior treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer At least 30 days since prior investigational agents
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10021
About this study
Official title: Pilot Study of an Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Antibody, Cetuximab, in Combination With Irinotecan, Fluorouracil, and Leucovorin, and in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage IV Colorectal Carcinoma
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as cetuximab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining monoclonal antibody therapy with combination chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining cetuximab with combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have stage IV colorectal cancer.
Read the detailed description
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety profile of cetuximab, irinotecan, leucovorin calcium, and fluorouracil in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer. II. Determine the response rate and time to progression in patients treated with this regimen.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive cetuximab IV over 1-2 hours once weekly on weeks 1-6. Patients also receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes, leucovorin calcium IV over 10-15 minutes, and fluorouracil IV over 3-5 minutes once weekly on weeks 1-4. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed at 1 month and then every 3 months thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 months.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Being tested
- cetuximab, fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride, leucovorin calcium
- Keywords
- stage IV colon cancer, stage IV rectal cancer
- 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.
cetuximabBiological
fluorouracilDrug
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Feb 2004 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2001
- Primary completionFeb 2004
- Study completionFeb 2004
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 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterThe 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
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Investigators
- Leonard B. Saltz, MD, Study chair, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00020917
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 01-037
- Other IDs
- CDR0000068730, IMCL-CP02-0038, NCI-G01-1969
- Status last verified
- Jun 2013
- First submitted
- 11 Jul 2001
- Last updated
- 18 Jun 2013
- Results posted
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 18 Jun 2013. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Pilot Study of an Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Antibody, Cetuximab, in Combination With Irinotecan, Fluorouracil, and Leucovorin, and in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage IV Colorectal Carcinoma
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00020917
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 01-037
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Keywords
- stage IV colon cancer, stage IV rectal cancer
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Lead sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Study start
- Feb 2001
- Primary completion
- Feb 2004 (actual)
- Study completion
- Feb 2004 (actual)
- First posted
- 16 Feb 2004 (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: Monoclonal antibodies such as cetuximab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining monoclonal antibody therapy with combination chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining cetuximab with combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have stage IV colorectal cancer.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety profile of cetuximab, irinotecan, leucovorin calcium, and fluorouracil in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer. II. Determine the response rate and time to progression in patients treated with this regimen.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive cetuximab IV over 1-2 hours once weekly on weeks 1-6. Patients also receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes, leucovorin calcium IV over 10-15 minutes, and fluorouracil IV over 3-5 minutes once weekly on weeks 1-4. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed at 1 month and then every 3 months thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 months.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
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 |
|---|---|---|
| cetuximab | Biological | – |
| 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 18 Jun 2013.
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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.
Leonard B. Saltz, MD study chair
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing cetuximab, fluorouracil and irinotecan hydrochloride in people with Colorectal Cancer, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 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?
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 18 Jun 2013. 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?
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?
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 18 Jun 2013.