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Colorectal CancerPhase 2NCT00025142

Gefitinib and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors or Colorectal Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing FOLFOX regimen, fluorouracil and gefitinib in people with Colorectal Cancer, run by Stanford University at 1 site 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: Biological therapies such as gefitinib may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug with gefitinib 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?
FOLFOX regimen, fluorouracil and gefitinib
How many people
Not given
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2001to Nov 2006
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:

  • Phase I (closed as of 5/30/02):
  • Histologically confirmed metastatic or unresectable solid tumor for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective
  • Phase II:
  • Histologically confirmed metastatic or unresectable colorectal adenocarcinoma
  • Measurable disease or assessable but nonmeasurable disease (including ascites, pleural/pericardial effusions, lymphangitis cutis/pulmonis, inflammatory breast disease, abdominal masses (not followed by CT scan/MRI), or cystic lesions)
  • Disease characterized only by elevated serum tumor marker allowed
  • No known brain metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2 OR
  • Karnofsky 60-100%

Life expectancy:

  • More than 3 months

Hematopoietic:

  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm ^3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL
  • AST/ALT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal

Renal:

  • Creatinine normal OR
  • Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

  • No symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • No unstable angina pectoris
  • No cardiac arrhythmia

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No ongoing or active infection
  • No peripheral neuropathy
  • No prior allergic reactions to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to gefitinib or other study agents
  • No other concurrent uncontrolled illness
  • No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • No prior bone marrow or stem cell support with high-dose chemotherapy
  • At least 24 hours since prior colony-stimulating growth factors

Chemotherapy:

  • See Biologic therapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin) and recovered
  • No more than 3 prior chemotherapy regimens

Endocrine therapy:

  • At least 2 weeks since prior hormonal therapy except megestrol for anorexia/cachexia

Radiotherapy:

  • No prior pelvic or whole abdominal radiotherapy
  • At least 4 weeks since other prior radiotherapy and recovered

Surgery:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery (e.g., laparotomy) and recovered

Other:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior investigational therapy
  • No other concurrent investigational or commercial anticancer agents
  • No concurrent combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site

  • Stanford Cancer Center at Stanford University Medical Center

    Stanford, California, 94305

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About this study

Official title: A Study of ZD1839 (Iressa) in Combination With Oxaliplatin, 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and Leucovorin (LV) in Advanced Solid Malignancies (Phase I) and Advanced Colorectal Cancers (Phase II)

RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as gefitinib may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug with gefitinib may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of gefitinib and oxaliplatin combined with leucovorin and fluorouracil in treating patients who have advanced solid tumors or colorectal cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the maximum tolerated dose of gefitinib and oxaliplatin when combined with fluorouracil and leucovorin calcium in patients with advanced solid tumors. (Phase I) (Phase I closed as of 5/30/02)
  • Determine the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of this regimen in these patients.
  • Determine the dose-limiting toxic effects and other toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.
  • Determine the antitumor response in patients with advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma treated with this regimen. (Phase II)
  • Determine the overall survival and time to progression in patients with advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma treated with this regimen. (Phase II)
  • Determine the presence of polymorphisms or other genetic alterations in genes implicated in the action of this regimen and determine their possible relationship with toxic effects of and antitumor response to this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of gefitinib and oxaliplatin (L-OHP).

  • Phase I (closed as of 5/30/02): Patients receive L-OHP IV over 2 hours on day 1 and leucovorin calcium (CF) IV over 2 hours followed by fluorouracil (5-FU) IV bolus and 5-FU IV over 22 hours on days 1 and 2 during all courses. Beginning with course 2, patients also receive oral gefitinib daily on days 1-14. Courses repeat every 2 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who achieve complete response (CR) receive 2 additional courses past CR.

Sequential dose escalation of gefitinib is followed by sequential dose escalation of L-OHP. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of gefitinib and L-OHP until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the combination is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

  • Phase II: Patients are stratified according to prior therapy:
  • Stratum A: Received no prior therapy or received adjuvant 5-FU/CF or adjuvant 5-FU/CF/irinotecan at least 6 months ago
  • Stratum B: Received prior therapy for metastatic disease or received adjuvant 5-FU/CF fewer than 6 months ago or prior irinotecan Patients receive therapy as in phase I (closed as of 5/30/02) with L-OHP and gefitinib at the recommended phase II dose.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 12-15 patients will be accrued for phase I of the study within 4-6 months (Phase I closed as of 5/30/02). A total of 30-81 patients (18-46 for stratum A and 12-35 for stratum B) will be accrued for phase II of the study within 18 months.

Being tested
FOLFOX regimen, fluorouracil, gefitinib, leucovorin calcium, oxaliplatin
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.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2001
  3. Study completionNov 2006

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
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00025142
Sponsor's protocol ID
SUMC-670
Other IDs
CDR0000068923, NCI-4370
Status last verified
Feb 2005
First submitted
11 Oct 2001
Last updated
15 May 2013
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Fisher GA, Kuo T, Ramsey M, Schwartz E, Rouse RV, Cho CD, Halsey J, Sikic BI. A phase II study of gefitinib, 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin in previously untreated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Nov 1;14(21):7074-9. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-08-1014.

    PubMed 18981005

  • Kuo T, Cho CD, Halsey J, Wakelee HA, Advani RH, Ford JM, Fisher GA, Sikic BI. Phase II study of gefitinib, fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin therapy in previously treated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Aug 20;23(24):5613-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.08.359.

    PubMed 16110021

  • Cho CD, Fisher GA, Halsey JZ, et al.: A phase I study of ZD1839 (Iressa) in combination with oxaliplatin, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin (LV) in advanced solid malignancies. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21: A-38, 2002.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing FOLFOX regimen, fluorouracil and gefitinib in people with Colorectal Cancer, run by Stanford University 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 15 May 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?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00025142, which also lists 3 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 15 May 2013.

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