Kidney CancerPhase 3NCT00053820
Interferon Alfa With or Without Interleukin-2 and Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Advanced Metastatic Kidney Cancer
A Phase 3 study testing aldesleukin, recombinant interferon alfa and fluorouracil in people with Kidney Cancer, run by Medical Research Council at 12 sites in 4 countries.
Trial summary
RATIONALE: Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of tumor cells. Interleukin-2 may stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill tumor 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 to 81 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Kidney Cancer
- What is being tested?
- aldesleukin, recombinant interferon alfa and fluorouracil
- How many people
- 670 participants
- Where
- 12 sitesin 4 countries
- Study dates
- Jul 2002to Dec 2006
- 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 81 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically confirmed renal cell carcinoma
- Advanced metastatic disease that requires treatment
- Measurable disease (single bone lesions not included)
- No brain metastasis
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
- 18 to 81
Performance status
- WHO 0-1
Life expectancy
- More than 12 weeks
Hematopoietic
- WBC greater than 3,000/mm^3
- Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm^3
- Hemoglobin greater than 10 g/dL
Hepatic
- Not specified
Renal
- Not specified
Cardiovascular
- No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
- No unstable angina pectoris
Other
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 6 months after study participation
- No other concurrent disease or prior malignancy that would preclude study treatments or comparisons
- No concurrent active infection requiring antibiotics
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
- No prior biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
- No prior chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
- No prior endocrine therapy
- No concurrent corticosteroids
Radiotherapy
- At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy
Surgery
- Prior resection of the primary tumor recommended but not required
- No prior major organ allografts
Trial locations and contacts
12 sites in 4 countries.
12 sites in 4 countries
Belgium5 sites
Onze Lieve Vrouw Ziekenhuis Aalst
Aalst, B-9300
Institut Jules Bordet
Brussels, 1000
Academisch Ziekenhuis der Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, 1090
Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
Edegem, B-2650
U.Z. Gasthuisberg
Leuven, B-3000
Netherlands5 sites
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, 2300 CA
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Maastricht, 6202 AZ
Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud - Nijmegen
Nijmegen, 6500 HB
University Medical Center Rotterdam at Erasmus Medical Center
Rotterdam, 3000 CA
Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital
Rotterdam, 3015 GJ
About this study
Official title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Interferon-alpha, Interleukin-2 and 5-Fluorouracil vs. Interferon-alpha Alone in Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
RATIONALE: Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of tumor cells. Interleukin-2 may stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining interferon alfa with interleukin-2 and fluorouracil may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether interferon alfa is more effective with or without interleukin-2 and fluorouracil in treating metastatic kidney cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of interferon alfa combined with interleukin-2 and fluorouracil to that of interferon alfa alone in treating patients who have advanced metastatic kidney cancer.
Read the detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
- Compare progression-free and overall survival of patients with advanced metastatic renal carcinoma treated with interferon alfa with or without interleukin-2 and fluorouracil.
- Compare the toxicity of these regimens in these patients.
- Assess the quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
- Arm I (Interferon alfa monotherapy): Patients receive interferon alfa subcutaneously (SC) on days 1, 3, and 5. Treatment continues weekly for at least 9 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- Arm II (Interferon alfa, interleukin-2, and fluorouracil combination therapy): Patients receive interferon alfa SC on day 1 of weeks 1 and 4 and days 1, 3, and 5 of weeks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Patients also receive interleukin-2 SC twice daily on days 3-5 of weeks 1 and 4 and once daily on days 1, 3, and 5 of weeks 2 and 3. Patients then receive fluorouracil IV on day 1 of weeks 5-8. Treatment repeats every 10 weeks for up to 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline, at 9, 19, and 26 weeks, and then at 8 months.
Patients are followed at 8, 10, and 12 months, every 4 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 670 patients (335 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.
- Conditions
- Kidney Cancer
- Being tested
- aldesleukin, recombinant interferon alfa, fluorouracil
- Keywords
- stage IV renal cell cancer
- Medical subject headings
- Kidney Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Renal Cell
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
aldesleukinBiological
recombinant interferon alfaBiological
fluorouracilDrug
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Survival
Secondary outcomes (4)
Time to progression as measured by RECIST criteria
Comparison of toxicity levels (Grade III and IV)
Comparison of quality of life before, during, after completion of study treatment
Impact of the treatment regimens on health economics
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted6 Feb 2003 (estimated)
- Study startJul 2002
- Study completionDec 2006
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Kidney CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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)
- Enrolment
- 670 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Medical Research Council
- Sponsor type
- Other government
- Investigators
- Martin E. Gore, MD, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustPeter F.A. Mulders, MD, PhD, Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud - Nijmegen
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00053820
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CDR0000269480
- Other IDs
- MRC-RE04, EORTC-30012, EU-20231, ISRCTN46518965
- Status last verified
- Aug 2006
- First submitted
- 5 Feb 2003
- Last updated
- 19 Dec 2013
- Results posted
- No
Publications
Gore ME, Griffin CL, Hancock B, Patel PM, Pyle L, Aitchison M, James N, Oliver RT, Mardiak J, Hussain T, Sylvester R, Parmar MK, Royston P, Mulders PF. Interferon alfa-2a versus combination therapy with interferon alfa-2a, interleukin-2, and fluorouracil in patients with untreated metastatic renal cell carcinoma (MRC RE04/EORTC GU 30012): an open-label randomised trial. Lancet. 2010 Feb 20;375(9715):641-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61921-8. Epub 2010 Feb 10.
PubMed 20153039Gore ME: Interferon-α (IFN), interleukin-2 (IL2) and 5-fluorouracil (5FU) vs IFN alone in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): results of the randomised MRC/EORTC RE04 trial. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 26 (Suppl 15): A-5039, 2008.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 19 Dec 2013. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Interferon-alpha, Interleukin-2 and 5-Fluorouracil vs. Interferon-alpha Alone in Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00053820
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CDR0000269480
- Conditions
- Kidney Cancer
- Keywords
- stage IV renal cell cancer
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 670 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Medical Research CouncilOther government
- Collaborators
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
- Study start
- Jul 2002
- Study completion
- Dec 2006 (actual)
- First posted
- 6 Feb 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: Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of tumor cells. Interleukin-2 may stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining interferon alfa with interleukin-2 and fluorouracil may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether interferon alfa is more effective with or without interleukin-2 and fluorouracil in treating metastatic kidney cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of interferon alfa combined with interleukin-2 and fluorouracil to that of interferon alfa alone in treating patients who have advanced metastatic kidney cancer.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES:
- Compare progression-free and overall survival of patients with advanced metastatic renal carcinoma treated with interferon alfa with or without interleukin-2 and fluorouracil.
- Compare the toxicity of these regimens in these patients.
- Assess the quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
- Arm I (Interferon alfa monotherapy): Patients receive interferon alfa subcutaneously (SC) on days 1, 3, and 5. Treatment continues weekly for at least 9 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- Arm II (Interferon alfa, interleukin-2, and fluorouracil combination therapy): Patients receive interferon alfa SC on day 1 of weeks 1 and 4 and days 1, 3, and 5 of weeks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Patients also receive interleukin-2 SC twice daily on days 3-5 of weeks 1 and 4 and once daily on days 1, 3, and 5 of weeks 2 and 3. Patients then receive fluorouracil IV on day 1 of weeks 5-8. Treatment repeats every 10 weeks for up to 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline, at 9, 19, and 26 weeks, and then at 8 months.
Patients are followed at 8, 10, and 12 months, every 4 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 670 patients (335 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Masking
- None (open label)
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 81 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 |
|---|---|---|
| aldesleukin | Biological | – |
| recombinant interferon alfa | Biological | – |
| fluorouracil | Drug | – |
Primary outcome
Survival
4 secondary outcomes
Time to progression as measured by RECIST criteria
Comparison of toxicity levels (Grade III and IV)
Comparison of quality of life before, during, after completion of study treatment
Impact of the treatment regimens on health economics
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 19 Dec 2013.
- Results publication: PubMed 20153039Gore ME, Griffin CL, Hancock B, Patel PM, Pyle L, Aitchison M, James N, Oliver RT, Mardiak J, Hussain T, Sylvester R, Parmar MK, Royston P, Mulders PF. Interferon alfa-2a versus combination therapy with interferon alfa-2a, interleukin-2, and fluorouracil in patients with untreated metastatic renal cell carcinoma (MRC RE04/EORTC GU 30012): an open-label randomised trial. Lancet. 2010 Feb 20;375(9715):641-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61921-8. Epub 2010 Feb 10.
- Results publicationGore ME: Interferon-α (IFN), interleukin-2 (IL2) and 5-fluorouracil (5FU) vs IFN alone in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): results of the randomised MRC/EORTC RE04 trial. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 26 (Suppl 15): A-5039, 2008.
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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.
Martin E. Gore, MD
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Peter F.A. Mulders, MD, PhD
Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud - Nijmegen
12 sites in 4 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing aldesleukin, recombinant interferon alfa and fluorouracil in people with Kidney Cancer, run by Medical Research Council at 12 sites in 4 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 19 Dec 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 12 sites in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Slovakia. 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.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Survival. 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 NCT00053820, 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 19 Dec 2013.