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Colorectal CancerPhase 2ERBIFORTNCT00557102

Cetuximab and Combination Chemotherapy as First-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Colorectal Cancer That Has Spread to the Liver and/or Lung

A Phase 2 study testing cetuximab, filgrastim and fluorouracil in people with Colorectal Cancer and Metastatic Cancer, run by National Cancer Institute, France at 1 site in France.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
What is being tested?
cetuximab, filgrastim and fluorouracil
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
24 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Sep 2007to Dec 2010
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 adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
  • Must have synchronous or metasynchronous unresectable hepatic metastases
  • Less than 8 hepatic metastases
  • Less than 6 segments of liver involvement with metastases
  • No more than 2 potentially resectable extrahepatic (e.g., pulmonary) metastases
  • Patients with visceral metastases that are potentially resectable after chemotherapy (i.e., tumor regression) are eligible
  • At least 1 measurable metastasis by CT scan or MRI
  • No brain metastases, bone metastases, or carcinomatous meningitis
  • No celiac lymph node involvement or peritoneal cancer

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • WHO performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy > 3 months
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • PT rate > 70%
  • Bilirubin < 30 μmol/L
  • Creatinine < 130 μmol/L
  • Creatinine clearance > 60 mL/min
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • No other prior malignancy except basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • No severe unstable angina
  • No symptomatic heart failure
  • No other concurrent illness

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • At least 3 months since prior adjuvant anticancer chemotherapy
  • No concurrent participation in another clinical trial

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • CHU de Grenoble - Hopital Michallon

    Grenoble, 38043

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About this study

Official title: Frontline Chemotherapy "Reinforced" for Cancers of the Colon and Rectum With Potentially Resectable Hepatic and/or Pulmonary Metastases: Association of FOLFIRI and ERBITUX

RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan, leucovorin, and fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving cetuximab together with combination chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving cetuximab together with combination chemotherapy works as first-line therapy in treating patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver and/or lung.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Determine the tumor response rate in patients with colorectal cancer and hepatic and/or pulmonary metastases treated with cetuximab and FOLFIRI chemotherapy comprising irinotecan hydrochloride, leucovorin calcium, and fluorouracil as first-line therapy.

Secondary

  • Determine the rate of resectability in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the overall and disease-free survival of patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine the tolerability of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive cetuximab IV over 60-120 minutes on days 1 and 8. Patients also receive FOLFIRI chemotherapy comprising irinotecan hydrochloride IV over 90 minutes and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours on day 1 and fluorouracil IV continuously over 48 hours on days 1 and 2. Patients with 7/6 or 7/7 genotypes also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) as primary prophylaxis (patients with 6/6 genotypes receive G-CSF as secondary prophylaxis). Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Within 6 weeks after the completion of cetuximab and FOLFIRI chemotherapy, patients with responding disease undergo surgical resection of visceral metastases.

Keywords
liver metastases, lung metastases, recurrent rectal cancer, stage IV rectal cancer, adenocarcinoma of the rectum, adenocarcinoma of the colon, recurrent colon cancer, stage IV colon cancer
Medical subject headings
Colorectal Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis, Rectal Neoplasms, Colonic Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT00557102
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
cetuximab, FOLFIRIOtherNot described
Receives: Biological: cetuximab; Biological: filgrastim; Drug: fluorouracil; Drug: irinotecan hydrochloride; Drug: leucovorin calcium

What is being measured

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

  1. Tumor response rate

    Measured: From baseline to end of treatment

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Rate of resectability

    Measured: From baseline to end of treatment

  2. Overall and disease-free survival

    Measured: From baseline to end of treatment

  3. Tolerability

    Measured: From baseline to end of treatment

Timeline

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

  1. First posted12 Nov 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2007
  3. Primary completionDec 2010
  4. Study completionDec 2010

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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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
24 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00557102
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000574153
Other IDs
CHUG-ERBIFORT, INCA-RECF0316, EUDRACT-2007-000357-54
Acronym
ERBIFORT
Status last verified
Dec 2012
First submitted
9 Nov 2007
Last updated
11 Dec 2012
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing cetuximab, filgrastim and fluorouracil in people with Colorectal Cancer and Metastatic Cancer, run by National Cancer Institute, France at 1 site in France.

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 11 Dec 2012. 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 France. 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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Tumor response rate (time frame: From baseline to end of treatment). 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 11 Dec 2012.

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