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Colorectal CancerGILDANCT02409472

Intensive Versus Minimal Surveillance of Patients With Resected Dukes B2-C Colorectal Carcinoma

A study testing surveillance program after completion of primary treatment in people with Colorectal Cancer and Surveillance, run by Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Dukes B2-C colorectal cancer patients who had no evidence of disease at the end of their front line treatment (surgery and adjuvant radio-chemotherapy, if indicated) are eligible for the trial and randomized to two different surveillance programs. These programs differ greatly in the frequency of diagnostic imaging. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Colorectal Cancer, Surveillance
What is being tested?
surveillance program after completion of primary treatment
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,242 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Apr 1998to Dec 2012
Phase
Interventional
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

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with histologically proven adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum with Dukes Astler-Coller modification stage B2-C who had been treated with curative intent (radical excision ± adjuvant radio-chemotherapy) .
  • Eligible patients had to be free of known cancer prior to study entry as attested by negative results of endoscopy, liver ultrasonography, chest roentgenography and serum CEA level performed < 4 months before randomization

Who cannot join

  • Inability to undergo testing (disability, allergy to contrast agents, etc.) and patients geographically not amenable to full follow-up.
  • Patients enrolled onto any other research protocol that requires strict adherence to any specific follow-up practice.
  • A history of any previous malignancy in the last 10 years (other than carcinoma in situ of the cervix or non-melanoma skin cancer).
  • No informed consent to participate in the trial according to local regulatory guidelines.

About this study

Official title: A Randomized Trial Of Intensive Versus Minimal Surveillance Of Patients With Resected Dukes B2-C Colorectal Carcinoma

Dukes B2-C colorectal cancer patients who had no evidence of disease at the end of their front line treatment (surgery and adjuvant radio-chemotherapy, if indicated) are eligible for the trial and randomized to two different surveillance programs. These programs differ greatly in the frequency of diagnostic imaging. They have similar schedules of physical examinations and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) assessments. Patients will receive baseline and yearly health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) questionnaires. Primary outcomes are overall survival and QoL.

Read the detailed description

Minimal program for colon cancer: Office visit and CEA at 4,8,12,16,20,24,30,36,42,48, and 60 months. Colonoscopy at 12, and 48 months. Liver echography* at 8, and 20 months.

Intensive program for colon cancer: Office visit, CBC, CEA+CA 19.9 at 4,8,12,16,20,24,30,36,42,48, and 60 months. Colonoscopy at 12, 24, 36, 48,and 60 months. Liver echography* at 4,8,12,16,24,36,48, and 60 months. Chest X-ray at 12,24,36,48,and 60 months.

  • Abdominal-pelvis C.T., as an alternative to echography, was a 2° level exam only (doubtful results of physical examination or echography; increasing levels of CEA; predictable poor sensitivity of echography due to obesity or other anatomic-clinical conditions)
Being tested
surveillance program after completion of primary treatment
Keywords
randomized clinical trial
Medical subject headings
Colorectal Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • surveillance program after completion of primary treatmentOther

    These are two different surveillance programs for Dukes B2-C colorectal cancer patients who have no evidence of disease at the end of their front line treatment (surgery and adjuvant radio-chemotherapy, if indicated). These programs differ greatly in the frequency of diagnostic imaging. They had similar schedules of physical examinations and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) assessments.

Study groups in NCT02409472
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
minimal surveillanceOtherMinimal program for colon cancer: Office visit and CEA at 4,8,12,16,20,24,30,36,42,48, and 60 months. Colonoscopy at 12, and 48 months. Liver echography* at 8, and 20 months.
Receives: Other: surveillance program after completion of primary treatment
intensive surveillanceOtherIntensive program for colon cancer: Office visit, complet blood count (CBC), CEA+ Carbohydrate Antigen (CA) 19.9 at 4,8,12,16,20,24,30,36,42,48, and 60 months. Colonoscopy at 12, 24, 36, 48,and 60 months. Liver echography* at 4,8,12,16,24,36,48, and 60 months. Chest X-ray at 12,24,36,48,and 60 months.
Receives: Other: surveillance program after completion of primary treatment

What is being measured

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

  1. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS is defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause

    Measured: 5-year OS

  2. Health Related Quality of Life

    mean scores for Short Form Health Status Survey (SF)12 and Psychological General Well-Being (PGWB) questionnaires

    Measured: Yearly assessment over 5 years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Disease free survival (DFS)

    DFS is defined as the time from randomization to the earliest occurrence of progression or second primary colorectal cancer in both groups

    Measured: 5-year DFS

Timeline

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

  1. First posted6 Apr 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 1998
  3. Primary completionDec 2012
  4. Study completionDec 2012

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1,242 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02409472
Sponsor's protocol ID
GILDA
Acronym
GILDA
Status last verified
Apr 2015
First submitted
1 Apr 2015
Last updated
9 Apr 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Rosati G, Ambrosini G, Barni S, Andreoni B, Corradini G, Luchena G, Daniele B, Gaion F, Oliverio G, Duro M, Martignoni G, Pinna N, Sozzi P, Pancera G, Solina G, Pavia G, Pignata S, Johnson F, Labianca R, Apolone G, Zaniboni A, Monteforte M, Negri E, Torri V, Mosconi P, Fossati R; GILDA working group. A randomized trial of intensive versus minimal surveillance of patients with resected Dukes B2-C colorectal carcinoma. Ann Oncol. 2016 Feb;27(2):274-80. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdv541. Epub 2015 Nov 16.

    PubMed 26578734

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing surveillance program after completion of primary treatment in people with Colorectal Cancer and Surveillance, run by Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research.

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 2 inclusion and 4 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Apr 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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.

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?

Overall Survival (OS) (time frame: 5-year OS). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT02409472, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 9 Apr 2015.

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