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Esophageal CancerPhase 2NCT03223662

Metabolomic and BH3 Profiling of Esophageal Cancers: Identification of Novel Assessment Methods of Treatment Response for Precision Therapy

A Phase 2 study testing Chemoradiotherapy and Esophagectomy in people with Esophageal Cancer and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Background: The number of patients with esophageal cancer keeps rising. For many patients, a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation is necessary to completely treat the disease. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 99 years
What is being tested?
Chemoradiotherapy and Esophagectomy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
2 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
31 Oct 2017to 27 Jul 2018
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 99 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have histologically confirmed esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) or esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).
  • Disease should be deemed resectable by pre-operative computed tomography (CT) and/or positron-emission tomography (PET) scans and the patient should be operable based on surgeon assessment.
  • Patients willing to complete neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) per standard of care followed by esophagectomy. Patients will be treated under protocol 04-C0165.
  • 18 years of age or older.
  • Able to understand and sign the Informed Consent Document.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status less than or equal to 2.
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  • Patients must have organ and marrow function that is not prohibitive of surgical resection as defined below:
  • leukocytes greater than or equal to 3,000/mcL
  • absolute neutrophil count greater than or equal to 1,500/mcL
  • platelets greater than or equal to 50,000/mcL
  • nCRT used in this study is potentially dangerous for developing human fetus. For this reason, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration and 6 months post chemoradiotherapy. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
  • Women must have a negative urine pregnancy test OR be post-menopausal for at least 2 years OR patient has had a hysterectomy

Who cannot join

  • Patients in which nCRT followed by surgery is not the appropriate management:
  • Early stage disease that requires local therapy without chemoradiotherapy (CRT).
  • Patients with metastatic disease.
  • Patients in which biopsy prior to starting nCRT is not obtainable.
  • Patients who previously received neoadjuvant chemotherapy
  • Concomitant medical problems in the opinion of physician that would place the patient at unacceptable risk for a major surgical procedure.
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  • Active systemic infections, coagulation disorders or other major medical illnesses of the cardiovascular, respiratory or immune system, myocardial infarction, heart failure, hepatic disease that prohibits administration of neoadjuvant therapy or surgery.
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding because of the potentially dangerous effects of the chemotherapy on the fetus or infant.
  • Patients with a diagnosis of another malignancy that is either active or in remission less than five years. Basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin are not contraindications to this protocol

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892

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About this study

Background:

The number of patients with esophageal cancer keeps rising. For many patients, a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation is necessary to completely treat the disease. Usually, patients receive chemotherapy and radiation at the same time followed by surgery to remove the part of the esophagus with the tumor (Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT)). Researchers want to learn how to make this treatment more effective.

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Objective:

To see if biopsies before treatment can show which patients will do the best with a combination of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery.

Eligibility:

Adults at least 18 years old with esophageal adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma who should be treated with chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery.

Design:

Patients will undergo standard testing that is routine for all patients with this disease. These tests include:

Medical history

Physical exam with activity and nutritional assessment

Standard lab tests

Imaging studies including a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan and positron-emission tomography (PET) scan

Breathing test into a machine to measure size and function of lungs.

Biopsy for a small sample of tumor is removed by esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD): A tube inserted into the mouth under anesthesia

Endoscopic ultrasound is performed in some but not all patients.

Patients will have nCRT at the clinic or with their local doctor.

In 6 -12 weeks after nCRT, patients will undergo surgery with:

  1. A robotically-assisted, minimally-invasive esophagectomy
  2. Or, a traditional, open approach.

After surgery, patients are usually in the hospital for 2 weeks and have a feeding tube for at least 2 weeks and potentially longer until they are eating enough to not lose weight.

Patients will return for follow-up visits with labs and CAT scans every 6 months for the first two years then every year afterwards.

Read the detailed description

Background:

  • The incidence of esophageal cancer continues to increase with an estimated 16,900 new cases and 15,700 deaths in 2016. Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is the dominant histology in the United States and accounts for the rising incidence; the incidence of esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) remains stable.
  • Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) followed by esophagectomy is now a standard approach for locally advanced, operable esophageal cancer.
  • A survival advantage compared to surgery alone was demonstrated in the phase III Chemo

Radiotherapy for Oesophageal cancer followed by Surgery Study (CROSS) trial.

  • Patients who experience a pathological complete response (pCR) following neoadjuvant therapy are most likely to have long-term survival.
  • Presently, accurate assessment of pathologic response requires esophagectomy. Positron-emissions tomography (fludeoxyglucose (FDG-PET)) and endoscopic evaluation with biopsies fail to detect cancer in a significant percentage of patients with residual disease following neoadjuvant therapy.
  • Currently there are no validated tissue or serologic biomarkers which can be used to guide surgical management of esophageal cancer patients based on response to nCRT.

Primary Objective:

-To determine whether a metabolomic signature in tumor, blood, or urine or whether BH3 profiling of pre-neoadjuvant tumor biopsies correlates with the outcome of pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma.

Eligibility:

-Patients with locally-advanced, histologically confirmed EAC or ESCC who are candidates for nCRT and esophagectomy.

Design:

  • Patients will receive standard of care nCRT either at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) or at referring institutions.
  • Specimens of plasma, urine, and esophageal tumor with matched normal esophagus will be obtained before neoadjuvant therapy for metabolomic profiling and BH3 profiling.

Blood, urine, normal esophagus, and tumor (if present) will be obtained after neoadjuvant therapy.

  • Patients will undergo an esophagectomy as a robotically-assisted, minimally-invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) or a traditional open approach for contraindications to minimally-invasive approaches or based on institutional expertise.
  • Analysis will be performed to determine if pathological complete response (pCR) after chemoradiotherapy (CRT) correlates with pretreatment metabolomic signatures or BH3 profiling in tumor, blood or urine.
  • Patients with EAC and ESCC will be evaluated independently.
  • The accrual ceiling will be set to 120 patients for the entire study - 80 patients for EAC and 40 patients for ESCC to allow for unevaluable patients. The accrual is expected to be completed in 4 years.
Being tested
Chemoradiotherapy, Esophagectomy
Keywords
Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy (nCRT), Esophagectomy, Tissue or serologic biomarkers
Medical subject headings
Esophageal Neoplasms, Adenocarcinoma Of Esophagus, Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell

What participants receive

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

  • ChemoradiotherapyOther

    Chemotherapy: Carboplatin (AUC=2)x5 and Paclitaxel (50 mg/m(2))x5 for two cycles. Radiation: a total dose of 40.4 Gray (Gy) will be given in 23 fractions of 1.8 Gy, 5 fractions per week, starting the first day of the first cycle of chemotherapy.

  • EsophagectomyProcedure or surgery

    Minimally-invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) or traditional open approach if necessary.

Study groups in NCT03223662
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and esophagectomyOtherStandard of care neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) and esophagectomy
Receives: Other: Chemoradiotherapy; Procedure: Esophagectomy

What is being measured

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

  1. Metabolomic Signature in Tumor, Blood, or Urine and Outcome of Pathological Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Esophageal Adenocarcinoma or Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Specimens of normal esophagus, esophageal tumors, blood, or urine will be analyzed to determine specific signatures and outcome of pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. Response will be defined by the Mandard Score. Major response with no viable tumor (Grade 1) and <10% viable tumor (Grade 2) versus non major response of >10% viable tumor (Grade 3-5) as assessed by final pathology. Grade 1-2 is better survival than Grade 3-5.

    Measured: After neoadjuvant therapy >4 weeks but prior to surgery

  2. BH3 Profiling of Pre-neoadjuvant Tumor Biopsy and Outcome of Pathological Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Esophageal Adenocarcinoma or Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Two tumor samples and two normal esophagus samples will be obtained for BH3 profiling of pre-neoadjuvant tumor biopsy and outcome of pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. Response will be defined by the Mandard Score. Major response with no viable tumor (Grade 1) and <10% viable tumor (Grade 2) versus non major response of >10% viable tumor (Grade 3-5) as assessed by final pathology. Grade 1-2 is better survival than Grade 3-5.

    Measured: Pre-neoadjuvant therapy within 4 weeks, and after neoadjuvant therapy >4 weeks but prior to surgery

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Metabolomic Profiles and B-cell Lymphoma (Bcl-2) Homology Domain-3 (BH-3) Profiling in Resectable Esophageal Adenocarcinomas (EAC) and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) Treated With Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy (nCRT)

    Evaluation of metabolomic profiles and Bcl-2 homology domain-3 (BH-3) profiling in resectable esophageal adenocarcinomas (EAC) and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT)

    Measured: Pre-neoadjuvant therapy within 4 weeks, and after neoadjuvant therapy >4 weeks but prior to surgery

  2. Metabolomic Signatures or BH3 Profiling in Tumor, Blood, or Urine of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma (EAC) and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) With Major Responses (Mandard Score of 1 and 2) Versus Minimal Response (Mandard Score 3-5)

    Specimens of tumor, blood, or urine will be obtained to determine metabolomic signatures or BH3 profiling in tumor, blood, or urine of EAC and ESCC with major responses (Mandard score of 1 and 2) versus minimal response (Mandard score 3-5). Grade 1-2 is better survival than Grade 3-5.

    Measured: Pre-neoadjuvant therapy within 4 weeks, and after neoadjuvant therapy >4 weeks but prior to surgery

  3. Tumor Protein 53 (p53) Mutational Status and the Metabolomic Profiles

    One tumor sample and one normal esophagus sample will be obtained. p53 mutational analysis will be performed to determine mutational status and the metabolomic profiles .

    Measured: Pre-neoadjuvant therapy within 4 weeks, and after neoadjuvant therapy >4 weeks but prior to surgery

  4. Disease-free Survival in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma (EAC) and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) and Esophagectomy

    Disease-free survival is defined as the appearance of any new lesion that is likely metastatic or locally-recurrent esophageal cancer and will be assessed from the time of esophagectomy until development of metastatic disease or death, whichever comes first

    Measured: From the time of esophagectomy until development of metastatic disease or death, whichever comes first

  5. Overall Survival (OS) in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma (EAC) and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) and Esophagectomy

    Overall survival is defined as the time from treatment start date until date of death or date last known alive.

    Measured: From treatment start date until date of death or date last known alive.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted21 Jul 2017
  2. Study start31 Oct 2017
  3. Primary completion27 Jul 2018
  4. Study completion27 Jul 2018

Why it stopped: Principal Investigator left the NIH.

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
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
2 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03223662
Sponsor's protocol ID
170135
Other IDs
17-C-0135
Status last verified
Oct 2018
First submitted
19 Jul 2017
Last updated
30 Oct 2018
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Piessen G, Messager M, Mirabel X, Briez N, Robb WB, Adenis A, Mariette C. Is there a role for surgery for patients with a complete clinical response after chemoradiation for esophageal cancer? An intention-to-treat case-control study. Ann Surg. 2013 Nov;258(5):793-9; discussion 799-800. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000228.

    PubMed 24096755
  • Stiles BM, Salzler G, Jorgensen A, Nasar A, Paul S, Lee PC, Port JL, Altorki NK. Complete metabolic response is not uniformly predictive of complete pathologic response after induction therapy for esophageal cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Nov;96(5):1820-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.027. Epub 2013 Jul 26.

    PubMed 23895888
  • Shaikh T, Ruth K, Scott WJ, Burtness BA, Cohen SJ, Konski AA, Cooper HS, Astsaturov I, Meyer JE. Increased time from neoadjuvant chemoradiation to surgery is associated with higher pathologic complete response rates in esophageal cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jan;99(1):270-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.08.033. Epub 2014 Nov 18.

    PubMed 25440267
  • Taylor Ripley R, Surman DR, Diggs LP, Trepel JB, Lee MJ, Ryan J, Davis JL, Steinberg SM, Hernandez JM, Hoang C, Kenney CM, Bond CD, Kunst TF, Letai A, Schrump DS. Metabolomic and BH3 profiling of esophageal cancers: novel assessment methods for precision therapy. BMC Gastroenterol. 2018 Jun 22;18(1):94. doi: 10.1186/s12876-018-0823-x.

    PubMed 29933761

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Chemoradiotherapy and Esophagectomy in people with Esophageal Cancer and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) 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?

The sponsor lists 12 inclusion and 9 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Oct 2018. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 30 Oct 2018). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Metabolomic Signature in Tumor, Blood, or Urine and Outcome of Pathological Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Esophageal Adenocarcinoma or Squamous Cell Carcinoma (time frame: After neoadjuvant therapy >4 weeks but prior to surgery). 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 NCT03223662, which also lists 4 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 30 Oct 2018.

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