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Radiation Therapy, Mitomycin, and Either Fluorouracil or Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Anal Cancer

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Anal Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00068744
Lead Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as mitomycin, fluorouracil, and cisplatin, use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether radiation therapy and mitomycin are more effective when combined with fluorouracil or with cisplatin in treating anal cancer .

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II/III trial is studying how well giving radiation therapy and mitomycin together with fluorouracil works compared to radiation therapy, mitomycin, and cisplatin in treating patients with locally advanced anal cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Phase II

* Primary

* Compare the early clinical response (tumor response at 8 weeks) of patients with locally advanced anal cancer treated with radiotherapy with mitomycin and cisplatin vs mitomycin and fluorouracil.

* Secondary

* Compare the feasibility of these regimens in these patients.

* Compare the acute toxicity of these regimens in these patients.

* Compare patient compliance to these regimens.

Phase III

* Primary

* Compare the event-free survival of patients treated with these regimens.

* Secondary

* Compare colostomy-free, disease-free, and overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare locoregional control in patients treated with these regimens.

* Compare the late toxicity of these regimens in these patients.

* Compare quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center, T stage (T2 vs T3 vs T4), and nodal status (N0 vs N+). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients undergo radiotherapy once daily 5 days a week on weeks 1-4, 7-8, and 3 days of week 9 (total of 33 fractions). Patients concurrently receive fluorouracil IV continuously on days 1-26 and 43-59 and mitomycin IV over 15 minutes on days 1 and 43.

* Arm II: Patients receive radiotherapy and mitomycin as in arm I and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 43, 50, and 57.

In both arms, treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline, at weeks 12 and 26, and then every 6 months for 2 years.

Patients are followed every 2 weeks for 8 weeks, at week 26, and then every 6 months thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 678 patients (80 \[40 per treatment arm\] for phase II and 598 \[299 per treatment arm\] for phase III) will be accrued for this study within 2-5 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
88
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Response as measured by RECIST at 8 weeks after completion of study treatment (Phase II)
Event-free survival as measured by Logrank at 12 and 26 weeks, then every 6 months thereafter (Phase III)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease-free survival as measured by Logrank at 12 and 26 weeks, then every 6 months thereafter
Acute toxicity and compliance to treatment as measured by CTC v 2.0 at completion of study treatment (Phase II)
Colostomy-free survival as measured by Logrank at 12 and 26 weeks, then every 6 months thereafter (Phase III)
Overall survival as measured by Logrank at 12 and 26 weeks, then every 6 months thereafter
Local control as measured by Gray at 12 and 26 weeks, then every 6 months thereafter
Late toxicity as measured by RTOG and EROTC every 6 months after week 26
Quality of life as measured by EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire-C30 and ASCT at 12 and 26 weeks, then every 6 months for 2 years after entry

Trial Locations

Locations (24)

Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia

🇷🇸

Belgrade, Serbia

Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen Middelheim

🇧🇪

Antwerpen, Belgium

Cazk Groeninghe - Campus Maria's Voorzienigheid

🇧🇪

Kortrijk, Belgium

Arnhems Radiotherapeutisch Instituut

🇳🇱

Arnhem, Netherlands

Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Instituut

🇳🇱

Tilburg, Netherlands

Ospedale Sant Anna

🇮🇹

Como, Italy

Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen

🇩🇪

Tuebingen, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Halle

🇩🇪

Halle, Germany

Institut Jules Bordet

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

🇧🇪

Edegem, Belgium

Centre Hospitalier Regional de Besancon - Hopital Jean Minjoz

🇫🇷

Besancon, France

Charite - Campus Charite Mitte

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Robert Roessle Comprehensive Cancer Center - Charite Campus Buch

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Augustinus

🇧🇪

Wilrijk, Belgium

Ospedale Busonera - Divisione Oncologia Medica

🇮🇹

Padova, Italy

Universitaetsklinikum Essen

🇩🇪

Essen, Germany

U.Z. Gasthuisberg

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

National Cancer Institute of Egypt

🇪🇬

Cairo, Egypt

Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Georges-Francois Leclerc

🇫🇷

Dijon, France

Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Institut Sainte Catherine

🇫🇷

Avignon, France

Urologische Klinik - Universitaetsklinikum Aachen

🇩🇪

Aachen, Germany

Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis - Leer

🇩🇪

Leer, Germany

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