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Chemotherapy and Bevacizumab With or Without Radiofrequency Ablation in Treating Unresectable Liver Metastases in Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Colorectal Cancer
Metastatic Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00043004
Lead Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread by blocking blood flow. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Radiofrequency ablation uses high-frequency electric current to kill tumor cells. It is not yet known if chemotherapy is more effective with or without radiofrequency ablation in treating liver metastases.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying combination chemotherapy, bevacizumab, and radiofrequency ablation to see how well they work compared to combination chemotherapy and bevacizumab alone in treating unresectable liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Compare the 30-month overall survival rate of patients with unresectable liver metastases secondary to colorectal adenocarcinoma treated with chemotherapy and bevacizumab with or without radiofrequency interstitial ablation.

Secondary

* Compare overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.

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

* Determine the health economics associated with this study.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to treatment center, prior adjuvant chemotherapy for primary cancer (yes vs no), prior chemotherapy for liver metastases (yes vs no), and route of randomization (before surgery vs during surgery). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Within 4 weeks of randomization, patients undergo radiofrequency interstitial ablation (RFA) with or without additional resection of resectable lesions. Within 8 weeks after RFA, patients receive chemotherapy and bevacizumab.

* Arm II: Within 4 weeks of randomization, patients receive chemotherapy and bevacizumab.

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

Patients in both arms receive one of the following chemotherapy and bevacizumab regimens to be determined by participating center:

* Regimen A: Patients receive oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1 of weeks 1, 3, and 5 and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours followed by fluorouracil IV continuously over 24 hours on day 1 of weeks 1-6 and bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 1 or 2, 15 or 16, and 29 or 30. Treatment repeats every 7 weeks for 4 courses.

* Regimen B: Patients receive oxaliplatin IV and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours on day 1 followed by fluorouracil IV continuously over 46 hours and bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1 or 3. Treatment repeats every 15 days for 12 courses.

* Regimen C: Patients receive oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1 and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours followed by fluorouracil IV continuously over 22 hours on days 1 and 2 and bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1 or 3. Treatment repeats every 15 days for 12 courses.

Quality of life is assessed at baseline, within 1 week after completion of RFA (arm I only), within 1 week before start of chemotherapy (arm I only), at weeks 6, 12, 18, and 24 during chemotherapy, every 3 months for 2 years after treatment, and then every 6 months thereafter.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 2½ years and then every 6 months thereafter.

Peer Reviewed and Funded or Endorsed by Cancer Research UK

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 152 patients (71 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 3 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
119
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Survival rate as measured by Kaplan Meier method at 30 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival as measured by Logrank every 3 months for 30 months then every 6 months thereafter
Progression-free survival as measured by Logrank every 3 months for 30 months then every 6 months thereafter
Toxicity as measured by CTC version 2.0 every 3 months for 30 months then every 6 months thereafter
Quality of life as measured by Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (QLQ-C30) version 3.0 at baseline, weeks 6, 12, 18, and 24, every 3 months for years 1-2 after start of treatment, then every 6 months thereafter
Response to treatment (arm II) as measured by RECIST criteria from start of treatment until disease progression

Trial Locations

Locations (43)

Medisch Spectrum Twente

🇳🇱

Enschede, Netherlands

National Institute of Oncology

🇭🇺

Budapest, Hungary

Churchill Hospital

🇬🇧

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

Cancer Research UK and University College London Cancer Trials Centre

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Manchester Royal Infirmary

🇬🇧

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Royal South Hants Hospital

🇬🇧

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Glan Clywd District General Hospital

🇬🇧

Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Velindre Cancer Center at Velindre Hospital

🇬🇧

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Allgemeines Krankenhaus - Universitatskliniken

🇦🇹

Vienna, Austria

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

🇬🇧

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

University College of London Hospitals

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen Middelheim

🇧🇪

Antwerp, Belgium

Institut Jules Bordet

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

🇧🇪

Edegem, Belgium

Hopital Universitaire Hautepierre

🇫🇷

Strasbourg, France

National Cancer Institute - Cairo

🇪🇬

Cairo, Egypt

Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo-Forlanini

🇮🇹

Rome, Italy

Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis

🇳🇱

's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Amphia Ziekenhuis - locatie Langendijk

🇳🇱

Breda, Netherlands

Clinique Universitaire De Mont-Godinne

🇧🇪

Mont-Godinne Yvoir, Belgium

Kliniken Essen - Mitte

🇩🇪

Essen, Germany

Centre Hospitalier Regional et Universitaire d'Angers

🇫🇷

Angers, France

Staedtische Kliniken Frankfurt am Main - Hoechst

🇩🇪

Frankfurt, Germany

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ambroise Pare - Boulogne

🇫🇷

Boulogne Billancourt, France

Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital

🇳🇱

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht

🇳🇱

Maastricht, Netherlands

Maxima Medisch Centrum - Veldhoven

🇳🇱

Veldhoven, Netherlands

Klinikum der Universitaet Regensburg

🇩🇪

Regensburg, Germany

Klinikum der J.W. Goethe Universitaet

🇩🇪

Frankfurt, Germany

Sahlgrenska University Hospital at Gothenburg University

🇸🇪

Gothenburg (Goteborg), Sweden

Karolinska University Hospital - Huddinge

🇸🇪

Stockholm, Sweden

Uppsala University Hospital

🇸🇪

Uppsala, Sweden

Queen Elizabeth Hospital at University Hospital of Birmingham NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Atrium Medical Centre - Heerlen

🇳🇱

Heerlen, Netherlands

Centre Alexis Vautrin

🇫🇷

Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France

Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden - Zuid

🇳🇱

Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud - Nijmegen

🇳🇱

Nijmegen, Netherlands

Robert Roessle Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Berlin - Charite Campus Buch

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

🇧🇪

Ghent, Belgium

Leicester General Hospital

🇬🇧

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

University Medical Center Utrecht

🇳🇱

Utrecht, Netherlands

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

🇬🇧

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

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