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Chemoradiotherapy plus avelumab in locally advanced rectal cancer

Phase 1
Conditions
ocally advanced rectal cancer
MedDRA version: 20.0Level: PTClassification code 10038038Term: Rectal cancerSystem Organ Class: 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04]
Registration Number
EUCTR2017-003582-10-IT
Lead Sponsor
G.O.N.O. - GRUPPO ONCOLOGICO DEL NORD OVEST
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
101
Inclusion Criteria

Locally advanced, resectable disease defined by the presence of at least one of the following features:
cN+, cT4, high risk cT3 (according to magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] criteria);
distal tumor margin at < 12 cm from the anal verge;
no evidence of metastatic disease by computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest and abdomen and total body FDG-PET/CT scan;
tumor must be amenable to curative resection;
no history of invasive rectal malignancy;
no other rectal cancers (i.e., sarcoma, lymphoma, carcinoid, squamous cell carcinoma, or cloacogenic carcinoma) or synchronous colon cancer;
available tumor samples at baseline (archival biopsy) and after chemoradiotheraphy + avelumab.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 40
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 61

Exclusion Criteria

Previous therapy with any antibody or drug targeting T cell coregulatory proteins, or immunosuppressive agents;
previous pelvic RT;
active autoimmune disease;
current use of immunosuppressive medication, EXCEPT for the following: a. Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroids injection (e.g. intra- articular injection); b. Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses = 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent, steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan premedication);
prior organ transplantation;
known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS);
hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection at screening;
vaccination within 4 weeks of the first dose of avelumab and while on trials is prohibited except for administration of inactivated vaccines.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Main Objective: Evaluate the rate of complete pathologic response (pCR);Secondary Objective: R0 resection rate; Tumor downstaging; Local recurrence; Sphincter preservation rate; Progression-free survival (PFS); Overall survival (OS); Safety profile; Evaluation of exploratory predictive and/or prognostic biomarkers.;Primary end point(s): Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) Rate.<br>pCR rate is defined as the percentage of patients, relative to the total of enrolled subjects, achieving complete histological regression with no available tumor cells yT0N0 (a central pathology review will be performed at Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Milano).;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 48 month
Secondary Outcome Measures
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