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Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Folfirinox Regimen in Patients With Resectable Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Phase 3
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Cancer of the Rectum
Interventions
Radiation: Radiotherapy 50 Gy
Drug: mFolfirinox
Procedure: TME surgery
Registration Number
NCT01804790
Lead Sponsor
UNICANCER
Brief Summary

National, multi-center, open-label,randomized, 2-arm phase III superiority trial, comparing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (CT) with mFolfirinox followed by preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT), versus preoperative CRT in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.

Detailed Description

Methodology This is a biomedical research, national, multicenter, open-label randomized, 2-arm phase III superiority trial, comparing neoadjuvant CT with mFolfirinox then preoperative CRT, versus immediate preoperative CRT, in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer Randomized Phase III study with stopping rules Stratification : center, gender, tumor location in the rectum (\<6 cm from anal verge versus ≥6 cm), initial stage (cT3 vs cT4, and cN0 vs cN+)

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
461
Inclusion Criteria
  • Histologically proven rectal adenocarcinoma
  • Stages cT3 with risk of local recurrence or cT4, M0 and for which a multidisciplinary meeting recommend preoperative CRT
  • Resectable tumor, or considered as potentially resectable after CRT
  • No distant metastases
  • Patient eligible for surgery
  • Patient aged from 18 to 75 years
  • World Health Organization (WHO)/Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0/2.
  • No heart failure or coronary heart disease symptoms (even controlled).
  • No peripheral neuropathy > grade 1
  • No prior radiotherapy of the pelvis for any reason and no previous CT
  • No major comorbidity that may preclude the delivery of treatment and no active infection (HIV or chronic hepatitis B or C).
  • Adequate contraception in fertile patients.
  • Adequate hematologic function
  • Adequate hepatic function
  • Signed written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Metastatic disease
  • Unresectable rectal cancer, including prostatic involvement or extension to pelvic floor muscles
  • Contraindication to 5-FU, or to oxaliplatin or to irinotecan, including Gilbert disease or genotype UGT1A1
  • Medical history of chronic diarrhea or inflammatory disease of the colon or rectum
  • Medical history of angina pectoris or myocardial infarction
  • Progressive active infection or any other severe medical condition that could jeopardize treatment administration
  • Other concomitant cancer, or medical history of cancer other than treated in situ cervical carcinoma or basocellular carcinoma or spinocellular carcinoma
  • Patient included in another clinical trial testing an investigational agent.
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding woman.
  • Persons deprived of liberty or under guardianship or incapable of giving consent
  • Any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol or follow-up schedule.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Arm A : Radiotherapy + capecitabineRadiotherapy 50 GyChemoradiotherapy 5 weeks (50 Grays (Gy), 2 Gy/session ; 25 fractions) + capecitabine 800 mg/m² twice daily 5 days/7, excluding weekends), then 6-8 weeks after chemoradiation, surgery with total mesorectal excision (TME), followed by adjuvant chemotherapy for 6 months, either mFolfox6 or capecitabine, depending on the center's choice.
Arm A : Radiotherapy + capecitabineTME surgeryChemoradiotherapy 5 weeks (50 Grays (Gy), 2 Gy/session ; 25 fractions) + capecitabine 800 mg/m² twice daily 5 days/7, excluding weekends), then 6-8 weeks after chemoradiation, surgery with total mesorectal excision (TME), followed by adjuvant chemotherapy for 6 months, either mFolfox6 or capecitabine, depending on the center's choice.
Arm B : Chemotherapy then radiochemotherapyTME surgeryDrug: Chemotherapy mFolfirinox Investigational arm: Neoadjuvant CT mFolfirinox, 6 cycles (ca. 3 months; each cycle = 2 weeks): oxaliplatin: 85 mg/m² in 2 hours at D1 irinotecan: 180 mg/m² in 90 min at D1 folinic acid: 400 mg/m² simultaneously in 2 hours at D1 during the irinotecan infusion 5-fluorouracil (5-FU): 2400 mg/m² continuous infusion during 48 hours (1200 mg/m² at D1 and D2), every 14 days during 2 months (4 cycles). Then followed by 5 weeks of chemoradiotherapy 50 Gy (2 Gy/session, 5 sessions per week) + capecitabine 800 mg/m² twice daily 5 days/7), then surgery with TME 6-8 weeks after chemoradiation, followed by 3 months of adjuvant chemotherapy, either mFolfox6 or capecitabine depending on the center's choice.
Arm A : Radiotherapy + capecitabineCapecitabineChemoradiotherapy 5 weeks (50 Grays (Gy), 2 Gy/session ; 25 fractions) + capecitabine 800 mg/m² twice daily 5 days/7, excluding weekends), then 6-8 weeks after chemoradiation, surgery with total mesorectal excision (TME), followed by adjuvant chemotherapy for 6 months, either mFolfox6 or capecitabine, depending on the center's choice.
Arm B : Chemotherapy then radiochemotherapymFolfirinoxDrug: Chemotherapy mFolfirinox Investigational arm: Neoadjuvant CT mFolfirinox, 6 cycles (ca. 3 months; each cycle = 2 weeks): oxaliplatin: 85 mg/m² in 2 hours at D1 irinotecan: 180 mg/m² in 90 min at D1 folinic acid: 400 mg/m² simultaneously in 2 hours at D1 during the irinotecan infusion 5-fluorouracil (5-FU): 2400 mg/m² continuous infusion during 48 hours (1200 mg/m² at D1 and D2), every 14 days during 2 months (4 cycles). Then followed by 5 weeks of chemoradiotherapy 50 Gy (2 Gy/session, 5 sessions per week) + capecitabine 800 mg/m² twice daily 5 days/7), then surgery with TME 6-8 weeks after chemoradiation, followed by 3 months of adjuvant chemotherapy, either mFolfox6 or capecitabine depending on the center's choice.
Arm B : Chemotherapy then radiochemotherapyRadiotherapy 50 GyDrug: Chemotherapy mFolfirinox Investigational arm: Neoadjuvant CT mFolfirinox, 6 cycles (ca. 3 months; each cycle = 2 weeks): oxaliplatin: 85 mg/m² in 2 hours at D1 irinotecan: 180 mg/m² in 90 min at D1 folinic acid: 400 mg/m² simultaneously in 2 hours at D1 during the irinotecan infusion 5-fluorouracil (5-FU): 2400 mg/m² continuous infusion during 48 hours (1200 mg/m² at D1 and D2), every 14 days during 2 months (4 cycles). Then followed by 5 weeks of chemoradiotherapy 50 Gy (2 Gy/session, 5 sessions per week) + capecitabine 800 mg/m² twice daily 5 days/7), then surgery with TME 6-8 weeks after chemoradiation, followed by 3 months of adjuvant chemotherapy, either mFolfox6 or capecitabine depending on the center's choice.
Arm A : Radiotherapy + capecitabinemFolfox6 or capecitabineChemoradiotherapy 5 weeks (50 Grays (Gy), 2 Gy/session ; 25 fractions) + capecitabine 800 mg/m² twice daily 5 days/7, excluding weekends), then 6-8 weeks after chemoradiation, surgery with total mesorectal excision (TME), followed by adjuvant chemotherapy for 6 months, either mFolfox6 or capecitabine, depending on the center's choice.
Arm B : Chemotherapy then radiochemotherapymFolfox6 or capecitabineDrug: Chemotherapy mFolfirinox Investigational arm: Neoadjuvant CT mFolfirinox, 6 cycles (ca. 3 months; each cycle = 2 weeks): oxaliplatin: 85 mg/m² in 2 hours at D1 irinotecan: 180 mg/m² in 90 min at D1 folinic acid: 400 mg/m² simultaneously in 2 hours at D1 during the irinotecan infusion 5-fluorouracil (5-FU): 2400 mg/m² continuous infusion during 48 hours (1200 mg/m² at D1 and D2), every 14 days during 2 months (4 cycles). Then followed by 5 weeks of chemoradiotherapy 50 Gy (2 Gy/session, 5 sessions per week) + capecitabine 800 mg/m² twice daily 5 days/7), then surgery with TME 6-8 weeks after chemoradiation, followed by 3 months of adjuvant chemotherapy, either mFolfox6 or capecitabine depending on the center's choice.
Arm B : Chemotherapy then radiochemotherapyCapecitabineDrug: Chemotherapy mFolfirinox Investigational arm: Neoadjuvant CT mFolfirinox, 6 cycles (ca. 3 months; each cycle = 2 weeks): oxaliplatin: 85 mg/m² in 2 hours at D1 irinotecan: 180 mg/m² in 90 min at D1 folinic acid: 400 mg/m² simultaneously in 2 hours at D1 during the irinotecan infusion 5-fluorouracil (5-FU): 2400 mg/m² continuous infusion during 48 hours (1200 mg/m² at D1 and D2), every 14 days during 2 months (4 cycles). Then followed by 5 weeks of chemoradiotherapy 50 Gy (2 Gy/session, 5 sessions per week) + capecitabine 800 mg/m² twice daily 5 days/7), then surgery with TME 6-8 weeks after chemoradiation, followed by 3 months of adjuvant chemotherapy, either mFolfox6 or capecitabine depending on the center's choice.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
disease-free survival3 years

To compare the 3-year disease-free survival between the investigational arm and the control arm.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival7 years

Overall survival will be defined as the time from randomisation to the time of occurrence of the first death regardless to its cause. Patients alive at the time of analysis will be censored at the date of the last follow up.

Trial Locations

Locations (35)

Gustave Roussy

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Villejuif, France

ICO - Site Paul Papin

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Angers, France

Centre hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens

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Amiens, France

Centre Paul Strauss

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Strasbourg, France

Hopital Saint Andre

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Bordeaux, France

Centre Bourgogne

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Lille, France

Hopital Avicenne

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Bobigny, France

Centre Francois Baclesse

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Caen, France

Institut Mutualiste Montsouris

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Paris, France

Centre Hospitalier de Beauvais

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Beauvais, France

Centre Léon Bérard

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Lyon, France

Centre hospitalier d'Auxerre

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Auxerre, France

Institut de Cancérologie de Franche Comté

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Montbeliard, France

Hopital Prive Jean Mermoz

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Lyon, France

Centre Hospitalier de Blois

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Blois, France

Centre Oscar Lambret

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Lille, France

Chd de La Roche Sur Yon - Les Oudairies

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La Roche-sur-yon, France

Ap Hm - Hopital de La Timone - Adultes

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Marseille, France

Hopital Emile Muller

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Mulhouse, France

Centre Antoine Lacassagne

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Nice, France

Hopital Robert Debre

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Reims, France

Groupe Hospitalier La Pitie-Salpetriere

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Paris, France

Hopital Haut Leveque

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Pessac, France

Centre Hospitalier Regional D'Annecy

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Pringy, France

Clinique Armoricaine de Radiologie

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Saint-brieuc, France

ICO - Site René Gauducheau

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St Herblain, France

Hopital Saint Gregoire

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Saint-gregoire, France

Clinique Mutualiste de L'Estuaire

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Saint-nazaire, France

Centre Hospitalier de la Réunion - Site du GHSR

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Saint-pierre, France

Clinique Tivoli

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Bordeaux, France

centre Alexis Vautrin

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Nancy, France

Centre Azuréen de cancérologie

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Mougins, France

Institut Bergonie

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Bordeaux, France

Polyclinique de Gentilly

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Nancy, France

Institut Jean Godinot

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Reims, France

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