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Capecitabine and Oxaliplatin or Standard Follow-Up Care in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Colorectal Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00427713
Lead Sponsor
Cancer Research UK
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capecitabine and oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving combination chemotherapy after surgery may kill any tumor cells that remain after surgery. It is not yet known whether giving capecitabine together with oxaliplatin is more effective than standard follow-up care in treating rectal cancer that was removed by surgery.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying capecitabine and oxaliplatin to see how well they work compared with standard follow-up care in treating patients who have undergone surgery for locally advanced rectal cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy comprising capecitabine and oxaliplatin vs standard follow-up care, in terms of disease-free and overall survival, in patients with clear margins after complete resection of locally advanced rectal cancer.

OUTLINE: This is an open-label, randomized, controlled, prospective, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to surgeon and nodal status (node positive vs node negative vs unknown). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients undergo standard follow up.

* Arm II: Patients receive oral capecitabine twice daily on days 1-14 and oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 5 years, and then annually thereafter.

Peer Reviewed and Funded or Endorsed by Cancer Research UK

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 800 patients will be accrued for this study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
800
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease-free survival at 3 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival at 5 years
Toxicity

Trial Locations

Locations (72)

Wansbeck General Hospital

🇬🇧

Ashington, England, United Kingdom

Good Hope Hospital

🇬🇧

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Furness General Hospital

🇬🇧

Barrow in Furness, England, United Kingdom

Blackpool Victoria Hospital

🇬🇧

Blackpool, England, United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth Hospital at University Hospital of Birmingham NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Princess Royal Hospital at Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Hull, England, United Kingdom

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital

🇬🇧

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Gloucestershire Oncology Centre at Cheltenham General Hospital

🇬🇧

Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

Derbyshire Royal Infirmary

🇬🇧

Derby, England, United Kingdom

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

🇬🇧

Gloucester, England, United Kingdom

Royal Bolton Hospital

🇬🇧

Farnworth, England, United Kingdom

Wycombe General Hospital

🇬🇧

High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom

Ipswich Hospital

🇬🇧

Ipswich, England, United Kingdom

West Middlesex University Hospital

🇬🇧

Isleworth, England, United Kingdom

Kidderminster Hospital

🇬🇧

Kidderminster Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Royal Lancaster Infirmary

🇬🇧

Lancaster, England, United Kingdom

St. George's Hospital

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

🇬🇧

Lancanshire, England, United Kingdom

Cookridge Hospital

🇬🇧

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Aintree University Hospital

🇬🇧

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Helen Rollason Cancer Care Centre at North Middlesex Hospital

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

University College of London Hospitals

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Whittington Hospital

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Churchill Hospital

🇬🇧

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Christie Hospital

🇬🇧

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

St. Mary's Hospital

🇬🇧

Newport, England, United Kingdom

Oldchurch Hospital

🇬🇧

Romford, England, United Kingdom

Hope Hospital

🇬🇧

Salford, England, United Kingdom

Sunderland Royal Hospital

🇬🇧

Sunderland, England, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Cancer Centre at Western General Hospital

🇬🇧

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Queen's Hospital

🇬🇧

Burton-upon-Trent, England, United Kingdom

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

🇬🇧

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

🇬🇧

Doncaster, England, United Kingdom

Pilgrim Hospital

🇬🇧

Boston, England, United Kingdom

Princess Alexandra Hospital

🇬🇧

Essex, England, United Kingdom

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

🇬🇧

Exeter, England, United Kingdom

King George Hospital

🇬🇧

Ilford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

🇬🇧

Gateshead, England, United Kingdom

Lincoln County Hospital

🇬🇧

Lincoln, England, United Kingdom

Saint Bartholomew's Hospital

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

UCL Cancer Institute

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology

🇬🇧

Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

Macclesfield District General Hospital

🇬🇧

Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom

James Cook University Hospital

🇬🇧

Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

Northampton General Hospital

🇬🇧

Northampton, England, United Kingdom

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital

🇬🇧

Northwood, England, United Kingdom

Rosemere Cancer Centre at Royal Preston Hospital

🇬🇧

Preston, England, United Kingdom

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

🇬🇧

Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom

Cancer Research Centre at Weston Park Hospital

🇬🇧

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Southport and Formby District General Hospital

🇬🇧

Southport, England, United Kingdom

Scunthorpe General Hospital

🇬🇧

Scunthorpe, England, United Kingdom

Southampton General Hospital

🇬🇧

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Walsall Manor Hospital

🇬🇧

Walsall, England, United Kingdom

Kingston Hospital

🇬🇧

Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Yeovil District Hospital

🇬🇧

Yeovil, England, United Kingdom

Sandwell General Hospital

🇬🇧

West Bromwich, England, United Kingdom

Worcester Royal Hospital

🇬🇧

Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

🇬🇧

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre

🇬🇧

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Royal Glamorgan Hospital

🇬🇧

Lhantrisant, Wales, United Kingdom

Hereford Hospitals

🇬🇧

Hereford, United Kingdom

Scarborough General Hospital

🇬🇧

Scarborough, United Kingdom

North Devon District Hospital

🇬🇧

Barnstaple, England, United Kingdom

Cumberland Infirmary

🇬🇧

Carlisle, England, United Kingdom

Broomfield Hospital

🇬🇧

Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Walsgrave Hospital

🇬🇧

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

University Hospital of North Durham

🇬🇧

Durham, England, United Kingdom

St. Luke's Cancer Centre at Royal Surrey County Hospital

🇬🇧

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Westcliff-On-Sea, England, United Kingdom

Velindre Cancer Center at Velindre Hospital

🇬🇧

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Castle Hill Hospital

🇬🇧

Cottingham, England, United Kingdom

Charing Cross Hospital

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

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