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Resection vs no Resection of the Primary in Colorectal Cancer With Unresectable Metastases

Phase 4
Terminated
Conditions
Colonic Cancer
Unresectable Metastasis Originating in Colonic Cancer
Interventions
Procedure: Colonic resection
Drug: Chemotherapy- scheme
Registration Number
NCT02015923
Lead Sponsor
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Brief Summary

Main outcome: Assess the impact of cancer-related survival at 2 years in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer treated with chemotherapy alone versus surgery followed by chemotherapy. To assess overall survival. To evaluate postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients treated with resection of the primary tumor. Assess complications and meed for surgery in patients treated with systemic chemotherapy only during the course of the disease. Identify and describe the complications related to chemotherapy and toxicity in the short and medium term systemic treatment. Assessing the quality of life questionnaire QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR29. To study prognostic survival factors.

Method: multicenter randomized clinical trail (22 hospitals). Two parallel group in which to evaluate two therapeutic strategies for colorectal cancer metastasis unresectable stage IV: chemotherapy alone versus primary tumor resection plus chemotherapy.

Subjects: patients with unresectable nonmetastatic colorectal cancer. Hypothesis:Surgical resection of the primary tumor in stage IV colorectal patients with unresectable synchronous metastases increases by 14% overall survival compared to patients receiving systemic treatment with chemotherapy without resection of the primary tumor (survival of 34% vs 20%).

Detailed Description

Intervention: Arm B (control): chemotherapy alone, regimen according to each center. Arm A (experimental): surgery (complete tumoral resection; R0) followed by chemotherapy, regimen according to each center. Statistical Analysis: A power analysis showed that to assure a significance level of 0,05 and a beta error 0.20. 168 patients are necessary in each arm. It has been estimated a loss rate of up to 10%.

Differences between groups will be analyzed by t, U, X2, exact test and survival will be assessed according to Kaplan and Meier method. Evaluation of safety of the trial will be made in the middle of the study statistically

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
107
Inclusion Criteria
  • colorectal cancer above to 12 cm from the anal verge
  • unresectable synchronous metastases
  • no contraindications for chemotherapy
  • absence of peritoneal carcinomatosis, central nervous system o bone metastasis.
  • performance status ECOG ≤ 2 (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group)
  • uncontrolled concomitant medical conditions that may compromise to chemotherapy
  • significant symptomatic cardiac disease
  • not pregnancy or breastfeeding
Exclusion Criteria
  • Cases of rectal tumours below 12cm from anal verge, or locally advanced tumours invading blood vessels, nerves or bone.
  • Multiple bone metastasis or central nervous system metastasis
  • Other neoplastic disease in the 5 previous years, except squamous or basal cell skin carcinoma or cervical "in situ" carcinoma
  • Significant heart disease (chronic congestive heart failure, symptomatic coronary disease) or myocardial infarction in the previous 6 months
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Patients who do not give informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
colonic resectionColonic resectionArm A (experimental): surgery (complete tumoral resection; R0) followed by chemotherapy, regimen according to each center.
colonic resectionChemotherapy- schemeArm A (experimental): surgery (complete tumoral resection; R0) followed by chemotherapy, regimen according to each center.
ChemotherapyColonic resectionArm B (control): chemotherapy alone, regimen according to each center
ChemotherapyChemotherapy- schemeArm B (control): chemotherapy alone, regimen according to each center
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assess the impact of overall survival in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer treated with chemotherapy alone vs surgery followed by chemotherapy.up to 2 years

The percentage of patients who are still alive for follow-up at 2 years after randomization.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postoperative morbidity and mortality.30 days postoperatively

Postoperative complications were classified according to the Dindo-Clavien classification.

Mortality within 30 days after surgery

Questionnaire Quality of life CR29up to 2 years

Specific questionnaire for colon cancer

Study of possible survival factorsup to 2 years

Identify factors that may influence patient survival before applying any treatment (demographics, clinicals and analitycal factors, tumor characteristics; ...)

Complications in patients treated with systemic chemotherapyup to 2 years

The toxicity will be evaluated and documented according to the CTCAE version 4.0.

Trial Locations

Locations (22)

Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol

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Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Moisès Broggi

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Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain

Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí

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Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital del Mar

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Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Univesitari Vall d'Hebron

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Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitario Donostia

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Donostia, Spain

Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca

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Murcia, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

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Sevilla, Spain

Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Orense

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Ourense, Spain

Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe

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Valencia, Spain

Hospital General de Valencia

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Valencia, Spain

Hospital Univerisitario La Paz

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Madrid, Spain

Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia

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Valencia, Spain

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

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Barcelona, Spain

Complejo Hospitalario Torrecárdenas

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Almería, Spain

Hospital Clínico Univeristario "Lozano Blesa"

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Zaragoza, Spain

Hospital Universitari de Girona DrJosep Trueta

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Girona, Spain

Hospital Universitario Araba

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Vitoria/Gasteiz, Araba, Spain

Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Complejo Hospitalario La Mancha Centro

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Alcazar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Spain

Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo

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Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain

Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra

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Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

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