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To compare bioavailibilityof Capecitabine 500 mg tablets(manufactured by Reliance Life Sciences Pvt.Ltd., India) with Xeloda® (Capecitabine 500 mgtablets distributed by Genentech USA, Inc.) inadult cancer patients under fed condition.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: C189- Malignant neoplasm of colon, unspecifiedHealth Condition 2: C508- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of breast
Registration Number
CTRI/2017/09/009930
Lead Sponsor
Reliance Life sciences Pvt Ltd
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
84
Inclusion Criteria

1. Males or non-pregnant or non-lactating females of age between 18 to 65 years (both inclusive).

a) Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening

and negative urine pregnancy test at period I hospitalization. Females of childbearing

potential include females who have entered puberty and all women who have a uterus and

ovaries and have not completed menopause. Females who have 12 consecutive months of

spontaneous amenorrhea (not amenorrhea induced by a medical condition or medical

therapy) or have bilateral absence of the ovaries (surgical or congenital) have completed

menopause.

b) Females of reproductive potential must be willing to use adequate contraception (as

defined below) at least four weeks before the first dose of the study drug except as noted

and continuing at least six months after the last dose of the study drug. For this study,

acceptable and effective methods of contraception for females includei.

Intrauterine device placed at least 3 months prior to the start of the study and

remaining in place during the study period,

ii. Two barrier methods used together (cervical cap, diaphragm, contraceptive sponge,

or vaginal spermicide plus a male or female condom) or

iii. Absolute sexual abstinence (no sexual intercourse or genital contact with a male

partner).

c) Females will not be considered of childbearing potential if one of the following is reported

and documented on the medical history:

i. Postmenopausal with spontaneous amenorrhea for at least one year; or

ii. Bilateral oophorectomy with or without a hysterectomy and an absence of bleeding

for at least 6 months; or

iii. Total hysterectomy and an absence of bleeding for at least 3 months

d) Males with female partners of reproductive potential must be willing to use a male condom

throughout the entire study and continuing for three months after the last dose of study

medication.

2. Patients in whom capecitabine therapy is indicated

i. Dukesâ?? C colon cancer: Adjuvant therapy; or

ii. Metastatic colorectal cancer: First-line as monotherapy when treatment with

fluoropyrimidine therapy alone is preferred; or

iii. Metastatic Breast Cancer: As monotherapy in patients resistant to both paclitaxel and

an anthracycline containing regimen

3. Patients already receiving a stable twice-daily dosing regimen of capecitabine (i.e. 1250

mg/m2, twice daily, equivalent to 2500 mg/m2 total daily dose, for two-weeks followed by a

one-week rest period given as three-week cycles).

4. Patients with Body Mass Index (BMI) between 17 kg/m2 and 30 kg/m2.

5. Patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status <= 2.

6. Patients with life expectancy of at least 3 months.

7. Patients should be non-smokers.

8. Patients should be able to comply with protocol requirements and assessments.

9. Patients willing to provide written informed consent for participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with known hypersensitivity to capecitabine or to any of its components of

formulation or 5-fluorouracil

2. Use of oral-coumarin derivative anticoagulants such as warfarin or phenprocoumon within 3

months prior to randomization or patients who may require these drugs within 1 month after

completion of the study.

3. Patients receiving concomitant therapy of Phenytoin, Leucovorin, and CYP2C9 substrates or

need to receive these medications within one month after last dose of receiving the study drug.

4. Known history of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency

5. Patients with the following abnormal laboratory parameters:

6. Hemoglobin 9.0 g/dL.

7. Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) 1.5 x 109 /L.

8. Platelet count 100,000/μL.

9. Serum bilirubin 2 times the upper limit of normal

10. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 2.5 times of upper

normal limit

11. Creatinine clearance according to Cockcroft-Gault Equation <= 50 mL/min

12. Patients with known brain metastasis and/or pre-existing motor or sensory neurotoxicity of

severity >=2 by National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Event

(NCI CTCAE) criteria.

13. Consumption of grapefruit, grapefruit-like or grapefruit containing products within 7 days prior

to study drug administration.

14. Ingestion of any alcoholic, caffeine or xanthine containing food or beverage within the 48

hours prior to study drug administration.

15. Use of enzyme modifying drugs within 30 days prior to study drug administration. They can be

allowed depending on Principal Investigatorâ??s discretion in consultation with medical monitor,

if they are kept constant in the last 30 days and are expected to remain constant during the

study period.

16. Major surgery to the gastrointestinal tract, liver or kidney within 3 months prior to study entry

which may affect the pharmacokinetics of capecitabine.

17. History of difficulty in swallowing, or any gastrointestinal disease e.g. ulcerative colitis,

ulcerative stomatitis, malabsorption syndrome and/or lack of physical integrity of the upper

intestinal tract which could affect drug absorption.

18. History or presence of cardiac disease including myocardial infarction, unstable angina,

coronary artery disease, heart failure, dysrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, significant pericardial

disease or any other cardiac illness that could affect patient safety.

19. Electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemic or active conduction system abnormalities

20. History or evidence of uncontrolled coagulopathy

21. Patients with severe hepatic or renal impairment

22. History of difficulty with donating blood or difficulty in accessibility of veins or intolerance to

venepuncture or patients who have bled more than 300 mL in the past 3 months

23. Participation in any clinical trial of investigational drugs or devices in the past 3 months

24. Any significant disease or condition of haemopoeitic, gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic,

cardiovascular, respiratory, central nervous system, diabetes, psychosis or any other body

system which might compromise patient safety or affect study results.

25. Patients with history of alcoholism, or

Study & Design

Study Type
BA/BE
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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