PHASE II STUDY FOR METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER PATIENTS TREATED WITH FOLFOXIRI AND BEVACIZUMAB AND THEN TREATED WITH BEVACIZUMAB OR WITH BEVACIZUMAB PLUS METRONOMIC CHEMOTHERAPY

• Conditions: Metastatic colorectal cancer; MedDRA version: 14.1Level: LLTClassification code 10010036Term: Colorectal carcinomaSystem Organ Class: 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps); Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04]

• Registration Number: EUCTR2011-006332-23-IT
• Lead Sponsor: ARCO

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-04-02
• Last Update Posted: 28 August 2012

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

•Histologically proven diagnosis of colorectal cancer. •Not resectable metastatic colorectal cancer not previously treated with chemotherapy for metastatic disease. •At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST criteria. •Male or female of 18-75 years of age. •ECOG PS < 2 if aged < 71 years, ECOG PS = 0 if aged 71-75 years; •Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks. •Previous adjuvant chemotherapy containing oxaliplatin is allowed if more than 12 months have elapsed between the end of adjuvant therapy and first relapse; •Previous adjuvant chemotherapy with fluoropyrimidine monotherapy is allowed if more than 6 months have elapsed between the end of adjuvant and first relapse; •Neutrophils 1.5 x 109/L, Platelets 100 x 109/L, Hgb >9 g/dl. •Total bilirubin 1.5 time the upper-normal limits (UNL) of the institutional normal values and ASAT (SGOT) and/or ALAT (SGPT) 2.5 x UNL, or 5 x UNL in case of liver metastases, alkaline phosphatase 2.5 x UNL, 5 x UNL in case of liver metastases. •Creatinine clearance >50 mL/min or serum creatinine 1.5 x UNL. •Urine dipstick of proteinuria <2+. Patients discovered to have 2+ proteinuria on dipstick urinalysis at baseline, should undergo a 24-hour urine collection and must demonstrate <1 g of protein/24 hr. •Written informed consent to treatment and translational analyses.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range: 0
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 160
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 62

Exclusion Criteria

•Radiotherapy to any site within 4 weeks before the study. •Previous treatment with bevacizumab •Untreated brain metastases or spinal cord compression or primary brain tumours. •History or evidence upon physical examination of CNS disease unless adequately treated. ?Symptomatic peripheral neuropathy > 2 grade NCIC-CTG criteria; •Serious, non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture. •Evidence of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy. •Uncontrolled hypertension. •Clinically significant (i.e. active) cardiovascular disease for example cerebrovascular accidents (=6 months), myocardial infarction (=6 months), unstable angina, New York Heart Association (NYHA) grade II or greater congestive heart failure, serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication. •Current or recent (within 10 days prior to study treatment start) ongoing treatment with anticoagulants for therapeutic purposes. •Chronic, daily treatment with high-dose aspirin (>325 mg/day). •Treatment with any investigational drug within 30 days prior to enrolment. •Other co-existing malignancies or malignancies diagnosed within the last 5 years with the exception of basal and squamous cell carcinoma or cervical cancer in situ. •Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to study treatment start, or anticipation of the need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study. •Lack of physical integrity of the upper gastrointestinal tract, malabsorption syndrome, or inability to take oral medication. •Pregnant or lactating women. Women of childbearing potential with either a positive or no pregnancy test at baseline. Postmenopausal women must have been amenorrheic for at least 12 months to be considered of non-childbearing potential. Sexually active males and females (of childbearing potential) unwilling to practice contraception during the study (barriere contraceptive measure or oral contraception).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
• Study Design: Not specified