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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
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Information provided by: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00020917 |
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies such as cetuximab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining monoclonal antibody therapy with combination chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining cetuximab with combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have stage IV colorectal cancer.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Colorectal Cancer |
Drug: cetuximab Drug: fluorouracil Drug: irinotecan hydrochloride Drug: leucovorin calcium |
Phase II |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Pilot Study of an Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Antibody, Cetuximab, in Combination With Irinotecan, Fluorouracil, and Leucovorin, and in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage IV Colorectal Carcinoma |
Study Start Date: | February 2001 |
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety profile of cetuximab, irinotecan, leucovorin calcium, and fluorouracil in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer. II. Determine the response rate and time to progression in patients treated with this regimen.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive cetuximab IV over 1-2 hours once weekly on weeks 1-6. Patients also receive irinotecan IV over 90 minutes, leucovorin calcium IV over 10-15 minutes, and fluorouracil IV over 3-5 minutes once weekly on weeks 1-4. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed at 1 month and then every 3 months thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 months.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed stage IV colorectal cancer Any T, any N, M1 Immunohistochemical evidence of epidermal growth factor receptor expression (at least 1+) Bidimensionally measurable metastatic disease Meningeal or CNS involvement by tumor allowed
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: WBC at least 3,500/mm3 Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 150,000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL Hepatic: Bilirubin normal AST no greater than 5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN Cardiovascular: No history of uncontrolled angina, arrhythmias, or congestive heart failure Neurologic: No uncontrolled seizure disorder No active neurological disease No grade 2 or greater neuropathy Other: No other malignancy within the past 3 years except basal cell skin cancer or pre-invasive carcinoma of the cervix No medical or psychiatric condition that would preclude study Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior murine monoclonal antibody therapy No prior cetuximab Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease Prior adjuvant chemotherapy for stage I, II, or III colorectal cancer allowed only if disease-free for more than 1 year from completion of therapy until the first evidence of metastatic disease No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy for metastatic disease No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: At least 3 weeks since prior surgery (excluding prior diagnostic biopsy) Other: No prior treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer At least 30 days since prior investigational agents
United States, New York | |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | |
New York, New York, United States, 10021 |
Study Chair: | Leonard B. Saltz, MD | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
Study ID Numbers: | CDR0000068730, MSKCC-01037, IMCL-CP02-0038, NCI-G01-1969 |
Study First Received: | July 11, 2001 |
Last Updated: | July 23, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00020917 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
stage IV colon cancer stage IV rectal cancer |
Digestive System Neoplasms Rectal Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Cetuximab Irinotecan Colonic Diseases Leucovorin Intestinal Diseases Rectal Diseases Camptothecin Intestinal Neoplasms |
Carcinoma Rectal neoplasm Calcium, Dietary Antibodies Digestive System Diseases Fluorouracil Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Rectal cancer Colorectal Neoplasms Immunoglobulins |
Antimetabolites Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Vitamin B Complex Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Immunologic Factors Antineoplastic Agents Growth Substances Physiological Effects of Drugs Enzyme Inhibitors |
Immunosuppressive Agents Pharmacologic Actions Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Therapeutic Uses Vitamins Micronutrients Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic |