Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Anal Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00003652

Last Updated: 2021-02-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

350 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1999-01-04

Study Completion Date

2007-03-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying different regimens of giving combination chemotherapy together with radiation therapy and comparing how well they work in treating patients with stage II or stage III anal cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the efficacy of concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy with or without neoadjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil and cisplatin in patients with stage II or III anal canal cancer.
* Compare the efficacy of two levels of radiation dose in patients with stage II or III anal canal cancer.
* Compare the sphincter conservation of the anus by these regimens.
* Compare the effect of these regimens on survival and quality of life of these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study.

Patients are randomized to one of four treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive induction chemotherapy consisting of fluorouracil IV over 24 hours on days 1-4 and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1 or 2 every 4 weeks for 2 courses. Beginning 4 weeks later, patients receive chemoradiotherapy. This regimen consists of fluorouracil IV over 24 hours on days 1-4 and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1 or 2 and repeated 4 weeks later, plus pelvic radiotherapy beginning on day 1 and continuing for 5 weeks (once a day, 5 days/week). Patients receive low dose radiotherapy directly to the tumor beginning 3 weeks later and continuing for 2 weeks.
* Arm II: Patients receive induction chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy as in arm I, plus high dose radiotherapy directly to the tumor.
* Arm III (control arm): Patients receive chemoradiotherapy and low dose radiotherapy to the tumor as in arm I.
* Arm IV: Patients receive chemoradiotherapy and high dose radiotherapy to the tumor as in arm II.

After study treatment is completed, patients with nonfixed inguinal tumors may undergo surgical resection followed by radiotherapy or radiotherapy alone. Patients with fixed inguinal tumors may receive further radiotherapy alone.

Quality of life is assessed before treatment, at 2 months after completion of treatment, and at 5 years.

Patients are followed every 4 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 350 patients will be accrued for this study within 4 years.

Conditions

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Anal Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

fluorouracil

Intervention Type DRUG

neoadjuvant therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically proven nonmetastatic anal cancer

* Anal/rectal junction OR
* Anal/cutaneous junction with the majority of the tumor in the anal canal, above the junction
* Epidermoid cancer (well-differentiated, fairly differentiated, or basaloid) OR
* Cloacogenic cancer
* Stage II or III

* T2 at least 4 cm OR
* T3 OR
* T4, N0-3, M0 OR
* T1, N1-3 OR
* T2 (less than 4 cm), N1-3
* Tumors at least 4 cm in greatest dimension and/or tumors with lymph node invasion must be nonmetastatic by ultrasound
* No prior surgery to remove tumor

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 80 and under

Performance status:

* WHO 0 or 1

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* WBC at least 2,000/mm\^3
* Platelet count at least 100,000/mm\^3
* Hemoglobin at least 11 g/dL (transfusion allowed)

Hepatic:

* Not specified

Renal:

* Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL

Cardiovascular:

* No cardiac condition contraindicating use of fluorouracil

Other:

* No prior malignancy within 5 years except squamous cell or basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast
* No other serious medical or psychological condition
* No serious immunosuppression

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* No prior biologic therapy

Chemotherapy:

* No prior chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

* No prior endocrine therapy

Radiotherapy:

* No prior pelvic or inguinal radiotherapy

Surgery:

* See Disease Characteristics
* No prior definitive colostomy
Minimum Eligible Age

0 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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UNICANCER

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Didier Peiffert, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Centre Alexis Vautrin

Locations

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Centre Paul Papin

Angers, , France

Site Status

Institut Sainte Catherine

Avignon, , France

Site Status

Institut Bergonie

Bordeaux, , France

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CHU Ambroise Pare

Boulogne-Billancourt, , France

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C.H. Bourg En Bresse

Bourg-en-Bresse, , France

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Centre Regional Francois Baclesse

Caen, , France

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Centre Hospitalier

Chalon-sur-Saône, , France

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Hopital Louis Pasteur

Colmar, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor

Créteil, , France

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Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Georges-Francois Leclerc

Dijon, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Departemental

La Roche-sur-Yon, , France

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Centre Oscar Lambret

Lille, , France

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Centre Hospital Regional Universitaire de Limoges

Limoges, , France

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Centre Leon Berard

Lyon, , France

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Institut J. Paoli and I. Calmettes

Marseille, , France

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CHU de la Timone

Marseille, , France

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Hopital Clinique Claude Bernard

Metz, , France

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Centre Regional de Lutte Contre le Cancer - Centre Val d'Aurelle

Montpellier, , France

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Centre Hospitalier de Mulhouse

Mulhouse, , France

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Centre D'Oncologie De Gentilly

Nancy, , France

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Centre Catherine de Sienne

Nantes, , France

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Centre Regional Rene Gauducheau

Nantes-Saint Herblain, , France

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Centre Antoine Lacassagne

Nice, , France

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CHR D'Orleans - Hopital de la Source

Orléans, , France

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Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou

Paris, , France

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Hopital Bichat - Claude Bernard

Paris, , France

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Hopital Robert Debre

Paris, , France

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Institut Curie - Section Medicale

Paris, , France

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Hopital Saint-Louis

Paris, , France

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CHU Pitie-Salpetriere

Paris, , France

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Hopital Tenon

Paris, , France

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Hopital Jean Bernard

Poitiers, , France

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Clinique Ste - Marie

Pontoise, , France

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Institut Jean Godinot

Reims, , France

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Centre Eugene Marquis

Rennes, , France

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Hopital Charles Nicolle

Rouen, , France

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Centre Henri Becquerel

Rouen, , France

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Clinique Armoricaine De Radiologie

Saint-Brieuc, , France

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Centre Rene Huguenin

Saint-Cloud, , France

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Centre Hospitalier General de Saint Nazaire

Saint-Nazaire, , France

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Clinique de l'Orangerie

Strasbourg, , France

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Centre Paul Strauss

Strasbourg, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Regional Metz Thionville

Thionville, , France

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Institut Claudius Regaud

Toulouse, , France

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Clinique Fleming

Tours, , France

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Nouvelle Clinique Generale

Valence, , France

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Centre Alexis Vautrin

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, , France

Site Status

Institut Gustave Roussy

Villejuif, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Tournier-Rangeard L, Mercier M, Peiffert D, Gerard JP, Romestaing P, Lemanski C, Mirabel X, Pommier P, Denis B. Radiochemotherapy of locally advanced anal canal carcinoma: prospective assessment of early impact on the quality of life (randomized trial ACCORD 03). Radiother Oncol. 2008 Jun;87(3):391-7. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.12.004. Epub 2008 Jan 11.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18191265 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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FNCLCC-FFCD-SFRO-ACCORD-3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EU-98050

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000066744

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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