Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Chemoembolization in Treating Patients With Colorectal Cancer Metastatic to the Liver (6655)

NCT ID: NCT00023868

Last Updated: 2020-12-02

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-11-01

Study Completion Date

2002-09-25

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping the cells from dividing. Chemoembolization kills tumor cells by blocking the blood flow to the tumor and keeping chemotherapy drugs near the tumor. It is not yet known if chemoembolization is more effective than standard chemotherapy in treating metastatic cancer.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial and randomized phase III trial is studying the effectiveness of chemoembolization in treating patients who have colorectal cancer metastatic to the liver.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the survival of patients with liver-dominant metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma treated with irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin calcium with or without hepatic chemoembolization.
* Compare response in the liver, time to hepatic tumor progression, and time to extrahepatic tumor progression in patients treated with these regimens.
* Compare the possible treatment differences with respect to morbidity, toxic effects of chemoembolization, toxic effects of chemotherapy, and death from cancer-related complications in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a phase I dose-escalation study followed by a phase III randomized, multicenter study. (Phase I closed as of 10/14/02.)

* Phase I: Patients in phase I are sequentially enrolled to 1 of 3 treatment regimens. (Phase I closed as of 10/14/02.)

* Regimen A: Patients receive irinotecan IV over 60-90 minutes, leucovorin calcium IV, and fluorouracil IV over 10 minutes on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Patients undergo hepatic embolization with embolic suspension only on day 36.
* Regimen B: Patients receive chemotherapy as in regimen A. Patients undergo hepatic chemoembolization with lower-dose cisplatin, doxorubicin, and mitomycin on day 36.
* Regimen C: Patients receive chemotherapy as in regimen A. Patients undergo hepatic chemoembolization with higher-dose cisplatin, doxorubicin, and mitomycin on day 36.

After 1 week of rest, patients in all regimens receive a second 4-week course of systemic chemotherapy.

Cohorts of 3-10 patients are sequentially enrolled until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of chemotherapy and chemoembolization is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which at least 4 of 10 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.

* Phase III: Patients are stratified according to liver volume involvement (less than 25% vs 25-50% vs more than 50% to less than 75%) and participating center. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive irinotecan IV over 60-90 minutes, leucovorin calcium IV, and fluorouracil IV over 10 minutes on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Courses repeat every 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression.
* Arm II: Patients receive chemotherapy as in arm I. Patients undergo hepatic chemoembolization with cisplatin, doxorubicin, and mitomycin on day 36. Chemotherapy repeats every 6 weeks in the absence of disease progression. Chemoembolization may repeat every 6 weeks for 2-4 courses as necessary.

Patients in phase III are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 9-18 patients will be accrued for phase I of this study. (Phase I closed to accrual as of 10/14/02.) Approximately 315 patients will be accrued for phase III of this study within 2.5 years.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Colorectal Cancer Metastatic Cancer

Keywords

Explore important study keywords that can help with search, categorization, and topic discovery.

stage IV colon cancer stage IV rectal cancer recurrent colon cancer recurrent rectal cancer adenocarcinoma of the colon adenocarcinoma of the rectum liver metastases

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

FOLFIRI regimen

Intervention Type DRUG

cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

doxorubicin hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

fluorouracil

Intervention Type DRUG

irinotecan hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

leucovorin calcium

Intervention Type DRUG

mitomycin C

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 18 and over

Performance status:

* Zubrod 0-2

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* Absolute granulocyte count at least 2,000/mm\^3
* Platelet count at least 90,000/mm\^3
* No bleeding diathesis not correctable by standard therapy

Hepatic:

* Ineligible if all of the following criteria are concurrently present:

* High risk of hepatic failure (more than 50% liver involvement by tumor)
* Bilirubin greater than 2.0 mg/dL
* SGOT greater than 100 U/L
* Lactate dehydrogenase greater than 425 U/L
* No hepatic encephalopathy
* No portal vein occlusion without hepatopedal collateral flow demonstrated by angiography
* No portal hypertension with hepatofugal flow

Renal:

* Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL

Cardiovascular:

* No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
* No evidence of congestive heart failure
* No severe peripheral vascular disease that would preclude catheterization

Other:

* No severe allergy or intolerance to contrast media, narcotics, sedatives, or atropine
* No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* No more than 1 prior adjuvant immunotherapy regimen for colon cancer

Chemotherapy:

* At least 6 months since prior adjuvant chemotherapy and recovered
* No more than 1 prior adjuvant chemotherapy regimen for colon cancer
* No prior hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

* Not specified

Radiotherapy:

* At least 1 month since prior radiotherapy
* No prior hepatic radiotherapy

Surgery:

* At least 1 month since prior surgery
* Prior surgical resection or ablation of liver metastases allowed

Other:

* No other concurrent therapy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

American College of Radiology Imaging Network

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Michael C. Soulen, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

Arizona Cancer Center

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Site Status

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

United States

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

ACRIN-6655

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U01CA079778

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

U01CA080098

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

CDR0000068871

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id