Irinotecan, 5-Fluorouracil, and Leucovorin in Colorectal Carcinoma

NCT ID: NCT00176774

Last Updated: 2012-02-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE2
• Total Enrollment: 24 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2001-02-28
• Study Completion Date: 2004-04-30

Brief Summary

This study will examine an investigational (experimental) agent Tetrathiomolybdate (TM) combined with the chemotherapy drugs Irinotecan, 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and Leucovorin (LV). This study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of the combination of these drugs when they are used in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.

This is a pilot clinical trial which will be studying the reactions of the patient's body and tumor to the experimental treatment described above. The purpose of this study is to find out what kind of side effects this experimental treatment causes and see how often these side effects occur.

Conditions

Colorectal Carcinoma

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Interventions

Irinotecan

Irinotecan by intravenous infusion (needle in a vein in your arm) over 90 minutes immediately followed by intravenous LV and 5-FU weekly for 4 weeks (days 1, 8, 15 and 22) followed by two weeks of no treatment.

Intervention Type: DRUG

5-Fluorouracil

Irinotecan by intravenous infusion (needle in a vein in your arm) over 90 minutes immediately followed by intravenous LV and 5-FU weekly for 4 weeks (days 1, 8, 15 and 22) followed by two weeks of no treatment.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Leucovorin

Irinotecan by intravenous infusion (needle in a vein in your arm) over 90 minutes immediately followed by intravenous LV and 5-FU weekly for 4 weeks (days 1, 8, 15 and 22) followed by two weeks of no treatment.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Tetrathiomolybdate

one 40 mg oral (by mouth) dose of TM three times a day with meals and one 60 mg oral dose (without food) at bedtime beginning at bedtime on day 1 of your first 6-week cycle of treatment. The between meal dose must be taken at least one hour before or one hour after a meal.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients must have histologically proven adenocarcinoma primary to the colon or rectum and clinical or pathologic evidence of distant metastasis.
• Patients may have received adjuvant chemotherapy and/or one regimen of chemotherapy for metastatic disease. Patients must not have been previously treated with the combination of irinotecan/5-FU/LV.
• Patients must be past their 18th birthday at the time of enrollment.
• Patients must have a performance status of 0-2 at the time of registration.
• Patients must have a life expectancy of > 3 months.
• If patients have undergone recent surgery, they must have fully recovered from the effects of that surgery prior to enrollment.
• Patients must have a pretreatment leukocyte count > 3,000/l, absolute neutrophil count >1500/l, hemoglobin >8 mg/dl, and platelet count of > 150,000/l within 2 weeks of enrollment.
• Patients must have adequate renal function, as documented by a serum creatinine < 2.0 mg/dl, and have adequate hepatic function, as documented by a serum bilirubin < 1.1 mg/dl within 2 weeks of enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients must not have active infection.
• Patients must have no serious medical or psychiatric illness, other than that treated by this study, which would limit the ability of the patient to receive protocol therapy or give informed consent.
• Patients must not have a history of active malignancy, other than that treated by this study, within the 12 months preceding enrollment.
• Pregnant or lactating women may not participate. Women of reproductive age must undergo a serum pregnancy test within 14 days of enrollment. Men and women of reproductive potential must use an effective contraceptive method during the study.
• There must be no plans for the patient to receive concomitant antineoplastic therapy while on this protocol.

All patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give written informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Principal Investigators

Mark Zalupski, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

Locations

University of Michigan Cancer Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

UMCC 0075

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id