Preoperative Chemoradiation With Capecitabine and Cetuximab

NCT ID: NCT00297128

Last Updated: 2011-12-30

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

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

31 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-10-31

Study Completion Date

2011-11-30

Brief Summary

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* feasibility and tolerance of preoperative therapy with Cetuximab in combination with Capecitabine and radiotherapy for patients with locally advanced operable rectal carcinoma
* collection of response rate (T-downstaging, pathological complete remission), correlation of responsiveness with EGFR-status

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Rectal Cancer

Keywords

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pilot study rectal cancer phase II preoperative chemoradiation capecitabine cetuximab operable T4 ABCSG TAKO R03 96 06

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Capecitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

825 mg/m2 bid (on each therapy day of first 4 therapy weeks)

Cetuximab

Intervention Type DRUG

400mg/m2 week 1, 250mg/m2 week 2-4

Interventions

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Capecitabine

825 mg/m2 bid (on each therapy day of first 4 therapy weeks)

Intervention Type DRUG

Cetuximab

400mg/m2 week 1, 250mg/m2 week 2-4

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Xeloda Erbitux

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age: 18-80
* bioptical confirmed adenocarcinoma of the rectum in operable T3-T4NxM0 status. In spite of infiltration of the neighbouring organs the tumor has to be basically surgically complete resectable
* no former chemotherapy, radiotherapy of pelvis or abdomen and/or tumor resection of a rectum carcinoma
* WHO performance status 0-2
* adequate bone marrow reserve (granulocytes - not more than 1.500/µl; thrombocytes - not more than 100.000/µl)
* adequate hepatic function ( bilirubin - not more than 1.5 x ULN; GOT and GPT - not more than 3.5 x ULN)
* adequate renal function (creatinin - not more than 1.5 mg/dl)
* women of childbearing potential: exclusion of pregnancy (negative urin or serum pregnancy test)
* willingness of women of childbearing potential and accordingly of potent men to use approved contraceptives (e.g. birth-control pill, loop, condom) during and at least 3 month after conclusion of the study
* life expectancy of at least 3 month
* signed Informed Consent before recruitment
* exclusion of distant metastases at the time of recruitment

Exclusion Criteria

* former radiotherapy of pelvis or abdomen
* former chemotherapy
* any other kind of malign tumor (except adequate treated skin basalioma or in situ cervical carcinoma) in the last 5 years
* general contraindication or known hypersensitivity against Cetuximab and/or Capecitabine
* Non malign disease, if there is a contraindication with radiotherapy or chemotherapy with Cetuximab and Capecitabine or a resection of the rectum: high-graded cardiac insufficiency, angina pectoris, hypertension or arrhythmia, hepatic disease, significant neurological or psychiatric disorders
* florid, serious infections at the time of recruitment
* legally limited contractual capability or evidence of neurological or psychiatric disease, if it will constrict the patients compliance in the opinion of the investigator
* evidence of lacking cooperation of the patient
* pregnant or breast feeding women
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Merck Gesellschaft mbH, Austria

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Josef Thaler, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group

Joerg Tschmelitsch, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group

Alexander de Vries, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group

Locations

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Hospital BHB St. Veit/Glan, Surgery

Saint Veit A. D. Glan, Carinthia, Austria

Site Status

Hospital Wiener Neustadt, Surgery

Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria

Site Status

Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg - Oncology

Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

Site Status

Medical University of Graz, Oncology

Graz, Styria, Austria

Site Status

State Hospital Leoben

Leoben, Styria, Austria

Site Status

Medical University of Innsbruck, Surgery

Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Site Status

Hospital BHS Linz, Radiooncology

Linz, Upper Austria, Austria

Site Status

Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen

Wels, Upper Austria, Austria

Site Status

Medical University of Vienna, Radiotherapy

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Site Status

State Hospital Feldkirch

Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria

Site Status

Countries

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Austria

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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ABCSG R03 (96) / TAKO 06

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id