NEOadjuvant Trial in Adenocarcinoma of the oEsophagus and oesophagoGastric Junction International Study (Neo-AEGIS)

NCT ID: NCT01726452

Last Updated: 2022-09-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

377 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-24

Study Completion Date

2022-08-04

Brief Summary

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This is a multicentre phase III open-labelled, randomised controlled trial. Eligible patients will be randomised in a 1:1 fashion between neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy (Investigator's choice modified MAGIC (ECF/ECX or EOF/EOX) or FLOT regimen) and surgery or Arm B (CROSS protocol: chemotherapy with radiation therapy and surgery as per multimodal protocol).

Primary Objective:

To evaluate one, two and three year survival of patients treated with resection plus neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy versus resection plus neoadjuvant chemo radiotherapy.

Secondary Objective(s):

To evaluate the effect of both neoadjuvant regimens on clinical and pathological response rate (in particular relief of dysphagia, improvement in health related quality of life (HRQL), endoscopic regression, and CT-PET evidence of tumour response), tumour regression grade, node-positivity, post-operative pathology, disease-free survival, time to treatment failure, toxicity, post-operative complications and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL).

Exploratory Objective(s):

Translational Research: The collection of blood and tissue samples for storage in the bio bank for future research.

Detailed Description

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Indication:

Patients with cT2-3 N0-1 M0 adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus or junction, based on clinical, CT-PET, and EUS staging, will be randomised to the modified MAGIC (ECF/ECX or EOF/EOX) or FLOT regimen and chemotherapy regimen versus the CROSS neoadjuvant chemo radiation protocol prior to surgery. Patients will be randomised to either Arm A (modified MAGIC or FLOT chemotherapy only and surgery) or Arm B (CROSS protocol: chemotherapy with radiation therapy and surgery as per multimodal protocol).

Eligible patients will be randomised in a 1:1 fashion between the modified MAGIC or FLOT regimen or the CROSS protocol.

Exploratory Study- Translational Research :

The collection of blood and tissue samples for storage in the bio bank for future research.

Patients enrolled in this trial at the St James's' Hospital site, will be invited to consent to having some of their tissue and blood taken for use in future research studies. Following consent from the patient, tissue biopsy of tumour and/or normal oesophageal tissue will be obtained for research at the same time as that biopsied for histological diagnosis. In addition, tumour and/or normal tissue will also be obtained following surgical resection. Patient blood samples will also be obtained, both before and during treatment. The identification of both tumour and circulating biomarkers will increase knowledge of the molecular mechanism(s) underlying treatment response in oesophageal cancer and may facilitate the identification of biomarkers predicting patient response to treatment.

Conditions

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Adenocarcinoma of the Oesophagus Adenocarcinoma of the Oesophago-gastric Junction Oesophageal Tumours Junctional Tumours Oesophageal Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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A (Modified MAGIC) OR Arm A: FLOT

Modified MAGIC: The modified MAGIC regimen encompasses 3 cycles of chemotherapy pre-surgery and 3 cycles post-surgery. The regimen is a combination of epirubicin, cisplatin or oxaliplatin and a choice of 5-fluorouracil or capecitabine. Each cycle lasts 21 days.

FLOT: The FLOT regimen encompasses 8 cycles of chemotherapy in total , 4 cycles of chemotherapy pre-surgery and a further 4 cycles of chemotherapy post-surgery. Each cycle of chemotherapy lasts 14 days/2 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Epirubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

50mg/m2 on Day 1 of each cycle only (i.e. every 21 days)

Cisplatin / Oxaliplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Cisplatin, 60mg/m2 on day 1 of each cycle only (i.e. every 21 days). OR Oxaliplatin,130 mg/m2 on Day 1 of each cycle (i.e. every 21 days) The choice between administering Cisplatin or Oxaliplatin is at the discretion of the investigator.

5 Flourouracil/ Capecitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

5-Flourouracil 200 mg/m2/day every day for 21 days OR Capecitabine 625 mg/m2 twice daily orally). The choice between administering 5 Flourouracil or Capecitabine is at the discretion of the investigator.

Docetaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Docetaxel, 50 mg/m², day 1 of each cycle (i.e. every 14 days)

Oxaliplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

85 mg/m², day 1 of each cycle (i.e. every 14 days)

Leucovorin

Intervention Type DRUG

200 mg/m², day 1 of each cycle (i.e. every 14 days).

5-Fluorouracil

Intervention Type DRUG

2600 mg/m² Day 1 of each cycle (i.e. every 14 days) Dexamethasone or equivalent, 8mg, twice daily, Day before, day of and day after OR administered as per standard practice

B (CROSS)

Arm B consists of the multimodal CROSS arm, which includes a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy prior to surgery. The patient will receive four and a half (4.5) weeks of radiation therapy (41.4 Gy/23 fractions), and 5 weekly cycles of chemotherapy. The chemotherapy and radiotherapy will run concurrently over a 4 and a half-week period. Chemotherapy is given by intravenous infusion on days 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. The radiation will generally commence on the 1st day of treatment and will run for 4 and a half weeks as follows: days 1-5, days 8-12, days 15-19, days 22-26 and days 29-31 inclusive.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

(41.4 Gy/23 fractions)

Intervention Type RADIATION

Patient will receive 4.5 weeks of radiation therapy (41.4 Gy/23 fractions).

Paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

50mg/ m2 Paclitaxel dose administered on Days 1, 8, 15,22 and 29. Dexamethasone, Chlorphenamine and Ranitidine dose given per local standard practice. NACL infusion per local standard practice. Ondansetron dose given per local standard practice on Days 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.

Carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Dose determined as per calculation, infused on Days 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29

Interventions

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Epirubicin

50mg/m2 on Day 1 of each cycle only (i.e. every 21 days)

Intervention Type DRUG

Cisplatin / Oxaliplatin

Cisplatin, 60mg/m2 on day 1 of each cycle only (i.e. every 21 days). OR Oxaliplatin,130 mg/m2 on Day 1 of each cycle (i.e. every 21 days) The choice between administering Cisplatin or Oxaliplatin is at the discretion of the investigator.

Intervention Type DRUG

5 Flourouracil/ Capecitabine

5-Flourouracil 200 mg/m2/day every day for 21 days OR Capecitabine 625 mg/m2 twice daily orally). The choice between administering 5 Flourouracil or Capecitabine is at the discretion of the investigator.

Intervention Type DRUG

(41.4 Gy/23 fractions)

Patient will receive 4.5 weeks of radiation therapy (41.4 Gy/23 fractions).

Intervention Type RADIATION

Paclitaxel

50mg/ m2 Paclitaxel dose administered on Days 1, 8, 15,22 and 29. Dexamethasone, Chlorphenamine and Ranitidine dose given per local standard practice. NACL infusion per local standard practice. Ondansetron dose given per local standard practice on Days 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.

Intervention Type DRUG

Carboplatin

Dose determined as per calculation, infused on Days 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29

Intervention Type DRUG

Docetaxel

Docetaxel, 50 mg/m², day 1 of each cycle (i.e. every 14 days)

Intervention Type DRUG

Oxaliplatin

85 mg/m², day 1 of each cycle (i.e. every 14 days)

Intervention Type DRUG

Leucovorin

200 mg/m², day 1 of each cycle (i.e. every 14 days).

Intervention Type DRUG

5-Fluorouracil

2600 mg/m² Day 1 of each cycle (i.e. every 14 days) Dexamethasone or equivalent, 8mg, twice daily, Day before, day of and day after OR administered as per standard practice

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Histologically verified adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus or oesophago-gastric junction based on endoscopy (OGD)
2. CT-18FDG-PET performed in all patients for disease staging.
3. EUS in all patients unless luminal obstruction precludes sensitivity of the test.
4. Staging laparoscopy performed at the investigator's discretion for locally advanced AEG II and AEG III tumours .
5. Pre-treatment stage cT2-3, N0-3, M0.
6. Maximum tumour length should be no more than 8cm (equal to 8 cm is acceptable)
7. Male/female patients aged ≥18 years
8. ECOG Performance Status 0, 1 or 2 (Appendix F).
9. ASA I-II (Appendix F).
10. Adequate cardiac function. For all patients, an ejection fraction of \> 50% is required. If patients have a known cardiac history (e.g. known ischemic disease, cardiomyopathy) an ejection fraction \> 50% and cardiac clearance by a consultant cardiologist for major surgery and cancer therapies is required.
11. Adequate respiratory function. Patients should have pulmonary function tests completed with a minimum FEV1 ≥ 1.5L. CPEX acceptable
12. Adequate bone marrow function: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>1.5x109/l; white blood cell count \>3x109/l; platelets \>100x109/l; haemoglobin (Hb) \>9g/dl (can be post-transfusion).
13. Adequate renal function: glomerular filtration rate \>60ml/minute calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault Formula (Appendix O).
14. Adequate liver function: serum bilirubin \<1.5x ULN; AST \<2.5x ULN and ALP \<3x ULN (ULN as per institutional standard).
15. Written informed consent must be obtained from the patient before any study-trial specific procedures are performed.
16. Women of child-bearing potential and male subjects must agree to use an effective barrier method of contraception for up to 6 months following discontinuation of therapy. Effective contraception is defined as any medically recommended (or combination of methods) as per standard of care.
17. Women of childbearing potential must have pregnancy excluded by urine or serum beta-HCG testing within 7 days prior to treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Tumours of squamous histology.
2. Patients with advanced inoperable or metastatic oesophageal, junctional or gastric adenocarcinoma.
3. Disease length (total length of tumour plus node) greater than 10cm (up to 10 cm will be allowed) -as measured by any modality or, if appropriate, combination of modalities-, unless in the opinion of the investigator in discussion with national RT lead, it is felt that OAR constraints are likely to be achievable.
4. Any prior chemotherapy for gastrointestinal cancer.
5. Prior abdominal or thoracic, chest wall or breast radiotherapy.
6. Patients who are unfit for surgery or cancer treatments based on cardiac disease.
7. Patients with acute systemic infections.
8. Patients who are receiving treatment with sorivudine or its chemical related analogues, such as brivudine which is contraindicated with capecitabine and 5-fluorouracil administration.
9. Clinical COPD with significant obstructive airways disease classified by FEV1 \< 1.5 L or PaO2 less than 9kPa on room air
10. Known peripheral neuropathy \>Grade 1 (absence of deep tendon reflexes as the sole neurological abnormality does not render the patient ineligible).
11. Known positive tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, acute or chronic active hepatitis B infection.
12. Any other malignancies within the last 5 years (other than curatively treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin and/or in situ carcinoma of the cervix)
13. Participation in other clinical trials of investigational or marketed agents for the treatment of oesophageal cancer or other diseases within 30 days from registration. UK sites please refer to Group Specific Appendix
14. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
15. Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Southampton Clinical Trials Unit

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Region H Rigshospitalet

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre Hospitalier Régional, Universitaire de Lille

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Cancer Trials Ireland

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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John V. Reynolds, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Trinity Centre, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

Locations

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Rigshospitalet

Blegdamsvej 9, , Denmark

Site Status

Centre Hospitalier Régional, Universitaire de Lille 2 Avenue Oscar Lambret, 59000

Lille, , France

Site Status

Cork University Hospital

Cork, , Ireland

Site Status

Beaumont Hospital

Dublin, , Ireland

Site Status

SLRON- St Luke's Radiation Oncology Network

Dublin, , Ireland

Site Status

St. James's Hospital

Dublin, , Ireland

Site Status

University Hospital Galway

Galway, , Ireland

Site Status

Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital

Stockholm, , Sweden

Site Status

The Royal Bournemouth Hospital

The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Site Status

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Addenbrooke's Hospital, Box 279(s4), Cambridge Biomedical Camp, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Site Status

Velindre Cancer Centre

Velindre NHS Trust, Velindre Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Site Status

University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry, United Kingdom

Site Status

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Castle Hill Hospital,

Cottingham, East Riding Of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Site Status

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Site Status

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

E & N Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Site Status

Nottingham City Hospital

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Site Status

Oxford University Hospital NHS Trust Churchill Hospital

Headington, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Site Status

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Southampton General Hospital, Division A Cancer Care, Mp307, T, Southampton, United Kingdom

Site Status

Royal Surrey County Hospital

Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

Site Status

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Worcestershire Oncology Centre, Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, United Kingdom

Site Status

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland Cancer Centre, Belfast CityHospital

Belfast, , United Kingdom

Site Status

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Birkenhead, Wirral, , United Kingdom

Site Status

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Bristol, , United Kingdom

Site Status

University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust

Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, , United Kingdom

Site Status

NHS Lothian, Edinburgh Cancer Centre,

Edinburgh, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre

Glasgow, 1056 Great Western Road, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust St Mary's Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation TrustFreeman Hospital, Freeman Road, High Heaton

Newcastle upon Tyne, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Garoo Lane, Fulwood, Preston, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark France Ireland Sweden United Kingdom

References

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Reynolds JV, Preston SR, O'Neill B, Lowery MA, Baeksgaard L, Crosby T, Cunningham M, Cuffe S, Griffiths GO, Parker I, Risumlund SL, Roy R, Falk S, Hanna GB, Bartlett FR, Alvarez-Iglesias A, Achiam MP, Nilsson M, Piessen G, Ravi N, O'Toole D, Johnston C, McDermott RS, Turkington RC, Wahed S, Sothi S, Ford H, Wadley MS, Power D; Neo-AEGIS Investigators and Trial Group. Trimodality therapy versus perioperative chemotherapy in the management of locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and oesophagogastric junction (Neo-AEGIS): an open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Nov;8(11):1015-1027. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00243-1. Epub 2023 Sep 18.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37734399 (View on PubMed)

Reynolds JV, Preston SR, O'Neill B, Baeksgaard L, Griffin SM, Mariette C, Cuffe S, Cunningham M, Crosby T, Parker I, Hofland K, Hanna G, Svendsen LB, Donohoe CL, Muldoon C, O'Toole D, Johnson C, Ravi N, Jones G, Corkhill AK, Illsley M, Mellor J, Lee K, Dib M, Marchesin V, Cunnane M, Scott K, Lawner P, Warren S, O'Reilly S, O'Dowd G, Leonard G, Hennessy B, Dermott RM. ICORG 10-14: NEOadjuvant trial in Adenocarcinoma of the oEsophagus and oesophagoGastric junction International Study (Neo-AEGIS). BMC Cancer. 2017 Jun 3;17(1):401. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3386-2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28578652 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CTRIAL-IE (ICORG) 10-14

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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