A Non-Interventional Follow-Up to the VELOUR Study - Translational Research

NCT ID: NCT01754272

Last Updated: 2012-12-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

1226 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-01-31

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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This is a follow-on study to the VELOUR trial (NCT00561470). The aim of this study is to acquire the archived colorectal cancer and metastasized tissue tumour blocks of patients who have participated in the VELOUR study.

These samples will be analysed to find proteins or markers which represent how an individual may be responding to treatment. The identification of these markers may help provide personalised and more effective treatment programs for patients with similar conditions in the future.

Detailed Description

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The VELOUR trial (NCT00561470) has demonstrated the efficacy of aflibercept as a second line treatment in combination with fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan (FOLFIRI)for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients refractory to a first line oxaliplatin based chemotherapy regimen (Van Cutsem E., JCO 30 (2012):pp3499-3506). The FDA has approved Aflibercept (Zaltrap) for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer in combination with FOLFIRI on August 3rd 2012 and by European Medical Agency (EMEA) on November 15th 2012.

While the VELOUR study confirmed the benefits of using aflibercept in combination with FOLFIRI, the availability of biomarkers accurately predicting patients responding to this combination would further improve clinical utility of this drug. The molecular profiling of the Formaldehyde fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) clinical tumor samples and serial plasma samples obtained from patients involved in VELOUR study and subsequent analysis of the molecular and clinical data would provide an invaluable opportunity to discover and potentially validate such biomarkers.

As blocks were not collected as part of the VELOUR trial, this protocol deals primarily with the steps that will be taken to gain ethics and consent in each of the participating countries and how the blocks will then be sourced and acquired, finally deposited in a biobank situated in KULeuven.

A VELOUR Translational Research Consortium (VTRC) has been formed by the Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven)and Almac Diagnostics for the realisation of this study. The number of blocks available based on the surgical list held for the trial is estimated at 1030 (84% of complete trial cohort) and from a profiling viewpoint it has been calculated that the minimum number of blocks acceptable for processing and biomarker identification / validation is 500.

Due to the specific interest in angiogenesis, the VTRC consortium will aim to source blocks with both tumor and surrounding stromal tissue which will then be macro-dissected with the aim to generate data for both the tumor and surrounding angiogenic stroma. The project will generate gene expression, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and mutational data for these samples. In addition single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) data will be generated from non-tumor tissue, focusing on polymorphisms that demonstrate an association with disease or response outcome to therapy. Pre-processing and in silico evaluation of all data generated will support the outcome objectives of this study.

Conditions

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Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Keywords

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metastatic colorectal cancer mCRC Aflibercept FOLFIRI translational research retrospective noninterventional biomarkers angiogenesis

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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FOLFIRI + Aflibercept

Non-interventional study. No drugs administered. In this arm 612 patients from the VELOUR trial

No interventions assigned to this group

FOLFIRI + Placebo

Non-interventional study. 614 patients from the FOLFIRI + placebo arm in the VELOUR trial.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients who have participated in the VELOUR trial

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who have not participated in the VELOUR trial
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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KU Leuven

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Prof Sabine Tejpar

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sabine Tejpar, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

KU Leuven

Locations

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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

Site Status

Medizinische Universität Wien

Vienna, , Austria

Site Status

UZ Leuven UZ Gasthuisberg 3000 Leuven

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

Hospital Sírio E Libanês

São Paulo, , Brazil

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Odense Universitetshospital

Odense C, , Denmark

Site Status

SA Põhja Eesti

Tartu, , Estonia

Site Status

Universitaetsklinikum Halle (Saale)

Halle, , Germany

Site Status

University Hospital Of Heraklion Voutes

Heraklion, Crete, , Greece

Site Status

IRCCS

Milan, , Italy

Site Status

Orbis Medisch Centrum

Sittard-Geleen, , Netherlands

Site Status

Oslo Universitetssykehus HF

Oslo, , Norway

Site Status

Spitalul Universitar CF

Cluj-Napoca, , Romania

Site Status

NN Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

Donald Gordon Medical Centre Wits University

Parktown, , South Africa

Site Status

Samsung Medical Center Hematology and Oncology

Seoul, , South Korea

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Asan Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

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Hospital Vall d'Hebrón

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

Akademiska Sjukhuset Onkologiska Kliniken

Uppsala, , Sweden

Site Status

Mount Vernon Hospital

Greater London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United States Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Denmark Estonia Germany Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Romania Russia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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ADX11080

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id