A Feasibility Study of Chemo-radiotherapy to Treat Operable Oesophageal Cancer

NCT ID: NCT01843829

Last Updated: 2014-03-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

85 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-31

Study Completion Date

2016-05-31

Brief Summary

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About 7500 patients are diagnosed with oesophageal cancer each year in the UK of which less than a quarter have resectable disease at diagnosis. There is a general lack of consistency in the standard of care for patients across UK hospitals. Patients are either treated with a) chemotherapy followed by surgical removal of the tumour, or b) chemoradiotherapy followed by removal of the tumour by surgery, as part of their standard of care. Recent research supports the latter treatment, as chemoradiotherapy maybe more effective at shrinking the tumour and preventing the disease from spreading than taking chemotherapy alone. However, there is no definitive way of identifying which treatment is best without a clinical trial.

Evidence suggests that the effect of the chemoradiotherapy currently used as standard practice may be improved and the side effects reduced by using a different chemoradiotherapy combination. In this trial, eligible patients will receive 2 cycles of the same chemotherapy before being randomised to receive two different chemoradiotherapy regimens (carboplatin and paclitaxel verses oxaliplatin and capecitabine) both of which have shown promising results in previous studies. Patients will then have their tumour removed. The best chemoradiotherapy regimen will then be taken forward to a Phase III trial in which chemoradiotherapy will be compared with chemotherapy alone.

The efficacy of the regimens will be measured by counting the number of patients who i) remain free from cancer, ii)have local or distant spread of their cancer, iii) are successfully recruited and iv) experience toxicities. A specific set of toxicity criteria will be used to monitor any treatment induced side-effects and provide justification for any necessary dose modifications or withdrawal of treatment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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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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Carboplatin and Paclitaxel Arm

2 cycles OxCap: Oxaliplatin 130mg/m2 Day 1 (IV infusion) Capecitabine 625mg/m2 bd Day 1- 21 (oral)

then CRT: Paclitaxel 50mg/m2 Days 1,8,15,22,29 (IV infusion); Carboplatin AUC 2 Days 1,8,15,22,29 (IV infusion) XRT: 45 Gy in 25 fractions

then surgery.

All drugs will be sourced from local stock

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Oxaliplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Capecitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Radiotherapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patients will have their tumour surgically removed by two-phase oesophagectomy and two-field lymphadenectomy.

Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine Arm

2 cycles OxCap: Oxaliplatin 130mg/m2 Day 1 (IV infusion) Capecitabine 625mg/m2 bd Day 1- 21 (oral)

then CRT: Oxaliplatin 85mg/m2 Days 1, 15, 29 (IV infusion); Capecitabine 625mg/m2 bd (oral) only on days when receiving RT XRT: 45 Gy in 25 fractions\*

then surgery.

All drugs will be sourced from local stock

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Oxaliplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Capecitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Radiotherapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patients will have their tumour surgically removed by two-phase oesophagectomy and two-field lymphadenectomy.

Interventions

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Oxaliplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Capecitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

Carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

Radiotherapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Surgery

Patients will have their tumour surgically removed by two-phase oesophagectomy and two-field lymphadenectomy.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically confirmed operable oesophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma)
* Tumour must be staged as a T3, 4 or N1 (using TNM6 staging) or T3, T4a or N13 using TNM7 staging)
* Maximum disease (Tumour plus nodes) length 8 cm staged with EUS and CT/PET
* WHO performance status 01
* Adequate haematological, renal, respiratory, cardiac and hepatic function
* The patient has provided written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Histologically confirmed operable oesophageal cancer (squamous cell carcinoma)
* Uncontrolled angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within 6 months, heart failure, clinically significant uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias, or any patient with a clinically significant abnormal ECG.
* Patients with any previous treatment for oesophageal carcinoma.
* Siewert type 3 oesophagogastric tumours.
* T4 tumours invading contiguous structures other than diaphragm, crura or mediastinal pleura.
* Patients with disease in any of the following areas on the CT scan, EUS or other staging investigation:

1. Evidence of metastases in liver, lung, bone or other distant metastases.
2. Abdominal para aortic lymphadenopathy \>1cm diameter on CT or \>6mm diameter on EUS.
3. Invasion of tracheo-bronchial tree, aorta, pericardium or lung.
* Lymphadenopathy encasing the coeliac axis (as described above, patients with single nodes lying anterior to the origin of the splenic artery and anterior to the origin of the coeliac axis are not excluded).
* Any patient with a single significant medical condition which is thought likely to compromise his or her ability to tolerate any of the above therapies.
* Specific contraindications to surgery, chemotherapeutic agents (including known allergies to chemotherapy) or radiotherapy.
* Pregnant or lactating women and fertile women who will not be using adequate contraception during the trial.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cancer Research UK

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Lisette Nixon

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Lisette Nixon

Senior Trial Manager

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Bristol Oncology and Haematology Centre

Bristol, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Valindre NHS

Cardiff, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

Coventry, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Royal Derby Hospital

Derby, , United Kingdom

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

St James's Hospital

Leeds, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

St Mary's Hopsital

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

The Christie

Manchester, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Churchill Hospital

Oxford, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Weston Park Hospital

Sheffield, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Southampton General Hospital

Southampton, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

The Great Western Hospital

Swindon, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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Lisette Nixon

Role: CONTACT

02920687458

References

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Mukherjee S, Hurt C, Radhakrishna G, Gwynne S, Bateman A, Gollins S, Hawkins MA, Canham J, Grabsch HI, Falk S, Sharma RA, Ray R, Roy R, Cox C, Maynard N, Nixon L, Sebag-Montefiore DJ, Maughan T, Griffiths GO, Crosby TDL. Oxaliplatin/capecitabine or carboplatin/paclitaxel-based preoperative chemoradiation for resectable oesophageal adenocarcinoma (NeoSCOPE): Long-term results of a randomised controlled trial. Eur J Cancer. 2021 Aug;153:153-161. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.05.020. Epub 2021 Jun 20.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34157617 (View on PubMed)

Mukherjee S, Hurt CN, Gwynne S, Sebag-Montefiore D, Radhakrishna G, Gollins S, Hawkins M, Grabsch HI, Jones G, Falk S, Sharma R, Bateman A, Roy R, Ray R, Canham J, Griffiths G, Maughan T, Crosby T. NEOSCOPE: A randomised phase II study of induction chemotherapy followed by oxaliplatin/capecitabine or carboplatin/paclitaxel based pre-operative chemoradiation for resectable oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Eur J Cancer. 2017 Mar;74:38-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.11.031. Epub 2017 Feb 8.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28335886 (View on PubMed)

Mukherjee S, Hurt CN, Gwynne S, Bateman A, Gollins S, Radhakrishna G, Hawkins M, Canham J, Lewis W, Grabsch HI, Sharma RA, Wade W, Maggs R, Tranter B, Roberts A, Sebag-Montefiore D, Maughan T, Griffiths G, Crosby T. NEOSCOPE: a randomised Phase II study of induction chemotherapy followed by either oxaliplatin/capecitabine or paclitaxel/carboplatin based chemoradiation as pre-operative regimen for resectable oesophageal adenocarcinoma. BMC Cancer. 2015 Feb 12;15:48. doi: 10.1186/s12885-015-1062-y.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25880814 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2012/VCC/0009

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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