Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Biliary Tract Cancer After Curative Resection

NCT ID: NCT03779035

Last Updated: 2018-12-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

460 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-12-15

Study Completion Date

2023-12-31

Brief Summary

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This prospective, open-Label, comparative, randomized, controlled phase III trial was designed to compare the clinical performance of gemcitabine with capecitabine vs. capecitabine alone for patients with biliary tract cancer (BTC) after curative resection.

Detailed Description

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Currently, complete surgical resection represents the only potentially curative treatment option for cholangiocarcinoma (CCA, including intrahepatic, hilar and distal CCA) and gallbladder carcinoma (GBCA). Because of high rates of disease recurrence and poor survival rates following surgical resection, postoperative treatment have been considered to improve patient survival after resection of BTC. The systematic review showed a beneficial impact of adjuvant treatment in BTC, particularly in patients with involved lymph nodes or resection margins and distal or hilar CCA. However, in regard of the paucity of randomized data, current guidelines recommend inclusion in clinical trials.

Previously, the data of the BILCAP trial showed an improvement in median overall survival for capecitabine compared to observation alone for BTC, indicating capecitabine as the new standard postoperative treatment after curative resection of BTC.

Previous phase II studies for advanced BTC showed superiority of the combination gemcitabine/ capecitabine regimen vs. the capecitabine monotherapy, the median OS was 12.7-14 vs. 7.9 months.

Based on these data, this AdBTC trial will was designed to compare the clinical performance of gemcitabine with capecitabine vs. capecitabine alone for patients with biliary tract cancer (BTC) after curative resection, aiming for superiority of the combination regimen vs. the oral monotherapy. This will be based on the BILCAP protocol, applying the similar dosing, assessments and dose modifications.

The primary endpoint is DFS and secondary endpoints include recurrence free survival, OS, safety and tolerability of adjuvant CTx, quality of life, and patterns of disease recurrence.

Conditions

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Cholangiocarcinoma Gall Bladder Carcinoma

Keywords

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adjuvant chemotherapy cholangiocarcinoma invasive gall bladder carcinoma overall survival disease free survival Gemcitabine Capecitabine

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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Capecitabine

Capecitabine (1250 mg per square meter) twice a day on days 1-14. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Capecitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

1250mg/m2

Gemcitabine plus Capecitabine

Gemcitabine (1000 mg per square meter) on days 1 and 8 Capecitabine (1250 mg per square meter) twice a day on days 1-14. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Gemcitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

1000mg/m2

Capecitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

1250mg/m2

Interventions

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Gemcitabine

1000mg/m2

Intervention Type DRUG

Capecitabine

1250mg/m2

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must be able to start treatment within 12 weeks of surgery
* No pancreatic or periampullary cancer
* No mucosal gallbladder cancer

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* ECOG performance status 0-2
* Urea \< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Creatinine \< 1.5 times ULN
* Glomerular filtration rate ≥ 60 mL/min (if \< 60 mL/min, adequate renal function for capecitabine must be confirmed by isotope EDTA)
* Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
* WBC ≥ 3,000/mm³
* Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm³
* Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
* Bilirubin ≤ 3 times ULN
* ALT and AST ≤ 5 times ULN
* Adequate surgical biliary drainage with no evidence of infection
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing age and childbearing potential
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception during study treatment and for at least 3 months after study treatment has ended
* Must provide written informed consent
* No history of other malignant diseases within the past 5 years
* No serious coexisting medical condition likely to interfere with protocol treatment, including a potential serious infection
* No evidence of significant clinical disorder or laboratory finding that makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the trial
* No psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical factors considered likely to preclude study compliance
* No other serious uncontrolled medical conditions
* No unresolved biliary tree obstruction

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
* Completely recovered from prior surgery
* No use of other investigational agents within 28 days prior to and during study treatment
* No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for biliary tract cancer
* No other concurrent anticancer chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or investigational agent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Insititute and Hospital

Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Tianqiang Song, PH.D.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +86-022-23340123

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Tianqiang Song, PH.D.

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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EK2017144

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id