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Phase III Randomized Study of Irinotecan Hydrochloride-Based Chemotherapy and Cetuximab With Versus Without Bevacizumab in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer That Progressed on First-Line Therapy (Treatment Arm III Closed to Accrual as of 4/20/2009)

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Alternate Title

Irinotecan and Cetuximab With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer That Progressed During First-Line Therapy

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
Phase IIITreatmentActive18 and overNCISWOG-S0600
S0600, CALGB-SWOG-S0600, ECOG-SWOG-S0600, CAN-NCIC-SWOG-S0600, NCCTG-SWOG-S0600, NCT00499369

Special Category: NCI Web site featured trial, CTSU trial

Objectives

  1. Compare progression-free survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer that progressed on first-line therapy comprising bevacizumab and FOLFOX, OPTIMOX, or XELOX treated with irinotecan hydrochloride-based chemotherapy and cetuximab with vs without bevacizumab.
  2. Compare overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.
  3. Compare objective tumor response (confirmed and unconfirmed, complete and partial response) in patients with measurable disease treated with these regimens.
  4. Compare the tolerability and safety profile of these regimens in these patients.

Entry Criteria

Disease Characteristics:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed colorectal cancer, meeting the following criteria:
    • Metastatic disease
      • Confirmation may be from either the primary tumor or a metastasis
    • Progressed on first-line therapy comprising bevacizumab and FOLFOX, OPTIMOX, or XELOX
      • Progression occurred within 90 days after the last dose of bevacizumab AND within 28 days prior to study entry
      • Patients who discontinued oxaliplatin, but continued on fluorouracil/leucovorin calcium or capecitabine and bevacizumab and then had subsequent progression while on fluoropyrimidine and bevacizumab are eligible
    • Wild type KRAS
  • Measurable or nonmeasurable disease
  • No history or known presence of brain metastases

Prior/Concurrent Therapy:

  • At least 14 days since the last dose of prior first-line chemotherapy and bevacizumab
  • At least 28 days since prior radiotherapy and recovered
  • At least 28 days since prior major surgery and recovered
  • No prior irinotecan hydrochloride (as adjuvant or metastatic treatment)
  • No prior cetuximab or other agents targeting VEGF or EGFR (except bevacizumab)
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, or any other type of anticancer treatment
  • Concurrent full-dose anticoagulation with warfarin allowed provided INR is 2-3
  • Concurrent low-molecular weight heparin allowed

Patient Characteristics:

  • Zubrod performance status 0-2
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 4 months after completion of study treatment
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST or ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN (≤ 5 times ULN in the presence of liver metastases)
  • Creatinine normal OR creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min
  • Urine protein:creatinine ratio ≤ 0.5 OR 24-hour urine protein < 1,000 mg
  • No nephrotic range proteinuria during prior bevacizumab therapy
  • No uncontrolled high blood pressure (BP) (i.e., systolic BP > 150 mm Hg and diastolic BP > 90 mm Hg)
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except for adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer or cervical cancer in situ
  • No cardiovascular event within the past 6 months, including any of the following:
    • Arterial thrombosis
    • Unstable angina
    • Myocardial infarction
    • Cerebrovascular accident
  • No NYHA class II-IV congestive heart failure
  • No unstable symptomatic arrhythmia requiring medication
    • Patients with chronic, controlled arrhythmias (i.e., atrial fibrillation or paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia) are eligible
  • No clinically significant peripheral vascular disease
  • No serious or nonhealing active wound, ulcer, or bone fracture
  • No gastrointestinal (GI) perforation while on prior bevacizumab
  • No significant bleeding episodes (e.g., hemoptysis or upper or lower GI bleeding) within the past 6 months unless the source of bleeding has been resected
  • No known hypersensitivity to bevacizumab or known potential hypersensitivity to cetuximab
  • No clinically relevant bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy

Expected Enrollment

1260

Outcomes

Primary Outcome(s)

Overall survival

Secondary Outcome(s)

Progression-free survival
Objective tumor response
Tolerability and safety profile

Outline

This is a multicenter, randomized study. Patients are stratified according to Zubrod performance status (0 vs 1 or 2), discontinuation of oxaliplatin during first-line therapy (yes vs no), planned concurrent chemotherapy (FOLFIRI vs single-agent irinotecan hydrochloride), and time from last dose of bevacizumab (14-42 days vs ≥ 43 days).

All patients receive 1 of the following chemotherapy regimens:

  • Single-agent irinotecan hydrochloride: Patients receive irinotecan hydrochloride IV over 90 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
  • FOLFIRI: Patients receive irinotecan hydrochloride IV over 90 minutes and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours on day 1 and fluorouracil IV continuously over 46-48 hours on days 1 and 2. Treatment repeats every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive single-agent irinotecan hydrochloride or FOLFIRI as outlined above and cetuximab IV over 1-2 hours on day 1. Courses repeat every 14-21 days (depending upon chemotherapy regimen) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
  • Arm II: Patients receive single-agent irinotecan hydrochloride or FOLFIRI as outlined above and cetuximab as in arm I. Patients also receive bevacizumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Courses repeat every 14-21 days (depending upon chemotherapy regimen) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
  • Arm III (closed to accrual as of 4/20/2009): Patients receive single-agent irinotecan hydrochloride or FOLFIRI as outlined above and cetuximab as in arm I. Patients also receive a higher dose of bevacizumab (higher than in arm II) IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Courses repeat every 14-21 days (depending upon chemotherapy regimen) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 6 months for up to 3 years.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations

Southwest Oncology Group

Philip Gold, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 206-386-2121
Email: philip.gold@swedish.org
Anthony Shields, MD, PhD, Protocol co-chair
Ph: 313-576-8735; 800-527-6266
Email: shieldsa@karmanos.org

North Central Cancer Treatment Group

Axel Grothey, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 507-284-2511
Email: grothey.axel@mayo.edu

Cancer and Leukemia Group B

Leonard Saltz, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 212-639-2501; 800-525-2225

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Steven Cohen, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 215-728-2450; 888-369-2427
Email: S_Cohen@fccc.edu

NCIC-Clinical Trials Group

Scott Berry, MD, Protocol chair
Ph: 416-480-4270

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Arkansas
  Ft. Smith
 Hembree Mercy Cancer Center at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center
 John Wells, MD
Ph: 479-484-4700
California
  Los Angeles
 USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
Ph: 323-865-0451
  Orange
 Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ph: 877-UC-STUDY
 Email: ucstudy@uci.edu
Illinois
  Decatur
 Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute
 Clinical Trials Office - Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute
Ph: 217-876-6601
  Rockford
 Swedish-American Regional Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Swedish-American Regional Cancer Center
Ph: 815-489-4413
Iowa
  Ames
 McFarland Clinic, PC
 Clinical Trials Office - McFarland Clinic, PC
Ph: 515-239-2621
  Cedar Rapids
 Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates
 Clinical Trials Office - Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates
Ph: 319-363-2690
 Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
 Martin Wiesenfeld, MD
Ph: 319-363-8303
  Mason City
 Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa
 Clinical Trials Office - Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa
Ph: 641-422-6304
  Ottumwa
 McCreery Cancer Center at Ottumwa Regional
 Robert Behrens
Ph: 641-684-2946
Kansas
  Chanute
 Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
  Dodge City
 Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
  El Dorado
 Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
  Fort Scott
 Cancer Center of Kansas - Fort Scott
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
  Independence
 Cancer Center of Kansas-Independence
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
  Kingman
 Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
  Lawrence
 Lawrence Memorial Hospital
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
  Liberal
 Southwest Medical Center
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
  Newton
 Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
  Parsons
 Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
  Pratt
 Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
  Salina
 Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
  Wellington
 Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
  Wichita
 Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
 Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
 Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
 CCOP - Wichita
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
 Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
  Winfield
 Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield
 Shaker Dakhil, MD, FACP
Ph: 316-262-4467
Louisiana
  Baton Rouge
 Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center - Baton Rouge
 Robert Veith
Ph: 225-767-0847
 Pennington Cancer Center at Baton Rouge General
 Clinical Trials Office - Pennington Cancer Center at Baton Rouge General
Ph: 225-381-6451
  New Orleans
 MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
 Robert Veith
Ph: 504-568-5151
 Medical Center of Louisiana - New Orleans
 Robert Veith
Ph: 504-903-2311
Michigan
  Adrian
 Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center
Ph: 517-265-0116
  Kalamazoo
 Borgess Medical Center
 Raymond Lord, MD
Ph: 269-373-7458
 Bronson Methodist Hospital
 Raymond Lord, MD
Ph: 269-373-7458
 West Michigan Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - West Michigan Cancer Center
Ph: 269-373-7458
  Lambertville
 Haematology-Oncology Associates of Ohio and Michigan, PC
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
  Monroe
 Community Cancer Center of Monroe
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
 Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
New Jersey
  Sparta
 Frederick R. and Betty M. Smith Cancer Treatment Center
 Edith Mitchell, MD, FACP
Ph: 215-955-8874
New York
  Glens Falls
 Charles R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Charles R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital
Ph: 518-926-6700
North Carolina
  Hendersonville
 Pardee Memorial Hospital
 James Radford, MD
Ph: 828-692-8045
  Kinston
 Kinston Medical Specialists
 Peter Watson, MD
Ph: 252-559-2200ext.201
North Dakota
  Bismarck
 Bismarck Cancer Center
 Edward Wos, DO
Ph: 701-323-5741
 Medcenter One Hospital Cancer Care Center
 Edward Wos, DO
Ph: 701-323-5741
 Mid Dakota Clinic, PC
 Clinical Trials Office - Mid Dakota Clinic, PC
Ph: 701-530-6950
 St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center
Ph: 701-530-6950
Ohio
  Bowling Green
 Wood County Oncology Center
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
  Canton
 Aultman Cancer Center at Aultman Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Aultman Cancer Center at Aultman Hospital
Ph: 330-363-6891
 Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
 Mitchell Haut, MD
Ph: 330-453-9993
  Clyde
 North Coast Cancer Care - Clyde
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
  Elyria
 Hematology Oncology Center
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
  Lima
 Lima Memorial Hospital
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
  Maumee
 Northwest Ohio Oncology Center
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
 St. Luke's Hospital
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
  Oregon
 St. Charles Mercy Hospital
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
 Toledo Clinic - Oregon
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
  Sandusky
 North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
  Sylvania
 Flower Hospital Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Flower Hospital Cancer Center
Ph: 419-824-1842
  Tiffin
 Mercy Hospital of Tiffin
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
  Toledo
 CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
 Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center
Ph: 419-383-6583
 St. Anne Mercy Hospital
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
 St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
 Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
 Toledo Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Toledo Hospital
Ph: 419-824-1842
  Wauseon
 Fulton County Health Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Fulton County Health Center
Ph: 419-330-2708
Oklahoma
  Lawton
 Cleo Craig Cancer Research Clinic
 Nadim Nimeh, MD
Ph: 580-536-2121ext.113
Pennsylvania
  Darby
 Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
 Clinical Trials Office - Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Ph: 610-237-4982
  Media
 Riddle Memorial Hospital Cancer Center
 Edith Mitchell, MD, FACP
Ph: 215-955-8874
  Philadelphia
 Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia
 Clinical Trials Office - Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia
Ph: 215-955-6084
  Scranton
 Hematology and Oncology Associates of Northeastern Pennsylvania
 Edith Mitchell, MD, FACP
Ph: 215-955-8874
Tennessee
  Memphis
 University of Tennessee Cancer Institute - Memphis
 Clinical Trials Office - University of Tennessee Cancer Institute
Ph: 901-448-3303
Virginia
  Fredericksburg
 Fredericksburg Oncology, Incorporated
 Paul Schaefer, MD
Ph: 419-479-5605
Wisconsin
  Chippewa Falls
 Marshfield Clinic - Chippewa Center
 Adedayo Onitilo
Ph: 715-726-4200
800-334-4535
  Eau Claire
 Marshfield Clinic Cancer Care at Regional Cancer Center
 Adedayo Onitilo
Ph: 715-387-5426
  Elkhorn
 Vince Lombardi Cancer Center at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center - Elkhorn
 Rossana Madamba
Ph: 262-741-2671
800-252-2990
  Glendale
 Oncology Alliance, SC - Milwaukee - East
 Clinical Trials Office - Oncology Alliance, SC - Milwaukee - East
Ph: 414-906-4480
  La Crosse
 Gundersen Lutheran Center for Cancer and Blood
 Clinical Trials Office - Gundersen Lutheran Cancer Center
Ph: 608-775-2385
 Email: cancerctr@gundluth.org
  Marshfield
 Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
 Clinical Trials Office - Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
Ph: 800-782-1581 ext. 94457
 Saint Joseph's Hospital
 Adedayo Onitilo
Ph: 715-387-1713
  Milwaukee
 Medical Consultants, Limited
 Jonathan Treisman, MD
Ph: 414-385-3086
  Minocqua
 Marshfield Clinic - Lakeland Center
 Adedayo Onitilo
Ph: 715-358-1000
800-347-0673
  Rhinelander
 Ministry Medical Group at Saint Mary's Hospital
 Adedayo Onitilo
Ph: 715-361-4700
800-866-8673
  Rice Lake
 Marshfield Clinic - Indianhead Center
 Adedayo Onitilo
Ph: 715-236-8100
  Stevens Point
 Saint Michael's Hospital Cancer Center
 Adedayo Onitilo
Ph: 715-346-5000
800-472-9449
  Wausau
 Marshfield Clinic - Wausau Center
 Adedayo Onitilo
Ph: 715-847-3000
800-847-0016
  Weston
 Marshfield Clinic - Weston Center
 Adedayo Onitilo
Ph: 715-393-1000
888-782-8581
  Wisconsin Rapids
 Marshfield Clinic - Wisconsin Rapids Center
 Adedayo Onitilo
Ph: 715-424-8600

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Registry Information
Official Title Phase III Trial of Irinotecan-Based Chemotherapy Plus Cetuximab (NSC-714682) With or Without Bevacizumab (NSC-704965) As Second-Line Therapy for Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Who Have Progressed on Bevacizumab with Either FOLFOX, OPTIMOX or XELOX
Trial Start Date 2007-06-15
Trial Completion Date 2010-01-15 (estimated)
Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00499369
Date Submitted to PDQ 2007-05-17
Information Last Verified 2009-11-26
NCI Grant/Contract Number CA32102

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