CPI-613 and Fluorouracil in Treating Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

Inclusion Criteria

• Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma (colon, rectal, colorectal, appendiceal cancer) or small bowel that is not resectable
• Have failed, or could not tolerate, other standard of care therapies
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status being 0-3
• Women of child-bearing potential (i.e., women who are pre-menopausal or not surgically sterile) must use accepted contraceptive methods (abstinence, intrauterine device [IUD], oral contraceptive or double barrier device) during the study, and must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 1 week prior to treatment initiation
• Fertile men must practice effective contraceptive methods during the study, unless documentation of infertility exists
• At least 2 weeks must have elapsed from any prior surgery
• Granulocyte count >= 1500/mm^3
• White blood cell (WBC) >= 3500 cells/mm^3 or >= 3.5 bil/L
• Platelet count >= 100,000 cells/mm^3 or >= 100 bil/L
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1500 cells/mm^3 or >= 1.5 bil/L
• Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL or >= 90 g/L
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST/serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) =< 3 x upper normal limit (UNL), alanine aminotransferase (ALT/serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 3 x UNL (=< 5 x UNL if liver metastases present)
• Bilirubin =< 1.5 x UNL
• Serum creatinine =< 1.5 mg/dL or 13 umol/L
• International normalized ratio or INR must be =< 1.5 unless on therapeutic blood thinners
• No evidence of active infection and no serious infection within the past month
• Mentally competent, ability to understand and willingness to sign the informed consent form
• At least one measurable lesion as assessed by computed tomography (CT) scan using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria

Exclusion Criteria

• Therapy with CPI-613 prior to participating in this trial
• Known hypersensitivity to 5-FU injection, poor nutritional state, known dipyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency, or taking sorivudine (such as Usevir, Bravavir, etc.)
• History of hypersensitivity to active or inactive excipients of any component of treatment
• Previous radiotherapy for central nervous system metastases
• Patients receiving any other standard or investigational treatment for their cancer, or any other investigational agent for any indication, within the past 2 weeks prior to initiation of treatment with study drugs
• Serious medical illness that would potentially increase patients’ risk for toxicity
• Any active uncontrolled bleeding, and any patients with a bleeding diathesis (e.g., active peptic ulcer disease)
• History of abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation =< 6 months prior to treatment with study drugs
• Pregnant women, or women of child-bearing potential not using reliable means of contraception
• Lactating females
• Fertile men unwilling to practice contraceptive methods during the study period
• Any condition or abnormality which may, in the opinion of the investigator, compromise the safety of patients
• Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements
• Symptomatic heart disease including but not limited to symptomatic congestive heart failure, symptomatic coronary artery disease, symptomatic angina pectoris, symptomatic myocardial infarction or symptomatic congestive heart failure
• Patients with a history of myocardial infarction that is < 3 months prior to registration
• Evidence of active infection, or serious infection within the past month
• Patients with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C
• Patients who have received cancer immunotherapy of any type within the past 2 weeks prior to initiation of CPI-613 treatment; steroid use for management of refractory pain or for contrast induced allergy is allowed
• Requirement for immediate palliative treatment of any kind including surgery
• Any condition or abnormality which may, in the opinion of the investigator, compromise the safety of the patient