Xeloda Vs Monitoring in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Responsive to Chemotherapy
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
To compare maintenance chemotherapy with Xeloda to control after best response with first line chemotherapy in advanced colorectal cancer. Main endpoint is progression free survival. A total of 300 patients will be included.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 3 |
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (confirmed histologically) with objective response or stabilization after at least 6 cycles of first line chemotherapy (treatment of choice is selected freely by the investigator according to the recommendations and consensus in force),
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The interval between completion of first line chemotherapy and randomization should not exceed 4 weeks
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Age>18 years
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ECOG status 0 to 2
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Biological criteria prior to any chemotherapy:
Neutrophils>1.5 109 g/l, platelets>100 109/l, haemoglobin>10 g/dl, Creatininaemia<150 mol/l, bilirubinaemia<2x normal level
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Signed informed consent
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Life expectancy > 3 months
Exclusion Criteria:
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Metastatic colorectal cancer treated with more than one modality of first line chemotherapy (including oral fluoropyrimidines)
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Tumour progression after first line chemotherapy or before randomization
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Other tumour pathology
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Symptomatic cerebral metastases
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Any severe uncontrolled disease in addition to colorectal cancer (in particular decompensated cardiac failure (LVEF<50%) or coronary insufficiency)
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Lack of integrity of the upper GI tract: malabsorption syndrome or major surgery of the stomach or the small intestine
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Severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance < 30 ml/min)
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Severe psychiatric disorder (other than controlled depressive syndrome)
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Patient participating in another experiment
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Pregnant women
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | AERO | Creteil | France | 94000 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Association Européenne de Recherche en Oncologie
- Roche Pharma AG
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Fabre-Guillevin, MD, AERO
- Principal Investigator: Eric Van Cutsem, MD, BGDO
- Principal Investigator: Marc Polus, MD, BGDO
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- AERO-MC04