A Clinical Trial to Determine the Therapeutic Efficacy and Safety Between Cetuximab® (Produced by CinnaGen) and FOLFIRI Compared With Erbitux® (Cetuximab, Produced by Merck Company) and FOLFIRI for RAS Wild-type Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients

Sponsor
Cinnagen (Industry)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT03391934
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The study is designed as phase III, randomized, two armed, parallel, double blind (patient and assessor blinded), active controlled, and equivalency clinical trial with primary endpoint of Progression-Free Survival of Cetuximab® (produced by CinnaGen) compared with Erbitux® (Cetuximab, the reference drug) in patients with RAS wild-type Metastatic Colorectal Cancer with the allocation ratio of 2:1.Patients who met the following criteria could be recruited to receive the mentioned intervention randomly. Inclusion criteria: Male or female older than 18 years old, histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum which is metastatic, having one or more bi-dimensionally measurable lesions as defined by RECIST criteria, tumor that could not be resected for curative purposes,ECOG performance status score of 2 or less,life expectancy of longer than 3 months (clinical assessment),evidence of tumor EGFR expression (expanded wild-type RAS),adequate organ and marrow function as defined:

ANC ≥ 1,500/mm3 Plt ≥ 100,000/mm3 Hb ≥ 9 g/dL (may have had blood transfusions) AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 IULN or ≤ 5 IULN with known liver metastases Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 IULN Serum Creatinine ≤ 1.5 IULN INR ≤ 1.5 and PTT ≤ 1.5 IULN

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Drug: Cetuximab + FOLFIRI
Phase 3

Detailed Description

The study is designed as phase III, randomized, two armed, parallel, double blind (patient and assessor blinded), active controlled, and equivalency clinical trial with primary endpoint of Progression-Free Survival of Cetuximab® (produced by CinnaGen) compared with Erbitux® (Cetuximab, the reference drug) in patients with RAS wild-type Metastatic Colorectal Cancer with the allocation ratio of 2:1.Patients who met the following criteria could be recruited to receive the mentioned intervention randomly. Inclusion criteria: Male or female older than 18 years old, histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum which is metastatic, having one or more bi-dimensionally measurable lesions as defined by RECIST criteria, tumor that could not be resected for curative purposes,ECOG performance status score of 2 or less,life expectancy of longer than 3 months (clinical assessment),evidence of tumor EGFR expression (expanded wild-type RAS),adequate organ and marrow function as defined:

ANC ≥ 1,500/mm3 Plt ≥ 100,000/mm3 Hb ≥ 9 g/dL (may have had blood transfusions) AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 IULN or ≤ 5 IULN with known liver metastases Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 IULN Serum Creatinine ≤ 1.5 IULN INR ≤ 1.5 and PTT ≤ 1.5 IULN

Patients who have previous exposure to an anti-EGFR therapy or irinotecan-based chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery (excluding previous diagnostic biopsy), or any investigational drug in the 30-day period before the start of treatment in our trial will be excluded from the study. Also, female patients who are pregnant or lactating, and patients with any history of another primary malignancy in the past five years, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer, and carcinoma in situ of uterine cervix, and patients with inability to comply with the study and/or follow up procedures will be excluded.The primary endpoint of the study is Progression-Free Survival (PFS) defined as the time from randomization to disease progression or death from any cause. The secondary endpoints of the study are Overall Survival (OS) defined as the time from date of randomization to date of death due to any cause, Objective Response Rate (ORR) defined as the sum of partial and complete responses, according to RECIST criteria and Time to Treatment Failure (TTF) is defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of each of the following:

The treatment modalities did not destroy or modify the cancer cells, The tumor either became larger (disease progression) or stayed the same size after treatment, Discontinuation of treatment, Death from any cause

Safety and Immunogenicity will also be assessed during the study.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
234 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Masking Description:
Both of the drugs used in the study are indistinguishable for patients and their respective curative staff because they are similar in size and shape of the vials, caps, aluminum sealing and paints, and it is not possible to distinguish the type of brand from the appearance of the vials. Additionally, people who are evaluating the results and analyzing data are not aware of the type of patient grouping.
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Phase III, Randomized, Two Armed, Parallel, Double-blind, Active-controlled, Equivalency Clinical Trial to Determine the Therapeutic Efficacy and Safety Between Cetuximab® (Produced by CinnaGen) and FOLFIRI Compared With Erbitux® (Cetuximab, the Reference Drug, Produced by Merck Company) and FOLFIRI for RAS Wild-type Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients
Actual Study Start Date :
Jan 20, 2018
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Nov 30, 2019
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Feb 1, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Cetuximab+ FOLFIRI

Cetuximab (Produced by CinnaGen Co.): 400 mg/m2 weekly in the first dose and 250 mg/m2 in the next doses Irinitecan: 180 mg/m2 biweekly Leucovorin: 400 mg/m2 biweekly Fluorouracil: 400 mg/m2 push, and 2400 mg/m2 as 46-h infusion biweekly

Drug: Cetuximab + FOLFIRI
Cetuximab 400 mg/m2 will be administered in the first dose and 250 mg/m2 will be administered in the next doses every week. Irinotecan will be administered 180 mg/m2 biweekly. Leucovorin will be administered 400 mg/m2 biweekly.Fluorouracil will be administered 400 mg/m2 push, and 2400 mg/m2 as 46-h infusion biweekly.
Other Names:
  • FOLFIRI = irinotecan + calcium folinate + 5-fluorouracil
  • Active Comparator: Cetuximab + FOLFIRI

    Erbitux® (Produced by Merk Co.): 400 mg/m2 weekly Irinitecan: 180 mg/m2 biweekly Leucovorin: 400 mg/m2 biweekly Fluorouracil: 400 mg/m2 push, and 2400 mg/m2 as 46-h infusion biweekly

    Drug: Cetuximab + FOLFIRI
    Cetuximab 400 mg/m2 will be administered in the first dose and 250 mg/m2 will be administered in the next doses every week. Irinotecan will be administered 180 mg/m2 biweekly. Leucovorin will be administered 400 mg/m2 biweekly.Fluorouracil will be administered 400 mg/m2 push, and 2400 mg/m2 as 46-h infusion biweekly.
    Other Names:
  • FOLFIRI = irinotecan + calcium folinate + 5-fluorouracil
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Progression Free Survival (PFS) [PFS was measured from the start of chemotherapy to the date of disease progression or to the date of death if no progression whichever came first, assessed up to 26 weeks]

      PFS is defined as the time from the date of randomization to the first date of documentation progression (per investigator assessment) or death as a result of any cause.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Overall Survival (OS) [26 weeks after study start]

      Overall survival OS is defines as the time from date of randomization to date of death due to any cause

    2. Objective Response rate [26 weeks after study start]

      Tumor response was defined as partial and complete responses, according to the RECIST criteria.

    3. Time of treatment failures [26 weeks after study start]

      Time of treatment failures define as the time from the date of randomization to the date of each of the following, The treatment modalities did not destroy or modify the cancer cell. The tumor either became larger (disease progression) or stayed the same size after treatment, Death from any cause Discontinuation of treatment

    4. Adverse events [26 weeks after study start]

      Safety wills assess on the basis of reports of adverse events, laboratory-test results, and vital sign measurements. Adverse events were categorized According to the Common Toxicity Criteria of the National Cancer Institute, version 4.0, in which a grade of 1 indicates mild adverse events, a grade of 2 moderate adverse events, a grade of 3 serious adverse events, and a grade of 4 life-threatening adverse events

    5. immunogenicity [26 weeks after study start]

      antidrug antibody [ADA] and neutralizing antibody [nAb] assessment

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Male or female older than 18 years old

    • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum which is metastatic

    • Having one or more bi-dimensionally measurable lesions as defined by RECIST criteria

    • Tumor that could not be resected for curative purposes

    • ECOG performance status score of 2 or less

    • Life expectancy of longer than 3 months (clinical assessment)

    • Evidence of tumor EGFR expression (expanded wild-type RAS)

    • Adequate organ and marrow function as defined:

    ANC ≥ 1,500/mm3 Plt ≥ 100,000/mm3 Hb ≥ 9 g/dL (may have had blood transfusions) AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 IULN or ≤ 5 IULN with known liver metastases Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 IULN Serum Creatinine ≤ 1.5 IULN INR ≤ 1.5 and PTT ≤ 1.5 IULN

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Previous exposure to an anti-EGFR therapy or irinotecan-based chemotherapy

    • Radiotherapy, surgery (excluding previous diagnostic biopsy), or any investigational drug in the 30-day period before the start of treatment in our trial

    • Female patients who are pregnant or lactating

    • Patients with any history of another primary malignancy in the past five years, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer, and carcinoma in situ of uterine cervix

    • Patients with history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic drugs as cetuximab, irinotecan, fluorouracil or leucovorin

    • Adjuvant treatment that was terminated 6 months or less before the start of treatment in our trial

    • Inability to comply with study and/or follow-up procedures.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Taleqani Hospital Tehran Iran, Islamic Republic of

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Cinnagen

    Investigators

    None specified.

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Additional Information:

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Cinnagen
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT03391934
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • CET.CIN.HR.96 (III)
    First Posted:
    Jan 5, 2018
    Last Update Posted:
    Feb 6, 2019
    Last Verified:
    Dec 1, 2018
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    Undecided
    Plan to Share IPD:
    Undecided
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Keywords provided by Cinnagen
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Feb 6, 2019