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Oxaliplatin (NSC 266046) in Combination With 5-Fluorouracil and Leucovorin (FOLFOX4) for Patients Who Have Not Received Prior Chemotherapy for Advanced Colorectal Cancer


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Oxaliplatin (NSC 266046) in Combination With 5-Fluorouracil and Leucovorin (FOLFOX4) for Patients Who Have Not Received Prior Chemotherapy for Advanced Colorectal Cancer


OBJECTIVES:

- Provide oxaliplatin in combination with fluorouracil and leucovorin calcium using the
FOLFOX4 regimen for front-line treatment in patients with no prior chemotherapy for
advanced colorectal cancer who are not eligible for entry into ongoing clinical trials
of higher priority. (The regimen in this Treatment Referral Center protocol is one that
was found to be superior in a recent national intergroup study.)

- Further determine the safety of this regimen in these patients.

- Further determine the anti-tumor activity of this regimen, defined as the rate of
time-to-treatment failure, time to progression, and survival, in these patients.

- Capture data on subsequent salvage therapy administered to patients treated with this
protocol.

OUTLINE: This is an open-label, multicenter study.

Patients receive oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1, leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours on
days 1 and 2, and fluorouracil IV over 22 hours on days 1 and 2. Courses repeat every 14
days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with clinical
evidence of benefit from this treatment, defined as stable disease, partial response, or
complete response as well as no increase in size of any measurable or evaluable lesion and
no new sites of disease, may be eligible for additional courses.

Patients are followed until death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A maximum of 300 patients per month will be accrued for this study.

Inclusion Criteria


DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

- Must not be eligible for Inter-group, Cooperative Group, or local clinical trials of
higher priority

- Histologically or cytologically confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma

- Locally advanced or metastatic

- Not curable by surgery or amenable to radiation therapy with curative intent

- Site of primary lesion must be or have been in the large bowel, as confirmed
endoscopically, radiologically, or surgically

- No separate histological or cytological confirmation of metastatic disease is
required for patients with a history of colorectal cancer treated by surgical
resection who develop radiological or clinical evidence of metastatic cancer unless:

- More than 5 years has elapsed since prior primary surgery and the development of
metastatic disease OR

- Primary cancer was a Duke's A or B1 lesion

- Measurable or evaluable disease

- No prior chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer

- Prior adjuvant therapy allowed for resected stage II, III, or IV disease with
any regimen containing fluorouracil with or without irinotecan or with
immunotherapy, provided recurrent disease has been documented

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

- 15 and over

Performance status:

- ECOG 0-2 OR

- Karnofsky 60-100%

Life expectancy:

- Not specified

Hematopoietic:

- Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm^3

- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

- Hemoglobin at least 9 g/dL (transfusion allowed)

Hepatic:

- Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL (regardless of liver involvement secondary to
tumor)

- AST less than 5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

- Alkaline phosphatase less than 5 times ULN

Renal:

- Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN

Cardiovascular:

- No uncontrolled high blood pressure

- No symptomatic congestive heart failure

- No unstable angina pectoris

- No cardiac arrhythmia

- No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months

- No New York Heart Association class III-IV cardiac disease

Pulmonary:

- No interstitial pneumonia or extensive and symptomatic interstitial fibrosis of the
lung

- No pleural effusion or ascites that causes respiratory compromise (i.e., dyspnea
grade 2 or greater)

Other:

- Not pregnant or nursing

- Negative pregnancy test

- Fertile patients must use effective contraception

- No history of allergic reactions to compounds of similar chemical or biologic
composition to platinum agents or oxaliplatin as well as other study agents

- No neuropathy grade 2 or greater, regardless of causality

- No HIV-positive patients receiving combination anti-retroviral therapy

- No ongoing or active infection

- No uncontrolled concurrent illness

- No psychiatric or social situations that would preclude study compliance

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

- See Disease Characteristics

- No concurrent sargramostim

Chemotherapy:

- See Disease Characteristics

Endocrine therapy:

- Not specified

Radiotherapy:

- See Disease Characteristics

- At least 4 weeks since prior major radiotherapy (e.g., chest or bone palliative
radiotherapy)

Surgery:

- See Disease Characteristics

- At least 4 weeks since prior major surgery (e.g., laparotomy)

- At least 2 weeks since prior minor surgery

- Insertion of a vascular access device is not considered major or minor surgery

Other:

- Recovered from effects of prior treatment

- No other concurrent investigational agents

- No oral cryotherapy on day 1 of each course

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Principal Investigator

S. Percy Ivy, MD

Investigator Role:

Study Chair

Investigator Affiliation:

NCI - Investigational Drug Branch

Authority:

United States: Federal Government

Study ID:

CDR0000069434

NCT ID:

NCT00039611

Start Date:

May 2002

Completion Date:

October 2007

Related Keywords:

  • Colorectal Cancer
  • stage III colon cancer
  • stage IV colon cancer
  • stage III rectal cancer
  • stage IV rectal cancer
  • recurrent colon cancer
  • recurrent rectal cancer
  • Colorectal Neoplasms

Name

Location

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Scottsdale, Arizona  85259
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Rochester, Minnesota  55905
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina  27599-7295
Ireland Cancer Center Cleveland, Ohio  44106-5065
Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19111
University of California San Diego Cancer Center La Jolla, California  92093-0658
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center New Haven, Connecticut  06520-8028
NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center New York, New York  10016
Huntsman Cancer Institute Salt Lake City, Utah  84112
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, Washington  98111
Cancer Institute of New Jersey New Brunswick, New Jersey  08901
Louisiana State University School of Medicine New Orleans, Louisiana  70112-2822
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Florida  32224
Cancer Center of Kansas - Wichita Wichita, Kansas  67214
Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation Las Vegas, Nevada  89106
Atlanta Cancer Care Atlanta, Georgia  30342
Anchorage Oncology Centre Anchorage, Alaska  99508
Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program Bethesda, Maryland  20852
St. Vincent Hospital and Health Center Billings, Montana  59107-5200