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Trial of FOLF(HA)Iri With Cetuximab in mCRC

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Western General Hospital, Australia
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Alchemia Oncology
Merck Serono International SA

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Abstract

As an approach to improve efficacy and provide clinical benefit to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapeutic treatment regimens, Alchemia Oncology has developed a novel means for delivering anti-cancer agents to tumours. The drug delivery platform is based on the use of hyaluronic acid (HA), a novel excipient, in which, formulation with HA results in optimisation of cytotoxic drug uptake and retention within solid tumours. In the specific example of HA-Irinotecan, this new formulation of irinotecan has demonstrated enhanced efficacy in both nonclinical and early clinical studies.
The current study is an investigation into the use of HA-Irinotecan in a Phase II single arm trial of FOLF(HA)iri plus cetuximab in irinotecan-naïve second line patients with KRAS wild type metastatic colorectal cancer. The study objectives are to confirm the safety and efficacy of FOLF(HA)iri plus cetuximab as second-line therapy in irinotecan-naïve metastatic colorectal cancer patients.
It is expected that the study recruit approximately 40-50 patients in 1 year with subsequent treatment and follow up; thus the trial will run for approximately 2-3 years.

Dates

Last Verified: 07/31/2014
First Submitted: 08/11/2014
Estimated Enrollment Submitted: 08/11/2014
First Posted: 08/14/2014
Last Update Submitted: 08/26/2014
Last Update Posted: 08/28/2014
Actual Study Start Date: 05/31/2014
Estimated Primary Completion Date: 05/31/2016
Estimated Study Completion Date: 10/31/2016

Condition or disease

Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Intervention/treatment

Drug: HA-Irinotecan

Phase

Phase 2

Arm Groups

ArmIntervention/treatment
Experimental: HA-Irinotecan
HA-Irinotecan is administered as part of FOLFIRI/cetuximab treatment in place of irinotecan.
Drug: HA-Irinotecan
HA-Irinotecan is administered as part of FOLFIRI/cetuximab treatment in place of irinotecan for treatment of mCRC.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study 18 Years To 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for StudyAll
Accepts Healthy VolunteersYes
Criteria

Inclusion criteria

- Tumour is KRAS wild type

- mCRC with disease progression after first-line chemotherapy (adjuvant chemotherapy is considered first line chemotherapy if metastatic progression occurs within 6 months of the end of the adjuvant chemotherapy).

- Irinotecan naïve

- Prior use of bevacizumab in the 1st line setting is permitted.

- ECOG 0 or 1

- Measurable disease

- Histological proof of colorectal adenocarcinoma

- 18+ years of age

- Adequately recovered from and at least 4 weeks after recent major surgery or chemotherapy

- At least 4 weeks after treatment with a biologic monotherapy from last dose to enrolment.

- Hematology done within 14 days prior to enrolment :

- Absolute Neutrophil count (ANC) greater than 1.5 x 109/L

- Platelets greater than 100 x 109/L

- Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 100g/L

- Chemistry done within 14 days prior to enrolment:

- AST greater than or equal to 2.5 X ULN (greater than 5 X ULN if elevation thought to be related to hepatic metastatic disease),

- Alkaline phosphatase greater than 5 x ULN,

- Serum creatinine greater than 1.5 x ULN,

- Total bilirubin greater than 34.2 µmol/L,

- Negative serum or urine pregnancy test if a WOCBP.

Exclusion criteria

- KRAS mutant.

- Prior irinotecan

- Prior anti-EGFR

- History of other malignancies, except adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in-situ cancer of the cervix, or other solid tumours curatively treated with no evidence of disease for greater than 5 years.

- Locally advanced or recurrent disease only

- Unsuitability for irinotecan

- Abdominal or pelvic radiation therapy (including treatment with SIR-Spheres/Sirtex) within the last 12 months.

- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

- Significant cardiac disease

- Untreated or symptomatic brain or central nervous system (CNS) metastases

- Presence of pleural effusion or ascites requiring therapeutic thoracocentesis or paracentesis.

- Current partial or complete bowel obstruction.

- Concomitant active infection.

Outcome

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Safety [2 years]

To assess FOLF(HA)iri plus cetuximab with respect to: Patient safety, including incidence of severe (Grade 3/4) toxicity according to the National Cancer Institute-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE version 4.03).

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