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Gefitinib in Treating Patients With Recurrent Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00025350
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as gefitinib may interfere with the growth of the tumor cells and slow the growth of recurrent metastatic colorectal cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of two different doses of gefitinib in treating patients who have recurrent metastatic colorectal cancer.


Condition Intervention Phase
Colorectal Cancer
Drug: gefitinib
Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics:   Cancer    Colorectal Cancer   

Drug Information available for:   ZD1839   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Interventional
Study Design:   Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control
Official Title:   A Randomized Phase II Trial of Two Dose Levels of ZD1839 (Iressa) (NSC 715055, IND 61187) in Patients With Recurrent Colorectal Adenocarcinoma

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Study Start Date:   October 2001

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the 4-month progression-free survival rate in patients with recurrent metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma treated with gefitinib.
  • Determine the objective tumor response rate, progression, and overall survival of patients treated with this drug.
  • Determine the toxicity of this drug in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind study. Patients are stratified according to ECOG performance status (0-1 vs 2), baseline serum CEA (less than 5 mg/L vs at least 5 mg/L), and number of metastatic sites (1 vs 2 or more). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive oral gefitinib once daily (twice daily on day 1 of course 1). Courses repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
  • Arm II: Patients receive a higher dose of oral gefitinib as in arm I. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 100 patients (50 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically or cytologically proven adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
  • Measurable disease
  • Evidence of new or progressive metastatic disease within 6 months of last treatment
  • Must have received prior systemic treatment with fluorouracil (and/or its analogs, with or without leucovorin calcium or levamisole) and irinotecan in the adjuvant or metastatic setting
  • Metastatic tumor site accessible for biopsy
  • No known brain metastases

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • More than 12 weeks

Hematopoietic:

  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST or ALT no greater than 2.5 times ULN (5 times ULN if tumor involvement of the liver)

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN OR
  • Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

  • No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease
  • No symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • No unstable angina pectoris
  • No cardiac arrhythmia

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No ongoing active or uncontrolled infections
  • Other prior malignancies allowed provided prior therapy is discontinued and no evidence of disease
  • No other uncontrolled illness or psychiatric illness/social situations that would preclude study
  • Must be able to take and retain oral medications

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • No prior signal transduction inhibitors (e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor-, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-, and epidermal growth factor receptor-targeted agents) for colorectal cancer

Chemotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy and recovered
  • No other prior cytotoxic chemotherapy (e.g., oxaliplatin) for colorectal cancer

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • No other prior systemic therapy for colorectal cancer
  • No other prior investigational or approved agents for colorectal cancer
  • No other concurrent investigational agents
  • No concurrent antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00025350

Locations
United States, Illinois
CCOP - Central Illinois    
      Decatur, Illinois, United States, 62526
CCOP - Evanston    
      Evanston, Illinois, United States, 60201
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University    
      Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611-3013
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago    
      Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
United States, Michigan
CCOP - Kalamazoo    
      Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49007-3731
United States, New Jersey
Cancer Institute of New Jersey    
      New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903
United States, New York
NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center    
      New York, New York, United States, 10016
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New York    
      New York, New York, United States, 10010
United States, North Dakota
CCOP - Merit Care Hospital    
      Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
United States, Ohio
Ireland Cancer Center    
      Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065
United States, Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center    
      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4283
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute    
      Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213-3489
United States, Tennessee
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center    
      Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-6838
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tennessee Valley Healthcare System - Nashville Campus    
      Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37212
United States, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792-6164
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Madison    
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705

Sponsors and Collaborators
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators
Study Chair:     Mace L. Rothenberg, MD, FACP     Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center    
  More Information


Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site
 

Publications of Results:
Rothenberg ML, LaFleur B, Levy DE, Washington MK, Morgan-Meadows SL, Ramanathan RK, Berlin JD, Benson AB 3rd, Coffey RJ. Randomized phase II trial of the clinical and biological effects of two dose levels of gefitinib in patients with recurrent colorectal adenocarcinoma. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Dec 20;23(36):9265-74.
 
Rothenberg ML, Lafleur B, Washington MK, et al.: Changes in epidermal growth factor receptor signaling in serum and tumor biopsies obtained from patients with progressive metastatic colorectal cancer (MCRC) treated with gefitinib (ZD1839): an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group study. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 22 (Suppl 14): A-3000, 195s, 2004.
 

Study ID Numbers:   CDR0000068952, E-6200
First Received:   October 11, 2001
Last Updated:   July 23, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00025350
Health Authority:   United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
stage IV colon cancer  
stage IV rectal cancer  
recurrent colon cancer  
recurrent rectal cancer
adenocarcinoma of the colon
adenocarcinoma of the rectum

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Digestive System Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
Recurrence
Intestinal Neoplasms
Carcinoma
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Adenocarcinoma
Gefitinib
Rectal cancer
Colorectal Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Enzyme Inhibitors
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Pharmacologic Actions

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