Methotrexate in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer With MSH2 Deficiency (MESH)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00952016 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Lack of recruitment - only 2 patients recruited.)
First Posted : August 4, 2009
Last Update Posted : October 14, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Advanced Colorectal Cancer | Drug: Methotrexate | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 2 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Non-randomised Phase II Trial of Methotrexate in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer With MSH2 Deficiency |
Study Start Date : | February 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 2014 |

- Drug: Methotrexate
study subjects will receive methotrexate intravenously on day 1 and day 8 of a 3 weekly cycle.
- Objective response rate, to include complete response and partial response, as defined radiologically using RECIST (Response, Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours) on imaging CT scans performed during treatment.
- Disease stabilisation rate; progression free survival; 1 year survival and median overall survival; Quality of Life assessment; toxicity assessment.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed diagnosis of metastatic or locally recurrent colorectal carcinoma
- Aged 18 years or older
- Paraffin embedded histological material available for analysis
- Either confirmed loss of expression of MSH2 on immunohistochemistry IHC or confirmed mutation in MSH2 on gene sequencing
- Life expectancy of > 3 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous treatment with methotrexate, either for malignant or non-malignant disease, except when methotrexate was given at low dose with other drugs to modify their effects
- Concomitant uncontrolled medical conditions
- Concomitant metastatic malignancy apart from non-melanotic skin cancers and carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix in the last 10 years
- Any contraindication to treatment with methotrexate (as this will affect safety)

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00952016
United Kingdom | |
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust | |
Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom, SM2 5PT |
Responsible Party: | Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00952016 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CCR3107 |
First Posted: | August 4, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 14, 2016 |
Last Verified: | August 2009 |
colorectal cancer MSH2 metastatic |
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