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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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Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
To assess the efficacy of methotrexate in a genetically selected population of patients with advanced colorectal cancer, who have loss of a particular gene, MSH2. The efficacy of methotrexate will be evaluated by the proportion of cases that have a significant response to treatment (objective response rate).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Advanced Colorectal Cancer Drug: Methotrexate Phase 2

Detailed Description:
The study will involve treating 29 subjects with methotrexate given intravenously. All subjects will receive treatment; there is no control arm or randomisation. The subjects will be known to have deficiency of MSH2, or a mutation (genetic change) in MSH2 that stops it functioning normally. This can either be demonstrated by testing for loss of MSH2 protein in the tumour itself, or by the demonstration of a mutation in the MSH2 gene in the subject's blood.

Study Design
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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

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Arms and Interventions
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Intervention Details:
  • Drug: Methotrexate
    study subjects will receive methotrexate intravenously on day 1 and day 8 of a 3 weekly cycle.

Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. 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.

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Disease stabilisation rate; progression free survival; 1 year survival and median overall survival; Quality of Life assessment; toxicity assessment.

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

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)
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00952016


Locations
United Kingdom
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom, SM2 5PT
Sponsors and Collaborators
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
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Responsible Party: Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00952016     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CCR3107
First Posted: August 4, 2009    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: October 14, 2016
Last Verified: August 2009

Keywords provided by Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust:
colorectal cancer
MSH2
metastatic

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
Methotrexate
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
Abortifacient Agents
 Reproductive Control Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Antimetabolites
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Folic Acid Antagonists
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Antirheumatic Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors