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A Phase III Randomised Trial of Peri-Operative Chemotherapy Versus sUrveillance in Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (POUT) (POUT)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01993979
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified April 2020 by Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom.
Recruitment status was:  Active, not recruiting
First Posted : November 25, 2013
Last Update Posted : May 4, 2020
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Cancer Research UK
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

POUT is a multi-centred randomised controlled phase III trial. 345 patients who have undergone nephro-ureterectomy, are surgically staged pT2-pT4, N0-3 or are pT1 and node positive, and who are fit for adjuvant chemotherapy, will be randomised to four cycles of adjuvant platinum based chemotherapy (experimental group) or surveillance (control group). Participants will be followed up according to routine practice.

Primary endpoint: Disease-free survival (DFS)

Secondary endpoints:

  • Overall Survival
  • Metastasis free survival
  • Incidence of bladder second primary tumours
  • Incidence of contralateral primary tumours
  • Acute and late toxicity
  • Treatment compliance
  • Quality of life

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Ureter Drug: Chemotherapy Other: Surveillance Phase 3

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 261 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase III Randomised Trial of Peri-Operative Chemotherapy Versus sUrveillance in Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer
Study Start Date : May 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date : November 7, 2018
Estimated Study Completion Date : May 2022

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Surveillance
Patients allocated to surveillance will be seen at 4, 7, 10 and 13 weeks post randomisation - equivalent to the end of cycle in patients receiving chemotherapy - in order to collect details of early treatment failure in this group and comparative data relating to toxicity and quality of life. Patients on surveillance will then be followed up for signs of recurrence at the same intervals as those who received chemotherapy
 Other: Surveillance
Patients will be closely monitored for early signs of recurrence, for which they will receive treatment as decided in discussion between the clinician and patient. This may include chemotherapy.
Experimental: Chemotherapy
Patients allocated adjuvant chemotherapy will receive 4 x 21 day cycles of gemcitabine-cisplatin. Patients who have a sub-optimal renal function (GFR 30-49ml/min) will receive carboplatin instead of cisplatin.
 Drug: Chemotherapy
Other Names:
  • Gemcitabine
  • Cisplatin
  • Carboplatin


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Disease-free survival (DFS) [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
    To determine whether adjuvant combination chemotherapy improves the disease-free survival for patients with resected histologically confirmed muscle invasive (pT2-T4, N0-3) or node positive upper tract TCC.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Overall survival [ Time Frame: Patients followed-up for 5 years ]
    Whether adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy improves overall survival in this patient group

  2. Metastasis free survival [ Time Frame: Patients are followed up for 5 years ]
    To determine whether adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy improves metastasis free survival in this patient group.

  3. Incidence of bladder second primary tumours [ Time Frame: Patients are followed up for 5 years ]
    Whether adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy reduces incidence of second primary urothelial cancers

  4. Incidence of contralateral primary tumours [ Time Frame: Patients are followed up for 5 years ]
    To determine whether adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy reduces incidence of contralateral primary urothelial cancers.

  5. Acute and late toxicity [ Time Frame: Patients are followed up for 5 years ]
    To assess the toxicity of chemotherapy in this patient group.

  6. Quality of life (QoL) [ Time Frame: Patients' QoL will be assessed over 2 years ]
    To assess the relative quality of life in patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy or surveillance in this patient group.


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:

  • Written informed consent
  • ≥18 years of age
  • Post radical nephro-ureterectomy for upper tract tumour with predominant TCC component - squamoid differentiation or mixed TCC/SCC is permitted.
  • Histologically confirmed TCC staged pT2-pT4 pN0-3 M0 or pTany N1-3 M0 (providing all grossly abnormal nodes are resected). Patients with microscopically positive margins on pathology may be entered (providing all grossly abnormal disease was resected).
  • Satisfactory haematological profile (ANC> 1.5 x 109/L, platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L) and liver function tests (bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN, AST and Alkaline phosphatase < 2.5 x ULN), Glomerular filtration rate ≥30 mls/min.
  • Fit and willing to receive adjuvant chemotherapy with first cycle to be commenced within 90 days of radical nephro-ureterectomy if allocated
  • WHO performance status 0-1.
  • Available for long-term follow-up

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of distant metastases
  • Pure adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma or small cell or other variant histology
  • Un-resected macroscopic nodal disease
  • Concurrent muscle invasive bladder cancer (patients with concurrent Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) will be eligible)
  • GFR <30 ml/minute. NB Gemcitabine-carboplatin can only be given for patients with suboptimal renal function for cisplatin i.e. for GFR 30-49ml/min. Patients with poor performance status or co-morbidities that would make them unfit for chemotherapy are ineligible for the trial
  • Significant co-morbid conditions that would interfere with administration of protocol treatment
  • Pregnancy; lactating women or women of childbearing potential unwilling or unable to use adequate non-hormonal contraception (male patients should also use contraception if sexually active);
  • Previous malignancy in the last 5 years except for previous NMIBC, adequately controlled non melanoma skin tumours, CIS of cervix or LCIS of breast or localised prostate cancer in patients who have a life expectancy of over 5 years upon trial entry.
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom
Cancer Research UK
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Dr Alison Birtle Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Publications of Results:

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Responsible Party: Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01993979    
Other Study ID Numbers: ICR-CTSU/2011/10031
2011-002577-33 ( EudraCT Number )
ISRCTN98387754 ( Registry Identifier: ISRCTN )
CRUK/11/027 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: Cancer Research UK (CR UK) )
11/NW/0782 ( Other Identifier: Main REC )
First Posted: November 25, 2013    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: May 4, 2020
Last Verified: April 2020
Keywords provided by Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom:
Adjuvant chemotherapy
Surveillance
Nephro-ureterectomy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
Carcinoma
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Cisplatin
 Carboplatin
Gemcitabine
Antineoplastic Agents
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Antimetabolites
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action