Status:

TERMINATED

Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Cetuximab Elderly Frail

Lead Sponsor:

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

Collaborating Sponsors:

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Conditions:

Colorectal Cancer Metastatic

Eligibility:

All Genders

70+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

OBJECTIVE: The principal objective of the trial is to evaluate whether the addition of cetuximab associated with 5-fluorouracil in elderly patients with KRAS wild type advanced colorectal cancer (CRC)...

Detailed Description

The primary efficacy analyses will be performed on the Intention-to-treat population. The safety analyses will be performed on the Safety population. * Median PFS and OS in each treatment arm with i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pathologically confirmed metastatic colorectal cancer
  • Measurable disease according to RECIST V1.1
  • Histological local review and analysis of KRAS
  • Age ≥ 80 or ≥ 70 in combination with functional restrictions defined as limitation in at least 2 of 8 IADL
  • WHO performance status 0, 1 or 2
  • Adequate bone marrow reserves, hepatic function \& renal function
  • Normal 12 lead ECG without clinically significant abnormalities
  • Written informed consent before randomization according to ICH/EU GCP, and local, national and international regulations

Exclusion

  • Prior systemic chemotherapy for metastatic disease
  • Previous exposure to EGFR or VEGF/VEGFR targeted therapy
  • Patients may have received chemotherapy in the adjuvant or neoadjuvant setting (CRC). The treatment-free interval should be 6 months or more from the end of (neo-)adjuvant therapy
  • Previous radiotherapy, either in the adjuvant setting or for the treatment of bone metastases, is allowed provided that the measurable lesions are outside the radiation fields
  • Persistence of clinically relevant treatment-related toxicities from previous chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy (adjuvant or neo-adjuvant setting)
  • Treatment with other investigational drugs or treatment in another clinical trial within the past four weeks before start of treatment or concomitantly with this trial
  • Known alcohol or drug abuse
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease
  • Evidence of uncontrolled medical comorbidities despite adequate treatment
  • Patients who have suffered a cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack within the past 12 months
  • History, within the past 5 years, of malignancies other than CRC
  • Psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and followup schedule

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

5 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01522612

Start Date

April 1 2013

End Date

January 1 2015

Last Update

June 10 2016

Active Locations (3)

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AZ Turnhout - Campus Sint Elisabeth

Turnhout, Belgium

2

Bank Of Cyprus Oncology Centre

Nicosia, Cyprus

3

Hospital General Vall D'Hebron

Barcelona, Spain