Status:

UNKNOWN

Study of the Interest of Pursuing or Not the Chemotherapy for Patients With Metastatic Esophageal Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Oscar Lambret

Conditions:

Esophageal Cancer, Squamous Cell

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Phase II study, randomized, open-label, multicentric, willing to establish the benefit of pursuing chemotherapy beyond 6 weeks for non progressive patients. The study will proceed in two successive ph...

Detailed Description

Initial phase: this part of the trial consist of 3 cycles of LV5FU2 (Bolus 5-FU 400mg/m² - 5-FU continuously during 46h: 3000 mg/m², calcium levofolinate 200 mg/m²) - paclitaxel (100 mg/m² at day 1) e...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients suffering from squamous-cell type esophageal cancer histologically proved
  • Metastatic disease measurable according to RECIST criteria. Patients with metachronous metastasis and who have been treated with surgery (+/- radio chemotherapy concurrent or adjuvant chemotherapy) or exclusive radio chemotherapy, are eligible
  • Patients who show progress under chemotherapy that associates a fluoropyrimidine with a platinum salt
  • Man or woman over 18 years old
  • ECOG performance status ≤ 2
  • Adequate haematological, renal and hepatic functions : PNN ≥ 1500/ mm3; platelets ≥ 100 000/ mm3; Haemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL; ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 ULN (≤ 5.0 in case of liver metastases); Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 X ULN; Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 ULN
  • Efficient contraceptive method for both gender (if applicable), during the whole treatment period and the 6 months following the last treatment administration
  • Affiliation to the National Social Security System
  • With informed and signed consent
  • Inclusion Criteria for randomization:
  • ECOG performance status ≤ 2
  • Able to pursuit the LV5FU2-paclitaxel chemotherapy
  • Non-progressive disease after the initial phase (first tumor exam at week 6)

Exclusion

  • Patients who received more than one line of chemotherapy for a metastatic disease
  • Presence of other evolutive tumors
  • Cerebral metastasis or other known brain tumors
  • Severe liver failure
  • Pernicious anemia or other anemia due to vitamin B12 defficiency
  • Hypersensibility to an active substance or any other excipients of experimental drugs
  • Every unstable chronicle diseases that can affect patient confidence or security
  • Clinically significant active cardiac disease or myocardial infarction in the 6 previous months
  • Patients with a known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency
  • Concomitant treatment with : sorivudin or analogs; prophylactic phenytoin
  • Live attenuated vaccine within the 3 previous months
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Unable to comply with the medical monitoring for geographic, social or mental issues
  • Patient Under guardianship or tutorship

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03301454

Start Date

September 1 2018

End Date

February 1 2022

Last Update

August 8 2018

Active Locations (7)

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1

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire

Amiens, France, 80080

2

Centre Paul Papin

Angers, France, 49055

3

Centre François Baclesse

Caen, France, 14076

4

Centre Oscar Lambret

Lille, France, 59020