Fluorouracil, Semustine, and Vincristine Compared With BCG in Treating Patients With Dukes' B or Dukes' C Colon Cancer That Has Been Removed By Surgery

NCT00427570 | Completed Phase 3

• 2 other identifiers: CDR0000071312NSABP-C-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as vincristine, fluorouracil, and semustine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Biological therapies, such as BCG, may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from growing. It is not yet known whether combination chemotherapy is more effective than BCG in treating colon cancer that has been removed by surgery. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III clinical trial is studying giving fluorouracil together with semustine and vincristine to see how well they work compared with giving BCG in treating patients with Dukes' B or Dukes' C colon cancer that has been removed by surgery.

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer

Keywords

stage II colon cancer; stage III colon cancer

Interventions

BCG vaccine BIOLOGICAL

biological therapy BIOLOGICAL

fluorouracil DRUG

semustine DRUG

vincristine sulfate DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Up to 79 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• NSABP Foundation Inc: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Related Publications (17)

• O'Connell MJ, Lavery I, Yothers G, Paik S, Clark-Langone KM, Lopatin M, Watson D, Baehner FL, Shak S, Baker J, Cowens JW, Wolmark N. Relationship between tumor gene expression and recurrence in four independent studies of patients with stage II/III colon cancer treated with surgery alone or surgery plus adjuvant fluorouracil plus leucovorin. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Sep 1;28(25):3937-44. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2010.28.9538. Epub 2010 Aug 2.

  PMID: 20679606 BACKGROUND

• Wilkinson NW, Yothers G, Lopa S, Costantino JP, Petrelli NJ, Wolmark N. Long-term survival results of surgery alone versus surgery plus 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin for stage II and stage III colon cancer: pooled analysis of NSABP C-01 through C-05. A baseline from which to compare modern adjuvant trials. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Apr;17(4):959-66. doi: 10.1245/s10434-009-0881-y.

  PMID: 20082144 BACKGROUND

• Wilkinson NW, Yothers G, Lopa SH, et al.: Long-term survival results of surgery alone compared with surgery plus 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin for stage II and stage III colon cancer: pooled analysis of NSABP adjuvant trials C-01 through C-05. [Abstract] American Society of Clinical Oncology 2009 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, 15-17 January 2009, San Francisco, CA. A-442, 2009.

  BACKGROUND

• Kim GP, Colangelo LH, Wieand HS, Paik S, Kirsch IR, Wolmark N, Allegra CJ; National Cancer Institute. Prognostic and predictive roles of high-degree microsatellite instability in colon cancer: a National Cancer Institute-National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Collaborative Study. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Mar 1;25(7):767-72. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.05.8172. Epub 2007 Jan 16.

  PMID: 17228023 BACKGROUND

• Allegra CJ, Paik S, Colangelo LH, Parr AL, Kirsch I, Kim G, Klein P, Johnston PG, Wolmark N, Wieand HS. Prognostic value of thymidylate synthase, Ki-67, and p53 in patients with Dukes' B and C colon cancer: a National Cancer Institute-National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project collaborative study. J Clin Oncol. 2003 Jan 15;21(2):241-50. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2003.05.044.

  PMID: 12525515 BACKGROUND

• Fisher ER, Colangelo L, Wieand S, Fisher B, Wolmark N. Lack of influence of cytokeratin-positive mini micrometastases in "Negative Node" patients with colorectal cancer: findings from the national surgical adjuvant breast and bowel projects protocols R-01 and C-01. Dis Colon Rectum. 2003 Aug;46(8):1021-5; discussion 1025-6. doi: 10.1007/s10350-004-7275-9.

  PMID: 12907892 BACKGROUND

• Wolmark N, Colangelo L, Wieand S. National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project trials in colon cancer. Semin Oncol. 2001 Feb;28(1 Suppl 1):9-13. doi: 10.1016/s0093-7754(01)90245-3.

  PMID: 11273592 BACKGROUND

• Dignam JJ, Colangelo L, Tian W, Jones J, Smith R, Wickerham DL, Wolmark N. Outcomes among African-Americans and Caucasians in colon cancer adjuvant therapy trials: findings from the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1999 Nov 17;91(22):1933-40. doi: 10.1093/jnci/91.22.1933.

  PMID: 10564677 BACKGROUND

• Mamounas E, Wieand S, Wolmark N, Bear HD, Atkins JN, Song K, Jones J, Rockette H. Comparative efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with Dukes' B versus Dukes' C colon cancer: results from four National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project adjuvant studies (C-01, C-02, C-03, and C-04). J Clin Oncol. 1999 May;17(5):1349-55. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1999.17.5.1349.

  PMID: 10334518 BACKGROUND

• Wolmark N, Fisher B, Wieand HS, Henry RS, Lerner H, Legault-Poisson S, Deckers PJ, Dimitrov N, Gordon PH, Jochimsen P, et al. The prognostic significance of preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen levels in colorectal cancer. Results from NSABP (National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project) clinical trials. Ann Surg. 1984 Apr;199(4):375-82. doi: 10.1097/00000658-198404000-00001.

  PMID: 6370155 BACKGROUND

• Wolmark N, Fisher ER, Wieand HS, Fisher B. The relationship of depth of penetration and tumor size to the number of positive nodes in Dukes C colorectal cancer. Cancer. 1984 Jun 15;53(12):2707-12. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19840615)53:123.0.co;2-r.

  PMID: 6722730 BACKGROUND

• Wolmark N, Cruz I, Redmond CK, Fisher B, Fisher ER. Tumor size and regional lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer. A preliminary analysis from the NSABP clinical trials. Cancer. 1983 Apr 1;51(7):1315-22. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19830401)51:73.0.co;2-0.

  PMID: 6337699 BACKGROUND

• Wolmark N, Wieand HS, Rockette HE, Fisher B, Glass A, Lawrence W, Lerner H, Cruz AB, Volk H, Shibata H, et al. The prognostic significance of tumor location and bowel obstruction in Dukes B and C colorectal cancer. Findings from the NSABP clinical trials. Ann Surg. 1983 Dec;198(6):743-52. doi: 10.1097/00000658-198312000-00013.

  PMID: 6357118 BACKGROUND

• Smith RE, Colangelo L, Wieand HS, Begovic M, Wolmark N. Randomized trial of adjuvant therapy in colon carcinoma: 10-year results of NSABP protocol C-01. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2004 Aug 4;96(15):1128-32. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djh220.

  PMID: 15292384 RESULT

• Wolmark N, Fisher B, Rockette H, Redmond C, Wickerham DL, Fisher ER, Jones J, Glass A, Lerner H, Lawrence W, et al. Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy or BCG for colon cancer: results from NSABP protocol C-01. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1988 Mar 2;80(1):30-6. doi: 10.1093/jnci/80.1.30.

  PMID: 3276901 RESULT

• Wolmark N, Fisher B, Rockette H, et al.: Adjuvant therapy in carcinoma of the colon: five year results of NSABP protocol C-01. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 6: A-358, 92, 1987.

  RESULT

• Weese JL, Starling JR, Ottery FD, et al.: Should omentectomy be part of colectomy for colon cancer? [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 4: C-358, 92, 1985.

  RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms; Colonic Neoplasms

Interventions

BCG Vaccine; Biological Therapy; Fluorouracil; Semustine; Vincristine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intestinal Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Digestive System Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Rectal Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tuberculosis Vaccines; Bacterial Vaccines; Vaccines; Biological Products; Complex Mixtures; Therapeutics; Uracil; Pyrimidinones; Pyrimidines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds; Lomustine; Nitrosourea Compounds; Urea; Amides; Organic Chemicals; Nitroso Compounds; Vinca Alkaloids; Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids; Indole Alkaloids; Alkaloids; Indoles; Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring; Indolizidines; Indolizines

Study Officials

• Norman Wolmark, MD

  Allegheny Cancer Center at Allegheny General Hospital

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 3
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Sponsor Type: NETWORK

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 18, 2007
• First Posted: January 29, 2007
• Study Start: September 1, 1977
• Study Completion: May 1, 2006
• Last Updated: June 24, 2013

Record last verified: 2010-08