NCT01060501

Brief Summary

The primary objective was to improve adjuvant 5-FU chemoradiotherapy in resectable rectal cancer. The investigators hypothesis was that modulation of 5-FU by addition of either FA or INF-alpha may increase overall survival.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
796

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 1992

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 1992

Completed
17 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2009

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2009

Completed
7 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 1, 2010

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 2, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

February 2, 2010

Status Verified

July 1, 1991

Enrollment Period

17 years

First QC Date

February 1, 2010

Last Update Submit

February 1, 2010

Conditions

Keywords

rectal canceradjuvant chemoradiotherapy5-FU, interferon-alphaLocally advanced resectable rectal cancer (UICC stage II and III)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • overall survival

    5-year

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • recurrence-free survival

    5-year

  • Toxicity (WHO)

    5-year

Study Arms (3)

5-FU

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Standard arm Systemic drug administration of 5-FU (intravenous)

Drug: Folinic Acid, interferon-alpha

5-FU + folinic acid

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental arm Systemic drug administration of 5-FU + folinic acid (intravenous)

Drug: Folinic Acid, interferon-alpha

5-FU + Interferon-alpha

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental arm Systemic drug administration of 5-FU + interferon-alpha (intravenous)

Drug: Folinic Acid, interferon-alpha

Interventions

5-FU, 450 mg/m² i.v. for 60 min, weekly for 52 weeks postoperatively Folinic acid, 200 mg/m² i.v. 10 min, weekly for 52 weeks postoperatively 6x10 (high6) I.U. as subcutaneous self injection 3x weekly. Training of self injection was initiated on day 28 (duration until week 52)

5-FU5-FU + Interferon-alpha5-FU + folinic acid

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Eligibility was defined as potentially curative en-bloc resection (R0) of an adenocarcinoma of the rectum with a lower tumor edge within 12 cm from the anal verge determined by rectoscopy, a pathologic UICC stage II (pT3/4pN0M0) or III (pT1-4pNposM0) with examination of at least 12 lymph nodes, a white blood count ≥ 3,500/µl, a platelet count ≥ 100,000/µl, a ECOG performance status of 0 or 1, and written informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

  • Ineligible were patients not fulfilling these criteria or having a history of cancer except for adequately treated superficial basal or squamous cell skin cancer or in situ carcinoma of the cervix, getting previous radio- or chemotherapy, pregnant or nursing women, other having severe concomitant diseases limiting life expectancy or not allowing chemotherapy, and with social conditions not allowing a 5-year follow-up.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Ulm

Ulm, 89075, Germany

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Rectal Neoplasms

Interventions

LeucovorinInterferon-alpha

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Colorectal NeoplasmsIntestinal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesIntestinal DiseasesRectal Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

FormyltetrahydrofolatesTetrahydrofolatesFolic AcidPterinsPteridinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsCoenzymesEnzymes and CoenzymesInterferon Type IInterferonsCytokinesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPeptidesAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsProteinsBiological Factors

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 1, 2010

First Posted

February 2, 2010

Study Start

July 1, 1992

Primary Completion

July 1, 2009

Study Completion

July 1, 2009

Last Updated

February 2, 2010

Record last verified: 1991-07

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