A Study to Compare the Efficacy of Arfolitixorin Versus Leucovorin in Combination With 5 Fluorouracil, Oxaliplatin, and Bevacizumab in Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer
AGENT
A Randomized, Multicenter, Parallel-group, Phase III Study to Compare the Efficacy of Arfolitixorin Versus Leucovorin in Combination With 5 Fluorouracil, Oxaliplatin, and Bevacizumab in Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer
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interventional
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9 countries
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Brief Summary
This is a multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, Phase III study in at least 440 patients with advanced colorectal cancer to compare the efficacy of treatment with arfolitixorin versus Leucovorin in combination with 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and bevacizumab according to modified FOLFOX-6 until PD according to RECIST 1.1 criteria.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_3 colorectal-cancer
Started Dec 2018
86 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 19, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 23, 2018
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
December 18, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 18, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 18, 2022
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
October 26, 2023
CompletedOctober 26, 2023
October 1, 2023
3.9 years
November 19, 2018
August 18, 2023
October 19, 2023
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Overall Response Rate
Best ORR, defined as the best response recorded from the start of the study treatment until the end of treatment.
Until disease progression, an average of ten months
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Progression Free Survival
Until disease progression, an average of ten months
Duration of Response
Until disease progression, an average of ten months
Study Arms (2)
Group A
EXPERIMENTALARFOX (Arfolitixorin and 5-FU and Oxaliplatin) and Bevacizumab
Group B
ACTIVE COMPARATORmFOLFOX-6 (Leucovorin and 5-FU and Oxaliplatin) and Bevacizumab
Interventions
Bevacizumab 5 mg/kg intravenous infusion; Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 intravenous infusion; 5-FU 400 mg/m2 intravenous bolus; Arfolitixorin 60 mg/m2 intravenous bolus; 5-FU 2400 mg/m2 intravenous infusion; Arfolitixorin 60 mg/m2 intravenous bolus
Bevacizumab 5 mg/kg intravenous infusion; Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 intravenous infusion; Leucovorin 400 mg/m2 intravenous infusion; 5-FU 400 mg/m2 intravenous infusion; 5-FU 2400 mg/m2 intravenous infusion
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Colorectal adenocarcinoma verified by biopsy.
- Availability of biopsy material, from the primary tumor or metastasis, allowing for analysis of tumor gene expression.
- Non-resectable metastatic CRC planned for first line therapy with 5-FU, Leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and bevacizumab.
- Evaluable disease with at least one measurable lesion of metastatic disease (≥10 mm in longest diameter on axial image on CT-scan or alternatively MRI with \<5 mm reconstruction interval) or lymph node (≥ 15 mm in shortest axis when assessed by CT) obtained within 28 days of randomization.
- Life expectancy of more than 4 months.
- ECOG performance status 0 or 1.
- Hemoglobin (Hb) \> 80 g/L, Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1.5x10E9/L. Thrombocytes \> 100x10E9/L.
- Creatinine clearance \> 50 mL/min, Total bilirubin \< 1.5 x ULN, AST and ALT \< 3 x ULN (and \< 5 x ULN in case of liver metastases).
- Male or female ≥18 years of age.
- Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test and use adequate contraceptive measures . Male patients must use adequate contraceptive measures .
- Voluntarily signed informed consent before performance of any study related procedure not part of normal medical care, with the understanding that consent may be withdrawn by the patient at any time without prejudice to future medical care.
You may not qualify if:
- Malignant tumors other than colorectal adenocarcinomas (current or within the previous five years), with the exception for curatively treated non-melanoma skin cancer or in situ carcinoma of the cervix.
- Less than 6 months between randomization and completion of the last anti-cancer treatment (chemotherapy/radiotherapy/immunotherapy, etc.). (NB: Rectal cancer treatment shorter than 8 weeks of chemo/radiation therapy is allowed.)
- Confirmation of progressive disease within 6 months after completion of prior adjuvant anti-cancer treatment.
- Indication for any metastatic Colo-rectal Cancer (mCRC) surgery or anti-cancer treatment other than study treatment.
- Prior treatment with arfolitixorin.
- Indication for treatment with a 5-FU analogue, or 5-FU for a condition other than mCRC.
- Known Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency (DPD) deficiency.
- Known or suspected central nervous system (CNS) metastases.
- Unresolved bowel obstruction, uncontrolled Crohn's disease, or ulcerative colitis.
- History of cardiac disease with a New York Heart Association Class II or greater, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, or unstable angina at any time during the 6 months prior to randomization, or serious arrhythmias requiring medication for treatment.
- Current CTCAE ≥ grade 3 diarrhea.
- Current chronic infection or uncontrolled serious illness causing immunodeficiency.
- Known or suspected hypersensitivity or intolerance to arfolitixorin, LV, 5-FU, oxaliplatin, or bevacizumab.
- Breastfeeding patients.
- Patient who received investigational drugs in other clinical trials within 28 days, or 5 half-lives of the investigational drug, prior to randomization.
- +5 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (94)
840-24 - Banner Gateway Medical Center
Gilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States
840-15 - University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, 91001, United States
840-01 - HOAG Memorial Hospital
Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States
840-13 - UCH-MHS d/b/a Memorial Health System
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80909, United States
840-34 - Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Greeley, Colorado, 80631, United States
840-32 - University of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
840-08 - Pinellas Hematology Oncology
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33709, United States
840-30 - Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates
Joliet, Illinois, 60435, United States
840-06 - Cancer Center of Kansas
Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
840-29 - Ashland-Bellefonte Cancer Center
Ashland, Kentucky, 41101, United States
840-19 - University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc. (ULRF)
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202-1798, United States
840-14 - University of Michigan Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
840-04 - St. Vincent Frontier Cancer Center
Billings, Montana, 59102, United States
840-12 - Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States
840-22 - University of Oklahoma Stephenson Cancer Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
840-10 - Oregon Health and Science University-Knight Cancer Institute
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
840-27 - Charleston Hematology Oncology Associates
Charleston, South Carolina, 29414, United States
840-02 - The University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
036-10 - Border Medical Oncology Research Unit
Albury, New South Wales, 2640, Australia
036-02 - Chris O'Brien Lifehouse
Sydney, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
036-03 - Westmead Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
036-09 - Southern Medical Day Care Center
Wollongong, New South Wales, 2500, Australia
036-04 - Peninsula Health - Frankston Hospital
Frankston, Victoria, 3199, Australia
036-01 - Western Health - Sunshine Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, 3021, Australia
036-07 - Northern Health - Epping Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, 3076, Australia
036-05 - Monash Health
Melbourne, Victoria, 3168, Australia
040-02 - Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Klagenfurt, 9020, Austria
040-06 - Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH - Barmherzige Schwestern
Linz, 4010, Austria
040-03 - Uniklinikum Salzburg
Salzburg, 5020, Austria
040-01 - Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien
Vienna, 1090, Austria
040-05 - Wilhelminenspital
Vienna, 1160, Austria
040-04 - Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt
Wiener Neustadt, 2700, Austria
124-03 - William Osler Health System - Brampton Civi Hospital
Brampton, Ontario, L6R 3J7, Canada
124-10 - Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute
Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 6V4, Canada
124-07 - Sunnybrook Research Institute
Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
124-04 - CISSS de l'Outaouais - Hôpital de Gatineau
Gatineau, Quebec, J8V 2L4, Canada
124-11 - CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches
Lévis, Quebec, G6V 3Z1, Canada
124-01 - Montreal University Health Center
Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
124-02 - Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé
Laval, H7M 3L9, Canada
124-08 - Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont
Montreal, H1T 2M4, Canada
124-06 - Jewish General Hospital
Montreal, H3T 1E2, Canada
124-05 - Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa, KIH8L6, Canada
250-07 - Hôpital Henri Mondor
Créteil, 94010, France
250-06 - Centre Georges Francois Leclerc
Dijon, 21000, France
250-01 - Institute Hospitalier Franco-Britannique
Levallois-Perret, 92300, France
250-09 - Hopital Privé Jean Mermoz
Lyon, 69373, France
250-08 - Hôpital Européen
Marseille, 13003, France
250-03 - Hôpital Paris Saint Joseph
Paris, 75014, France
250-02 - Hôpital Saint-Antoine
Paris, 75571, France
250-04 - Polyclinique Francheville
Périgueux, 24000, France
250-05 - Clinique Sainte Anne
Strasbourg, 67000, France
276-12 - Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, 10117, Germany
276-02 - Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus
Dresden, 01307, Germany
276-03 - Krankenhaus Nordwest GmbH
Frankfurt am Main, 60488, Germany
276-10 - Universitärers Cancer Center Hamburg (UCCH)
Hamburg, 20246, Germany
276-11 - Klinikum Kassel GmbH
Kassel, 34125, Germany
276-04 - MVZ Mitte - Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis
Leipzig, 04103, Germany
276-13 - Universitäres Krebszentrum Leipzig (UCCL)
Leipzig, 04103, Germany
276-07 - Philipps-Universität Marburg
Marburg, 35032, Germany
276-08 - Carl von Basedow Klinikum Saalekrei GmbH
Merseburg, 06217, Germany
276-01 - Klinikum der Universität München - Campus Grosshadern
München, 81377, Germany
276-09 - Klinikum Nürnberg Nord
Nuremberg, 90419, Germany
276-05 - Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG
Weiden, 92637, Germany
300-04 - 251 Airforce Hospital
Athens, 11525, Greece
300-01 - Aretaieo Hospital
Athens, 11528, Greece
300-02 - University General Hospital Attikon
Athens, 15562, Greece
300-03 - Metropolitan General Hospital
Athens, 15562, Greece
300-05 - Metropolitan General SA
Athens, 15562, Greece
300-06 - University General Hospital of Larissa
Larissa, 41110, Greece
392-10 - Aichi Cancer Center
Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
392-01 - National Cancer Center Hospital East
Chiba, 277-8577, Japan
392-09 - National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center
Ehime, 791-0280, Japan
392-07 - Gifu University Hospital
Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
392-12 - Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
Hidaka, 350-1298, Japan
392-05 - University of Tsukuba Hospital
Ibaraki, 305-8576, Japan
392-15 - Kagawa University Hospital
Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
392-08 - St.Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital
Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan
392-11 - National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital
Osaka, 540-0006, Japan
392-13 - Osaka General Medical Center
Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
392-14 - Kansai Medical University Hospital
Osaka, 573-1191, Japan
392-04 - Saitama Cancer Center
Saitama, 362-0806, Japan
392-03 - Hokkaido University Hospital
Sapporo Hokkaido, 060-8648, Japan
392-02 - Shizuoka Cancer Center
Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
392-06 - National Cancer Center Hospital
Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
724-03 - Instituto Oncologico Baselga - Hospital Quiron
Barcelona, 08023, Spain
724-07 - Hospital del la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, 08026, Spain
724-01 - Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
724-06 - Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
Córdoba, 14004, Spain
724-04 - Hospital Unviersitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
724-09 - Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro
Madrid, 28050, Spain
724-02 - Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya
Málaga, 29010, Spain
724-05 - Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
Seville, 41013, Spain
752-02 - Södersjukhuset
Stockholm, 118 83, Sweden
752-01 - Akademiska Sjukhuset
Uppsala, 751 85, Sweden
Related Publications (1)
Tabernero J, Yoshino T, Stintzing S, de Gramont A, Gibbs P, Jonker DJ, Nygren P, Papadimitriou C, Prager GW, Tell R, Lenz HJ. A Randomized Phase III Study of Arfolitixorin versus Leucovorin with 5-Fluorouracil, Oxaliplatin, and Bevacizumab for First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: The AGENT Trial. Cancer Res Commun. 2024 Jan 4;4(1):28-37. doi: 10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-23-0361.
PMID: 38059497DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Karin Gedda
- Organization
- Isofol
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Josep Tabernero, Prof.
Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 19, 2018
First Posted
November 23, 2018
Study Start
December 18, 2018
Primary Completion
November 18, 2022
Study Completion
November 18, 2022
Last Updated
October 26, 2023
Results First Posted
October 26, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-10