NCT05862051

Brief Summary

This study aims to assess the clinical benefit of local ablative therapy (LAT) following initial standard first-line systemic treatment including the impact on survival, compared to continued standard first-line systemic treatment for oligometastatic colorectal cancer.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
75

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable colorectal-cancer

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2021

Typical duration for not_applicable colorectal-cancer

Geographic Reach
1 country

9 active sites

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 14, 2021

Completed
12 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 8, 2022

Completed
5 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 17, 2023

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 14, 2024

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 14, 2025

Completed
Last Updated

October 17, 2023

Status Verified

October 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

2.5 years

First QC Date

December 8, 2022

Last Update Submit

October 15, 2023

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Progression free survival (PFS)

    To compare the efficacy of metastasis-directed LAT following initial standard first-line systemic treatment vs continued first-line systemic treatment alone, as measured by Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

    12 Months from randomisation

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • Overall survival

    12 Months from randomisation and through study completion, an average of 1 year

  • Efficacy of local ablative therapy

    12 Months from randomisation and through study completion, an average of 1 year

  • Time to progression following local ablative therapy

    Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  • Systemic treatment-free interval

    Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  • Rate of high-grade toxicities

    Through study completion, an average of 1 year

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Local ablative therapies (LAT) arm

EXPERIMENTAL

A maximum of three Local ablative therapy (LAT) modalities can be administered for each participant, with a maximum of 2 modalities per organ, provided all LAT can be delivered within 12 weeks and participant can safely resume systemic treatment within 16 weeks from randomisation. After completing LAT, participant is to resume a further two to three months of first-line systemic treatment to a total of 6 months (including the initial 3-4 months of treatment). For patients receiving a doublet or triplet regimen, treatment may be de-escalated to maintenance fluoropyrimidine +/- biologics or anti-EGFR monotherapy at any point after trial entry at clinician discretion. The treating clinician may choose to discontinue systemic treatment following LAT for patients who have experienced prior intolerable toxicity.

Procedure: Local Ablative TherapyProcedure: Standard first-line systemic treatment

Control arm

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The first-line systemic treatment will be standard of care as determined by the treating clinician. The following standard chemotherapy regimens are allowed: single agent fluoropyrimidine, CAPOX, FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, CAPIRI or FOLFOXIRI. Treatment with a biologic is allowed including bevacizumab or an anti-EGFR antibody (cetuximab or panitumumab). For patients receiving a doublet or triplet regimen, treatment may be de-escalated to maintenance fluoropyrimidine +/- biologics or anti-EGFR monotherapy at any point after trial entry at clinician discretion.

Procedure: Standard first-line systemic treatment

Interventions

LAT modalities allowed include surgical resection, stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT), laparoscopic or percutaneous thermal ablation \[radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or microwave ablation (MWA)\]. The LAT modalities will be delivered by specialists in the field (surgeons, radiation oncologists and/or interventional radiologists). The precise mode of delivery and number of times the LAT modality is delivered is case-dependent and is determined at a multi-disciplinary meeting (MDM).

Local ablative therapies (LAT) arm

Standard of care as determined by the treating clinician. The following standard chemotherapy regimens are allowed: single agent fluoropyrimidine, CAPOX, FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, CAPIRI or FOLFOXIRI. Treatment with a biologic is allowed including bevacizumab or an anti-EGFR antibody (cetuximab or panitumumab). For patients receiving a doublet or triplet regimen, treatment may be de-escalated to maintenance fluoropyrimidine +/- biologics or anti-EGFR monotherapy at any point after trial entry at clinician discretion.

Control armLocal ablative therapies (LAT) arm

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma that is not amenable to potentially oncological curative surgery alone.
  • Primary tumour must be controlled if the primary is intact, with no evidence of progression at primary site prior to study entry
  • Imaging demonstrating ongoing treatment benefit (partial response or stable disease as per RECIST criteria) after 3-4 months of standard first-line systemic treatment.
  • At least one metastatic lesion detected on CT +/- FDG-PET scan prior to first line systemic treatment AND on screening FDG-PET and CT scans, meeting the following criteria:
  • max of 3 lesions per organ except for the liver and lung
  • max of 5 lesions in the lung
  • no limitation to the number of liver lesions provided they are all amenable to LAT
  • max of 3 involved organs including a lymph node station
  • only one lymph node station involvement is allowed
  • for patients with liver metastases, a quadruple phase contrast enhanced CT or MRI liver is required to fully stage the liver; this can be performed prior to or within 4 weeks of commencing first line systemic treatment
  • staging FDG-PET scan is encouraged and can be performed prior to or within 4 weeks of commencing first line systemic treatment
  • All lesions can be safely treated by LAT as determined by multidisciplinary team meeting.

You may not qualify if:

  • Deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) or microsatellite instability-high (MSI-high) tumour
  • BRAFV600E mutated tumour
  • Concurrent or previous other malignancy within 2 years of study entry, except curatively treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer, prostate intraepithelial neoplasm, carcinoma in-situ of the cervix, Bowen's disease or prostate cancer with a Gleason score ≤6.
  • Presence of brain, peritoneal, omental or ovarian metastases
  • Malignant pleural effusion or ascites.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (9)

Border Medical Oncology

Albury, New South Wales, 2640, Australia

RECRUITING

Bendigo Hospital

Bendigo, Victoria, 3550, Australia

RECRUITING

Eastern Health

Box Hill, Victoria, 3128, Australia

RECRUITING

The Northern Hospital

Epping, Victoria, 3076, Australia

NOT YET RECRUITING

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia

RECRUITING

Peter MaCallum Cancer Centre

Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia

RECRUITING

Peninsula Health

Rosebud, Victoria, 3940, Australia

NOT YET RECRUITING

Western Health

Saint Albans, Victoria, 3021, Australia

RECRUITING

Northeast Health Wangaratta

Wangaratta, Victoria, 3677, Australia

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intestinal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesColonic DiseasesIntestinal DiseasesRectal Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Sukanya Sathyamurthie

CONTACT

Louise Christophersen

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
NETWORK
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 8, 2022

First Posted

May 17, 2023

Study Start

December 14, 2021

Primary Completion

June 14, 2024

Study Completion

June 14, 2025

Last Updated

October 17, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-10

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations