A Trial to Compare Oxaliplatin, Folinic Acid (FA) and 5-Fluorouracil (5FU) Combination Chemotherapy (FOLFOX-4) With or Without Cetuximab in the 1st Line Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) in Chinese Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog (RAS) Wild-type Patients (TAILOR)
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer focused on measuring Metastatic colorectal cancer, RAS wild type, Cetuximab, First line treatment, First occurrence of metastatic colorectal cancer in Chinese subjects with RAS wildtype, status
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Signed written informed consent (first and second)
- Chinese with Chinese citizenship
- Male or female subjects greater than or equal to (>=) 18 years of age
- Medically accepted effective contraception if procreative potential exists (applicable for both male and female subjects until at least 90 days after the last dose of trial treatment)
- Diagnosis of histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
- First occurrence of metastatic disease (not curatively resectable) RAS wild-type status in tumor tissue
- At least one measurable lesion by computer tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) according to RECIST (not in an irradiated area)
- Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 at trial entry
- White blood cell count >= 3 × 10x9/L with neutrophils >= 1.5 × 10x9/L, platelet count >= 100 × 10x9/L and hemoglobin >= 6.21 mmol/L (10 g/dL)
- Total bilirubin <= 1.5 × upper limit of reference range
- Aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) <= 2.5 × upper limit of reference range or <= 5 × upper reference range in subjects with liver metastasis
- Serum creatinine <= 1.5 × upper limit of reference range
- Recovery from relevant toxicity due to previous treatment before trial entry
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous chemotherapy for CRC except adjuvant treatment if terminated > 9 months (oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy) or > 6 months (non-oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy) before the start of treatment in this trial
- Radiotherapy or surgery (excluding prior diagnostic biopsy) in the 30 days before trial treatment
- Previous treatment with monoclonal antibody therapy, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway-targeting therapy, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway-targeting therapy, or other signal transduction inhibitors
- History of organ allograft, autologous stem cell transplantation, or allogeneic stem cell transplantation
- Renal replacement therapy
- Intake of any investigational medication within 30 days before trial entry
- Concurrent chronic systemic immune therapy or hormone therapy except physiologic replacement
- Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) or granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) within 3 weeks of trial entry (these growth factors may be used during the trial thereafter)
- Other non-permitted concomitant anticancer therapies
- Known brain metastasis and/or leptomeningeal disease. Subjects with neurological symptoms should undergo a CT scan/MRI of the brain to exclude brain metastasis
- Previous malignancy other than CRC in the last 5 years except basal cell cancer of the skin or preinvasive cancer of the cervix
- Clinically significant cardiovascular disease, e.g. cardiac failure of New York Heart Association classes III-IV, uncontrolled coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, uncontrolled arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension, or history of myocardial infarction in the last 5 years, or left ventricular ejection fraction below the institutional range of normal on a baseline multiple gated acquisition scan or echocardiogram
- Acute or sub-acute intestinal occlusion or history of inflammatory bowel disease
- Active clinically serious infections (> grade 2 National Cancer Institute-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) version 3.0), including active tuberculosis
- Known and declared history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or chronic hepatitis B or C
- Peripheral neuropathy > grade 1
- Signs and symptoms suggestive of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, or family members who suffer(ed) from such
- Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, pulmonary fibrosis, acute pulmonary disorder, interstitial pneumonia, or liver failure
- Known hypersensitivity or allergic reactions against any of the components of the trial treatments
- Pregnancy (absence to be confirmed by serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin test) or breastfeeding
- Ongoing alcohol or drug abuse
- Presence of a medical or psychological condition that would not permit the subject to complete the trial or sign informed consent
- Participation in another clinical trial within the past 30 days
- Other significant disease that in the investigator's opinion should exclude the subject from the trial
- Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity
Sites / Locations
- Fujian Province Cancer Hospital
- Fuzhou General Hospital
- First Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanfang Hospital
- The Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University
- Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Jilin Cancer Hospital
- First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University
- The Affiliated Hospital of Medical College Qingdao University
- The First Affiliated Hospital of College of Medicine, Zhejiang University
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
- 307 Hospital of PLA
- The General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army
- Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College
- The Xiangya 2nd Hospital of Central South University
- Southwest Hospital
- Yunnan Provincial Tumor Hospital
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
- Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
- Shanghai First People's Hospital
- Fudan University Zhongshan Hospital
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
- Tianjin People's Hospital
- Xijing Hospital the 4th Military Medical University of PLA
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Cetuximab + FOLFOX-4
FOLFOX-4
Subjects received cetuximab in combination with FOLFOX-4 chemotherapy regimen. FOLFOX-4 chemotherapy regimen consists of a combination of oxaliplatin with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)/folinic acid (FA). Cetuximab was always administered every 7 days with an initial dose of 400 milligram per square meter (mg/m^2) at 5 milligram per minute (mg/min) and 250 mg/m^2 at 10 mg/min for subsequent infusions, followed by oxaliplatin 85 mg/m^2 infused over 120 minutes at least 1 hour later. Following completion of the oxaliplatin infusion or simultaneously with oxaliplatin, FA was administered at a dose of 200 mg/m^2 infused over 120 minutes, on Day 1, Day 2, and every 2 weeks and then 5- FU was administered as a bolus of 400 mg/m^2/day intravenously over 2-4 minutes followed by 600 mg/m^2/day infused over 22 hours, on Day 1, Day 2, and every 2 weeks. All subjects received treatment until progression of disease, withdrawal of consent, or unacceptable toxicity.
Subjects received FOLFOX-4 chemotherapy regimen that consists of a combination of oxaliplatin with 5-FU/FA. Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m^2 infused over 120 minutes was administered first or simultaneously with FA at a dose of 200 mg/m^2 infused over 120 minutes on Day 1, Day 2, and every 2 weeks and then 5-FU was administered as a bolus of 400 mg/m^2/day intravenously over 2-4 minutes followed by 600 mg/m^2/day infused over 22 hours on Day 1, Day 2, and every 2 weeks. All subjects received treatment until progression of disease, withdrawal of consent, or unacceptable toxicity.