Surgery With or Without Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Liver Metastases From Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Colorectal Cancer focused on measuring stage IV colon cancer, stage IV rectal cancer, recurrent colon cancer, recurrent rectal cancer, liver metastases
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosis of potentially resectable colorectal liver metastases that meets one of the following criteria: Metachronous metastases after complete resection of primary tumor without gross or microscopic evidence of residual disease Synchronous metastases after complete resection of primary tumor more than 1 month before study Synchronous metastases with sufficient evidence (i.e., CAT scan or diagnostic laparoscopy) that both the primary tumor and liver metastases can be completely resected during the same procedure and resection of primary may be delayed 3-4 months PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 to 80 Performance status: WHO 0-2 Karnofsky 60-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,500/mm^3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm^3 Hepatic: No hepatic insufficiency Renal: Creatinine less than 2 times upper limit of normal Cardiovascular: No uncontrolled congestive heart failure or angina pectoris No hypertension or arrhythmia Other: No other malignancy within the past 10 years except adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or nonmelanoma skin cancer No peripheral neuropathy greater than grade 1 No prior significant neurologic or psychiatric disorders No active infection Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent biologic therapy Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy for advanced disease Prior adjuvant chemotherapy for primary cancer allowed unless included oxaliplatin No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent anticancer endocrine therapy Radiotherapy: No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Other: At least 30 days since prior investigational drugs No concurrent investigational drugs
Sites / Locations
- Bankstown - Lidcombe Hospital
- Institute of Oncology at Prince of Wales Hospital
- Royal North Shore Hospital
- Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hospital
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Ashford Cancer Centre
- Flinder Medical Centres
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Launceston General Hospital
- Frankston Hospital
- Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre
- Mount Hospital
- Royal Perth Hospital
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital - Perth
- Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien
- Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital
- Institut Jules Bordet
- Hopital Universitaire Erasme
- Academisch Ziekenhuis der Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
- Hopital de Jolimont
- Cazk Groeninghe - Campus St-Niklaas
- U.Z. Gasthuisberg
- Centre Hospitalier - Abbeville
- Centre Hospitalier Regional et Universitaire d'Angers
- C.H.G. Beauvais
- CHR de Besancon - Hopital Jean Minjoz
- Institut Bergonie
- CHU Ambroise Pare
- C.H. Bourg En Bresse
- CMC Bligny
- CHU de Caen
- Hopital Louis Pasteur
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor
- Hopital Du Bocage
- CHU de Grenoble - Hopital de la Tronche
- Centre Hospitalier Departemental
- Clinique Du Pre
- Hopital Robert Boulin
- Centre Hospital Regional Universitaire de Limoges
- CHU de la Timone
- Centre Regional de Lutte Contre le Cancer - Centre Val d'Aurelle
- Hopital Lariboisiere
- Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou
- Hopital Cochin
- C.H.G. De Pau
- Hopital Haut Leveque
- Centre Eugene Marquis
- Hopital Charles Nicolle
- Hopital Universitaire Hautepierre
- Centre Hospitalier Regional de Purpan
- CHU de Tours
- Centre Alexis Vautrin
- Hopital Paul Brousse
- Helios Klinikum Berlin
- Robert Roessle Klinik at Charite - Campus Berlin Buch im Helios Klinikum Berlin
- Knappschaft Krankenhaus
- Staedtisches Klinikum Dessau
- Medizinische Klinik I
- Department of Medicine III
- Kliniken Essen - Mitte
- Klinikum der J.W. Goethe Universitaet
- Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg
- Klinik der Justus - Leibig - Universitaet Giessen
- Klinikum der Friedrich-Schiller Universitaet Jena
- Universitaet Leipzig
- Staedtisches Klinikum Leipzig
- Universitaetsklinkum Magdeburg der Otto-von-Guericke-Universitaet Magdeburg
- Johannes Gutenberg University
- Klinikum Rechts Der Isar - Technische Universitaet Muenchen
- Klinikum der Universitaet Regensburg
- Caritasklinik St. Theresia
- Eberhard Karls Universitaet
- Dr. Horst-Schmidt-Kliniken
- Universitaets-Hautklinik Wuerzburg
- Prince of Wales Hospital
- Ospedale San Martino/Cliniche Universitarie Convenzionate
- Universita di Padova
- Leiden University Medical Center
- Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
- Christchurch Hospital
- Haukeland Hospital - University of Bergen
- Instituto Portugues de Oncologia Centro do Porto, SA
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
- Karolinska University Hospital/Huddinge
- Uppsala University Hospital
- North Hampshire Hospital
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital at University of Birmingham
- Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre
- Bristol Royal Infirmary
- Addenbrooke's NHS Trust
- St. Luke's Cancer Center
- Cookridge Hospital at Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
- St. James's University Hospital
- Leicester Royal Infirmary
- Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals
- Royal London Hospital
- Royal Free Hospital
- St. George's Hospital
- Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Trust
- Freeman Hospital
- Mount Vernon Hospital
- Queen's Medical Centre
- Royal Preston Hospital
- Weston Park Hospital
- Royal South Hants Hospital
- Southampton General Hospital
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France
- Ysbyty Gwynedd
- North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust