E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (MCC). |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 9.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10010029 |
E.1.2 | Term | Colorectal cancer NOS |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
•Resectability rates •Time to Tumor Progression (TTP), median Overall Survival (mOS) •Toxicity profile •Pharmacogenomic analysis •Q-Twist analysis of Quality of life
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
•Patients with histologically proven metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum •Previous chemotherapy for metastatic disease not allowed. Patients who received prior adjuvant 5-FU-based chemotherapy are eligible if they have remained free of disease for at least 6 months after the completion of adjuvant therapy. •Patients with operable metastatic disease are excluded from the study. •Age 18-70 years •Performance status (ECOG) 0-1 •At least one bidimensionally measurable lesion of 2cm; •Life expectancy of at least 6 months •Adequate hematologic parameters (absolute neutrophil count 1.5x109/L and platelets 100x109/L); creatinine and total bilirubin < 1.25 times the upper limit of normal; aspartate and alanine aminotransferase < 3.0 times the upper limit of normal (<5 times in case of liver mets)
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
•Absence of active infection or malnutrition (loss of more than 20% of the body weight) •No history of a second primary tumor other than non-melanoma skin cancer or in situ cervical carcinoma. curatively treated •Patients treated with palliative radiotherapy had to have measurable metastatic disease outside the irradiation fields. •Patients with severe cardiac dysfunction, liver metastases involving more than 50% of the liver parenchyma, chronic diarrhea, or prior irradiation affecting more than 30% of the active bone marrow are excluded. •All patients will have to sign written informed consent in order to participate in the study.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 4 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 30 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |