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    Summary
    EudraCT Number:2008-005782-59
    Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:08/0136
    National Competent Authority:UK - MHRA
    Clinical Trial Type:EEA CTA
    Trial Status:GB - no longer in EU/EEA
    Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:2010-08-27
    Trial results
    Index
    A. PROTOCOL INFORMATION
    B. SPONSOR INFORMATION
    C. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
    D. IMP IDENTIFICATION
    D.8 INFORMATION ON PLACEBO
    E. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TRIAL
    F. POPULATION OF TRIAL SUBJECTS
    G. INVESTIGATOR NETWORKS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL
    N. REVIEW BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR ETHICS COMMITTEE IN THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
    P. END OF TRIAL
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    A. Protocol Information
    A.1Member State ConcernedUK - MHRA
    A.2EudraCT number2008-005782-59
    A.3Full title of the trial
    ARISTOTLE - A phase III trial comparing standard versus novel CRT as pre-operative treatment for MRI defined locally advanced rectal cancer.
    A.3.1Title of the trial for lay people, in easily understood, i.e. non-technical, language
    A trial comparing standard treatment versus a new combination of treatments for locally advanced rectal cancer.
    A.3.2Name or abbreviated title of the trial where available
    ARISTOTLE
    A.4.1Sponsor's protocol code number08/0136
    A.5.1ISRCTN (International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial) NumberISRCTN09351447
    A.7Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan Information not present in EudraCT
    A.8EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan
    B. Sponsor Information
    B.Sponsor: 1
    B.1.1Name of SponsorUniversity College London
    B.1.3.4CountryUnited Kingdom
    B.3.1 and B.3.2Status of the sponsorNon-Commercial
    B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
    B.4.1Name of organisation providing supportCancer Research UK
    B.4.2CountryUnited Kingdom
    B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
    B.5.1Name of organisation
    B.5.2Functional name of contact point
    D. IMP Identification
    D.IMP: 1
    D.1.2 and D.1.3IMP RoleTest
    D.2 Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
    D.2.1IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation Yes
    D.2.1.1.1Trade name N/A - trade name not specified in protocol
    D.2.5The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community No
    D.2.5.1Orphan drug designation number
    D.3 Description of the IMP
    D.3.1Product nameIrinotecan
    D.3.4Pharmaceutical form Concentrate for solution for infusion
    D.3.4.1Specific paediatric formulation No
    D.3.7Routes of administration for this IMPIntravenous use
    D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
    D.3.8INN - Proposed INNirinotecan hydrochloride
    D.3.9.1CAS number 136572-09-3
    D.3.9.4EV Substance CodeAS2
    D.3.10 Strength
    D.3.10.1Concentration unit mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre
    D.3.10.2Concentration typeequal
    D.3.10.3Concentration number20
    D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
    D.3.11.1Active substance of chemical origin Yes
    D.3.11.2Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) No
    The IMP is a:
    D.3.11.3Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) No
    D.3.11.3.1Somatic cell therapy medicinal product No
    D.3.11.3.2Gene therapy medical product No
    D.3.11.3.3Tissue Engineered Product No
    D.3.11.3.4Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device) No
    D.3.11.3.5Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product No
    D.3.11.4Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy No
    D.3.11.5Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product No
    D.3.11.6Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum) No
    D.3.11.7Plasma derived medicinal product No
    D.3.11.8Extractive medicinal product No
    D.3.11.9Recombinant medicinal product No
    D.3.11.10Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms No
    D.3.11.11Herbal medicinal product No
    D.3.11.12Homeopathic medicinal product No
    D.3.11.13Another type of medicinal product No
    D.IMP: 2
    D.1.2 and D.1.3IMP RoleComparator
    D.2 Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
    D.2.1IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation Yes
    D.2.1.1.1Trade name N/A - trade name not specified in the protocol
    D.2.1.2Country which granted the Marketing AuthorisationUnited Kingdom
    D.2.5The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community No
    D.2.5.1Orphan drug designation number
    D.3 Description of the IMP
    D.3.1Product namecapecitabine
    D.3.4Pharmaceutical form Film-coated tablet
    D.3.4.1Specific paediatric formulation No
    D.3.7Routes of administration for this IMPOral use
    D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
    D.3.8INN - Proposed INNcapecitabine
    D.3.9.1CAS number 158798-73-3
    D.3.9.4EV Substance CodeAS3
    D.3.10 Strength
    D.3.10.1Concentration unit mg milligram(s)
    D.3.10.2Concentration typeequal
    D.3.10.3Concentration number150
    D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
    D.3.8INN - Proposed INNcapecitabine
    D.3.9.1CAS number 158798-73-3
    D.3.9.4EV Substance CodeAS4
    D.3.10 Strength
    D.3.10.1Concentration unit mg milligram(s)
    D.3.10.2Concentration typeequal
    D.3.10.3Concentration number500
    D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
    D.3.11.1Active substance of chemical origin Yes
    D.3.11.2Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) No
    The IMP is a:
    D.3.11.3Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) No
    D.3.11.3.1Somatic cell therapy medicinal product No
    D.3.11.3.2Gene therapy medical product No
    D.3.11.3.3Tissue Engineered Product No
    D.3.11.3.4Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device) No
    D.3.11.3.5Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product No
    D.3.11.4Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy No
    D.3.11.5Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product No
    D.3.11.6Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum) No
    D.3.11.7Plasma derived medicinal product No
    D.3.11.8Extractive medicinal product No
    D.3.11.9Recombinant medicinal product No
    D.3.11.10Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms No
    D.3.11.11Herbal medicinal product No
    D.3.11.12Homeopathic medicinal product No
    D.3.11.13Another type of medicinal product No
    D.8 Information on Placebo
    D.8 Placebo: 1
    D.8.1Is a Placebo used in this Trial?Yes
    E. General Information on the Trial
    E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation
    E.1.1Medical condition(s) being investigated
    Locally advanced rectal cancer
    MedDRA Classification
    E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation
    E.1.2Version 16.0
    E.1.2Level PT
    E.1.2Classification code 10038050
    E.1.2Term Rectal cancer stage III
    E.1.2System Organ Class 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
    E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation
    E.1.2Version 16.0
    E.1.2Level PT
    E.1.2Classification code 10038049
    E.1.2Term Rectal cancer stage II
    E.1.2System Organ Class 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
    E.1.3Condition being studied is a rare disease No
    E.2 Objective of the trial
    E.2.1Main objective of the trial
    Some patients with rectal cancer benefit from receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy before they have an operation to remove their tumour. This trial will determine whether the addition of a second drug (irinotecan) to the standard treatment of oral chemotherapy using capecitabine and radiotherapy will result in fewer cancer recurrences (regrowth) after the operation and if patients live longer.
    E.2.2Secondary objectives of the trial
    Secondary outcome measures are looking at the following:
    a) disease-specific survival
    b) local recurrence
    c) overall survival
    d) complete resection of the tumour
    e) complete shrinkage of the tumour after chemotherapy
    f) problems occuring due to surgery
    g) functional outcome & quality of life
    h) tumour cell density in specimens taken at surgery
    E.2.3Trial contains a sub-study No
    E.3Principal inclusion criteria
    - Diagnosis of primary rectal cancer
    - Histologically confirmed invasive adenocarcinoma
    - Pelvic MRI defined disease (one of the following):
    - Mesorectal fascia involved or breached
    - includes involvement of adjacent organ
    - Mesorectal fascia threatened (tumour ≤ 1mm from mesorectal fascia) includes:-
    - primary tumour ≤1mm from mesorectal fascia or
    - extra-mural vascular invasion ≤1mm from mesorectal fascia or
    - tumour deposit with irregular border and mixed signal intensity ≤1mm from mesorectal fascia
    - Low tumours at/below level of levators where:-
    - tumour ≤1mm from levator on two imaging planes or
    - tumour through full thickness of muscularis propria or beyond at level of puborectalis sling or below or
    - tumour involving the intersphincteric plane or
    - tumour involving the external anal sphincter
    - Patients with enlarged pelvic side wall nodes are eligible only if they also meet the above criteria.
    - Superior extent of macroscopic tumour no higher than S1/2 junction on saggital MRI
    - ECOG performance status 0 or 1 (see Appendix 2)
    - Considered fit to receive all trial treatments
    - Bowel function controlled with ≤6mg loperamide per day
    - Absolute neutrophil count >1.5x109/l; platelets >100 x 109/l
    - Serum transaminase <3 x ULN
    - Adequate renal function (Cockcroft-Gault estimation ≥50 ml/min) (see appendix 3)
    - Bilirubin <1.5 x ULN
    - Able to swallow oral medication
    - Willing and able to give informed consent and comply with treatment and follow up schedule
    - Aged 18 or over
    E.4Principal exclusion criteria
    - Previous radiotherapy to the pelvis (including brachytherapy)
    - Uncontrolled cardiorespiratory comorbidity (includes patients with inadequately controlled angina or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to randomisation)
    - Unequivocal evidence of metastatic disease (includes resectable metastases)
    - Patients with equivocal lesions (determined at MDT) are eligible
    - Major disturbance of bowel function (e.g. gross faecal incontinence or requiring >6mg loperamide each day)
    - History of another malignancy within the last 5 years except successfully treated non-melanoma cancer of skin or carcinoma in situ of uterine cervix.
    - Known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) deficiency
    - Known Gilberts disease (hyperbilirubinaemia)
    - Taking warfarin that cannot be discontinued at least 7 days prior to starting treatment
    - Taking phenytoin or sorivudine or its chemically related anologues, such as brivudine (see section 7.9 for further details)
    - Gastrointestinal disorder which would interfere with oral therapy and its bioavailability
    - Pregnant, lactating, or pre menopausal women not using adequate contraception
    - Oral St John’s Wort therapy that cannot be discontinued at least 14 days prior to starting treatment
    - Unfit to receive any study treatment or subsequent surgical resection
    E.5 End points
    E.5.1Primary end point(s)
    Primary outcome measure is disease free survival
    E.5.1.1Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point
    Assessed at 4 planned stages during the trial
    E.5.2Secondary end point(s)
    Disease-specific survival
    Loco-regional failure
    Overall survival
    Histopathologically confirmed CRM-ve resection rate
    Histopathological complete response (pCR) rate
    Histopathologically quantitated tumour cell density
    Surgical morbidity
    Health-related Quality of Life (QoL) and functional outcome
    E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial
    E.6Scope of the trial
    E.6.1Diagnosis No
    E.6.2Prophylaxis No
    E.6.3Therapy Yes
    E.6.4Safety No
    E.6.5Efficacy Yes
    E.6.6Pharmacokinetic No
    E.6.7Pharmacodynamic No
    E.6.8Bioequivalence No
    E.6.9Dose response No
    E.6.10Pharmacogenetic No
    E.6.11Pharmacogenomic No
    E.6.12Pharmacoeconomic No
    E.6.13Others No
    E.7Trial type and phase
    E.7.1Human pharmacology (Phase I) No
    E.7.1.1First administration to humans No
    E.7.1.2Bioequivalence study No
    E.7.1.3Other No
    E.7.1.3.1Other trial type description
    E.7.2Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) No
    E.7.3Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) Yes
    E.7.4Therapeutic use (Phase IV) No
    E.8 Design of the trial
    E.8.1Controlled Yes
    E.8.1.1Randomised Yes
    E.8.1.2Open Yes
    E.8.1.3Single blind No
    E.8.1.4Double blind No
    E.8.1.5Parallel group No
    E.8.1.6Cross over No
    E.8.1.7Other No
    E.8.2 Comparator of controlled trial
    E.8.2.1Other medicinal product(s) Yes
    E.8.2.2Placebo No
    E.8.2.3Other No
    E.8.3 The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned No
    E.8.4 The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned Yes
    E.8.5The trial involves multiple Member States No
    E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA
    E.8.6.1Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA No
    E.8.6.2Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA No
    E.8.7Trial has a data monitoring committee Yes
    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
    For regulatory purposes the end of the trial will be 5 years after the last patient has been randomised, or once all patients have progressed or died, whichever happens first
    E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned years10
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned months0
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned days0
    E.8.9.2In all countries concerned by the trial years10
    E.8.9.2In all countries concerned by the trial months0
    E.8.9.2In all countries concerned by the trial days0
    F. Population of Trial Subjects
    F.1 Age Range
    F.1.1Trial has subjects under 18 No
    F.1.1Number of subjects for this age range: 0
    F.1.1.1In Utero No
    F.1.1.1.1Number of subjects for this age range: 0
    F.1.1.2Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks) No
    F.1.1.2.1Number of subjects for this age range: 0
    F.1.1.3Newborns (0-27 days) No
    F.1.1.3.1Number of subjects for this age range: 0
    F.1.1.4Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) No
    F.1.1.4.1Number of subjects for this age range: 0
    F.1.1.5Children (2-11years) No
    F.1.1.5.1Number of subjects for this age range: 0
    F.1.1.6Adolescents (12-17 years) No
    F.1.1.6.1Number of subjects for this age range: 0
    F.1.2Adults (18-64 years) Yes
    F.1.2.1Number of subjects for this age range: 0
    F.1.3Elderly (>=65 years) Yes
    F.1.3.1Number of subjects for this age range: 0
    F.2 Gender
    F.2.1Female Yes
    F.2.2Male Yes
    F.3 Group of trial subjects
    F.3.1Healthy volunteers No
    F.3.2Patients Yes
    F.3.3Specific vulnerable populations No
    F.3.3.1Women of childbearing potential not using contraception No
    F.3.3.2Women of child-bearing potential using contraception No
    F.3.3.3Pregnant women No
    F.3.3.4Nursing women No
    F.3.3.5Emergency situation No
    F.3.3.6Subjects incapable of giving consent personally No
    F.3.3.7Others No
    F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included
    F.4.1In the member state916
    F.4.2 For a multinational trial
    F.4.2.1In the EEA 916
    F.4.2.2In the whole clinical trial 916
    F.5 Plans for treatment or care after the subject has ended the participation in the trial (if it is different from the expected normal treatment of that condition)
    Any further treatment will be decided by the treating clinician.
    G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial
    G.4 Investigator Network to be involved in the Trial: 1
    N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned
    N.Competent Authority Decision Authorised
    N.Date of Competent Authority Decision2010-09-21
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial applicationFavourable
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion
    N.Date of Ethics Committee Opinion2010-09-29
    P. End of Trial
    P.End of Trial StatusGB - no longer in EU/EEA
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