E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric cancer. |
Carcinoma gastrico localmente avanzato non operabile o metastatico. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Locally advanced unresectable or metastatic stomac cancer. |
Tumore dello stomaco in stadio localmente avanzato (non operabile) o metastatico. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10007350 |
E.1.2 | Term | Carcinoma gastric |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) |
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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 |
To compare the therapeutic efficacy of Docetaxel, Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine (low-TOX) vs. Epirubicin, Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine (EOX) as measured by the duration of overall survival (OS) in patient with locally advanced/metastatic gastric cancer. |
Confrontare l'efficacia terapeutica di docetaxel, oxaliplatino e capecitabina (low-TOX) verso epirubicina, oxaliplatino e capecitabina (EOX) in termini di durata della sopravvivenza globale (OS) in pazienti affetti da tumore gastrico localmente avanzato/metastatico. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To evaluate additional measures of tumor control to further characterize the efficacy of the low-TOX regimen vs. EOX regimen. Evaluation of the safety profile of the 2 combinations tested. |
Valutare misure addizionali di controllo della malattia per meglio caratterizzare l'efficacia del regime low-TOX verso il regime EOX.Valutare il profilo di tossicità delle due combinazioni. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Signed written informed consent prior to beginning protocol specific procedures. 2. Male or female <70 years of age. 3. Histologically proven diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the stomach. 4. HER2 negative tumor or HER2+ tumors not qualifying for herceptin therapy. 5. Locally advanced (non resectable) or metastatic gastric cancer. 6. Presence of measurable disease with at least one measurable lesion by means of CT scan or MRI in not previously irradiated area(s) (according to RECIST criteria (version 1.1). 7. Life expectancy of >/= 3 months. 8. ECOG performance status of 0-1 at study entry. 9. Neutrophils >/= 2.0 x 1000000000/L, platelets >/= 100 x 1000000000/L, and hemoglobin >/= 10 g/dL. 10. Bilirubin level either normal or </= 1.5 x ULN. 11. AST and ALT </= 2.5 X UNL (</= 5 x ULN if liver metastasis are present). 12. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) </= 2.5 X ULN; patients with alkaline phosphatase > 2.5x ULN and AST and ALT </= 1.5 x ULN are equally eligible. 13. Serum creatinine < 1.5 x ULN. In presence border-line values, the calculated creatinine clearance should be >/= 60 mL/min. 14. Negative pregnancy test (if female in reproductive years). 15. Effective contraception prior to study entry and for the duration of the study participation, for both male and female patients of child producing potential. 16. Able and willing to comply with scheduled visits, therapy plans and laboratory tests required in this protocol. |
1. Consenso informato scritto firmato dal paziente prima di iniziare le procedure specifiche dello studio. 2. Maschio o femmina <70 anni. 3.Diagnosi di adenocarcinoma dello stomaco, istologicamente confermata. 4. Tumore HER2 negativo o HER2 positivo non qualificabile per la terapia con herceptin. 5. Tumore gastrico localmente avanzato (non operabile) o metastatico. 6. Presenza di almeno una lesione misurabile mediante TAC o risonanza magnetica, in un'area non precedentemente irradiata (in accordo ai criteri RECIST 1.1 - versione 1.1). 7. Aspettativa di vita di almeno 3 mesi. 8. ECOG performance status 0 o 1 all’inizio dello studio. 9. Neutrofili >/= 2.0 x 1000000000/L, piastrine >/= 100 x 1000000000/L, e emoglobina >/= 10 g/dL. 10. Livello di bilirubina normale o </= 1.5 x ULN. 11. AST e ALT </= 2.5 X UNL (</= 5 x ULN in presenza di metastasi epatiche). 12. ALP </= 2.5 x ULN; pazienti con ALP > 2.5x ULN e AST e ALT </= 1.5 x ULN sono ugualmente eleggibili. 13. Creatinina < 1.5 x ULN. In presenza di valori border-line, la creatinina clearance calcolata deve essere >/= 60 mL/min. 14. Test di gravidanza negativo (se donna in età riproduttiva). 15. Uso di sistemi efficaci di contraccezione prima dell'entrata in studio e durante la partecipazione allo studio, sia per i maschi, sia per le femmine potenzialmente fertili. 16. Capacità e volontà di seguire la pianificazione delle visite, il piano terapeutico e gli esami richiesti dal protocollo. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Previous chemotherapy, except adjuvant treatment administered at least 1 year before study entry. 2. Concurrent chronic systemic immune therapy. 3. Any investigational agent(s) 4 weeks prior to entry. 4. Clinically relevant coronary artery disease or a history of a myocardial infarction or a history of hypertension not controlled by therapy within the last 12 months. 5. Known hypersensitivity to study drugs. Known grade 3 or 4 allergic reaction to any of the components of the treatment. 6. Known drug abuse/ alcohol abuse. 7. Acute or subacute intestinal occlusion and any other significant chronic gastrointestinal disease that might interfere with absorption of oral treatment. 8. History of clinically relevant psychiatric disability precluding informed consent. 9. Presence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule. 10. Pregnant or breastfeeding women. 11. Active uncontrolled infection(s). 12. Positive for HIV serology and/or viral hepatitis B or C. 13. Any concurrent malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix. (Patients with a previous malignancy but without evidence of disease for ≥ 5 years will be allowed to enter the trial). |
1. Precedente chemioterapia, eccetto terapia adiuvante somministrata almeno un anno prima l'entrata nello studio. 2. Terapia immunologica sistemica cronica concomitante. 3. Assunzione di qualsiasi farmaco sperimentale fino a 4 settimane prima dell'entrata nello studio. 4. Malattie clinicamente rilevanti a carico del sistema cardio-vascolare o precedente infarto del miocardio o nota ipertensione non controllata da terapia negli ultimi 12 mesi. 5. Nota ipersensibilità ai farmaci in studio. Allergia di grado 3 o 4 nota per qualsiasi eccipiente del farmaco di studio. 6. Abuso di farmaci e/o alcool noti. 7. Occlusione intestinale acuta o subacuta a qualsiasi altro disturbo gastrointestinale cronico significativo che potrebbe interferire con l'assorbimento del farmaco orale. 8. Nota disabilità psichica clinicamente rilevante che possa precludere la possibilità di dare il consenso scritto alla partecipazione allo studio. 9. Presenza di qualsiasi condizione psicologica, familiare, sociale o geografica che possa potenzialmente interferire con l'adeguato svolgimento dello studio e l'esecuzione delle visite pianificate. 10. Donne in gravidanza o in allattamento. 11. Infezioni attive non controllate. 12. Positività per HIV e/o epatite B o C. 13. Qualsiasi tumore concomitante ad eccezione della neoplasia cutanea non-melanoma (NMSC), o del carcinoma della cervice. (Pazienti con un prededente tumore ma senza evidenza di malattia negli ultimi 5 anni sono ammessi nello studio). |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Overall Survival (OS), defined for each patient as the time from randomization to the date of death from any cause. |
Sopravvivenza globale (OS), definita, per ciascun paziente, come il tempo dalla data di randomizzazione alla data di morte, per qualsiasi causa. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
At patient's death. |
Al decesso del paziente. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
1. Progression Free Survival (PFS), defined as the time from randomization to the date of local or regional progression, distant metastasis, second primary malignancy or death from any cause, whichever comes first. 2. Objective Response Rate (CR + PR) according to RECIST 1.1 guideline. 3. Disease control rate: CR + PR + SD lasting > 12 weeks. 4. Tolerability of the treatments evaluated in term of occurrence of: side effects graded according to the NCI-CTCAE scale (version 4.0); serious adverse reactions, expected and unexpected. |
1. Sopravvivenza libera da malattia (PFS), definita, come il tempo dalla data di randomizzazione alla data di documentata progressione (locale, regionale, metastatica), o alla data di insorgenza di un nuovo tumore primario o alla data di morte per qualsiasi causa, qualsiasi di questi eventi accada per primo. 2. Tasso di risposta obiettiva (ORR) (CR + PR)in accordo alle linee guida RECIST 1.1. 3. Tasso di controllo della malattia: CR + PR + SD per più di 12 settimane. 4. Tollerabilità dei trattamenti valutata in termini di frequenza degli eventi avversi, classificati secondo la scala NCI-CTCAE (versione 4.0): eventi avversi seri, attesi e inattesi. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
1. At the date of progression, second primary malignancy or death. 2, 3, 4. All study period, including follow up. |
1. Al momento della progressione della malattia o alla data di insorgenza di un nuovo tumore o alla data di morte del paziente. 2, 3, 4. Lungo tutta la durata dello studio, follow up compreso. |
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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) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
- Stesso farmaco ad altro dosaggio |
- same IMP used at different dosage |
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E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
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 | 36 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
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 | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
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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LVLS including follow up contacts. |
LVLS inclusi i contatti durante il follow up. |
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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 | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 54 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |