E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
patients treated with first-line chemotherapy and bevacizumab will be prospectively stratified according to LDH serum levels |
pazienti trattati con bevacizumab e chemioterapia in prima linea saranno stratificati prospetticamente in base ai livelli sierici di LDH |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
advanced metastatic colorectal carcinoma |
carcinoma colo-rettale avanzato e metastatico |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04] |
MedDRA Classification |
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 |
Response rate (to ascertain whether bevacizumab in combination with chemotherapy could determine an improved response rate in patients with high LDH serum levels compared to patients with normal LDH serum levels |
Risposta Obiettiva (Confronto del tasso di risposte obiettive in pazienti con livelli sierici elevati di LDH rispetto a pazienti con livelli sierici normali di LDH) |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
-comparison between response rate according to the RECIST criteria and the criteria defined by Chun (Jama 2009)
-evaluation of serum IL-8, bFGF, HGF, PlGF, SDF-1, MCP-3 as a marker of early progression
-Progression free survival (to ascertain whether bevacizumab in combination with chemotherapy could determine an improved progression survival in patients with high serum LDH levels compared to patients with normal LDH serum levels |
-Confronto tra tasso di risposte obiettive secondo i criteri RECIST e tasso di risposte secondo i criteri definiti da Chun (JAMA 2009)
-Valutazione di IL-8 (Interleukin-8), bFGF (basic Fibroblast Growth Factor), HGF (Hepatocyte Growth Factor), PlGF (Placental Growth Factor), SDF-1 (Stromal Derived Factor 1a/CXCL12), MCP-3 (monocyte chemotactic protein) come marcatori precoci di progressione
-Sopravvivenza libera da progressione (PFS) calcolata come l’intervallo di tempo tra l’inizio del trattamento e la progressione clinica, il decesso o l’ultima visita di follow up in caso di non progressione |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Written informed consent
• No prior treatment for advanced disease (adjuvant therapy allowed)
• age < 75 years < 18 years
• Histologically/cytologically confirmed advanced, colorectal cancer
• At least one lesion measurable with CT or MRI scan
• Performance Status (ECOG) 0-1 at study entry)
• Life expectancy of at least 6 months
• Neutrophils count =/> 1.5 x 109/L, platelets count =/> 100 x 109/L, HGB =/> 10 g/dL
• total bilirubin < 1.5 x UNL • SGOT and SGPT =/< 2.5 x UNL (=/< 5 x UNL in patients with liver metastases)
• Creatinine < 1.5 x UNL |
• Consenso informato scritto
• Nessun precedente trattamento per la malattia avanzata (terapia adiuvante consentita)
• Età < 75 anni
• Diagnosi confermata istologicamente/citologicamente di carcinoma del colon-retto metastatico
• Almeno una lesione misurabile alla TC o RM secondo i criteri RECIST
• Performance Status (ECOG) 0-1
• Aspettativa di vita di almeno 6 mesi
• Neutrofili =/> 1.5 x 109/L, Piastrine =/> 100 x 109/L, Emoglobina =/> 10 g/dL
• Bilirubina totale < 1.5 x UNL
• SGOT e SGPT =/< 2.5 x UNL (=/< 5 x UNL in pazienti con metastasi epatiche)
• Creatinina < 1.5 x UNL |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
. CNS metastases
• Severe cardiovascular disease
• Uncontrolled infections
• Radiotherapy within 4 weeks of study entry
• Any experimental drug administered within 4 weeks of study entry
• Known hypersensitivity to study drug
• Known drugs or alcohol abuse
• Pregnant or lactating women (serum Betahcg test)
• Other tumours, except in situ melanoma or cervix cancer if radically removed
• Incapability to sign informed consent |
. Metastasi al SNC (SIstema Nervoso Centrale)
• Malattie cardiovascolari severe
• Infezioni non controllate
• Radioterapia nelle 4 settimane precedenti l’ingresso nello studio
• Qualsiasi farmaco sperimentale nelle 4 settimane precedenti l’ingresso nello studio
• Nota ipersensibilità ad un farmaco oggetto dello studio
• Noto abuso di alcol o droghe
• Gravidanza o allattamento
• Altre neoplasie maligne, eccetto melanoma in situ o carcinoma della cervice uterina
• Incapacità di fornire consenso informato |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Response Rate |
Risposta Obiettiva |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Response rate will be evaluated every 12 weeks |
la risposta obiettiva sarà valutata ogni 12 settimane |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
comparison between response rate according to the RECIST criteria and the criteria defined by Chun (Jama 2009) |
Confronto tra tasso di risposte obiettive secondo i criteri RECIST e tasso di risposte secondo i criteri definiti da Chun (JAMA 2009) |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
according to the RECIST criteria and those defined by Chun (JAMA 2009) |
secondo I criteri RECIST e secondo I criteri morfologici di Chun (JAMA 2009) |
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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 | No |
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 | Yes |
E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description |
it will be to prospectively ascertain whether bevacizumab in combination with chemotherapy has an improved clinical activity in patients with high LDH serum levels compared to patients with normal LDH serum levels |
accertare se il bevacizumab in combinazione con la chemioterapia abbia una migliore attività clinica in pazienti con elevati livelli sierici di LDH rispetto ai pazienti con livelli di LDH normali. |
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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 | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
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) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | 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.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 14 |
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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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |