Comparing intermittent and continuous treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This phase 3 clinical trial investigates the effectiveness of intermittent versus continuous administration of Panitumumab combined with FOLFIRI chemotherapy in patients with left-sided RAS/BRAF wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer. The study aims to determine if intermittent treatment can achieve a Time to Treatment Failure (TTF) that is not inferior to the standard continuous regimen. A total of 500 patients will be enrolled and randomized to receive either treatment approach, with correlative studies on tissue and blood samples to identify potential biomarkers of efficacy. The trial will assess treatment outcomes and the evolutionary dynamics of tumors in response to therapy.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Written informed consent to study procedures and to correlative studies.
2. Histologically proven left sided mCRC.
3. RAS/BRAF wild-type and pMMR and/or MSS status assessed at local centers according a validated method defined by EMA
4. Disease judged unresectable by the local multidisciplinary team
5. Patient candidate to receive Induction treatment with FOLFIRI plus panitumumab as per standard clinical practice
6. No prior treatments (chemotherapy, radiation or surgery) for mCRC. Surgery for primary CRC tumor before starting treatment is allowed.
7. Either sex aged ≥ 18
8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status ≤ 1 at study entry.
9. Imaging-documented measurable disease, according to RECIST 1.1 criteria.
10. Known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) activity is mandatory. Additional analysis of polymorphisms uridine diphosphate-glycosyltransferase 1 (UGT1A1) enzyme is recommended but not mandatory
11. Adequate bone marrow hematological function: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L and platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/L and hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL.
12. Adequate liver function: total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or ≤ 2 (in case of biliary stent) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 5 X ULN.
13. Adequate renal function: serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min in males and ≥50 mL/min in females (calculated according to Cockroft-Gault formula).
14. Electrolytes (i.e. magnesium, calcium, sodium and potassium) within laboratory normal range

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Prior malignancy within five years. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer.
2. Prior chemotherapy or any other medical treatment for mCRC (previous adjuvant chemotherapy is allowed if terminated \> 6 months previously).
3. Major surgical intervention within 4 weeks prior to enrollment.
4. Pregnancy and breast-feeding.
5. Any brain metastases.
6. Complete deficiency of activity of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) or known UGT1A1 homozygosity.
7. Required dose reduction of 5-fluorouracil in the past for toxicity.
8. Evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic disease or any concurrent condition which in the investigator's opinion makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the study, or which would jeopardize compliance with the protocol, or would interfere with the results of the study.
9. History of poor co-operation, non-compliance with medical treatment, unreliability or any condition that may impair the patient's understanding of the Informed consent form.
10. Participation in any interventional drug or medical device study within 30 days prior to treatment start.
11. Sexually active males and females (of childbearing potential) unwilling to practice contraception (barrier contraceptive measure or oral contraception) during the study and until 6 months after the last trial treatment.
12. History of interstitial pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis.
13. History of corneal perforation or ulceration keratitis

Where it's running

• Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Napoli - IRCCS - Fondazione G. Pascale
  Naples, Italy Recruiting

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.