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Repurposing disulfiram as treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer An investigator initiated clinical phase II trial

Repurposing disulfiram as treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer An investigator initiated clinical phase II trial - Disulfiram colorectal cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2019-002748-25-DK
Enrollment
28
Registered
2019-07-04
Start date
2019-10-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Metastatic, non-resectable and irinotecan-resistant colorectal cancer MedDRA version: 21.0 Level: PT Classification code 10052358 Term: Colorectal cancer metastatic System Organ Class: 10029104 - Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)

Interventions

Trade Name: Disulfiram Product Name: disulfiram Pharmaceutical Form: Effervescent tablet INN or Proposed INN: DISULFIRAM CAS Number: 97-77-8 Concentration unit: mg milligram(s) Concentration type: equ

Sponsors

Department of Oncology, Odense Universitetshospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -- Age = 18 years. - Histologically verified colorectal adenocarcinoma. - Non-resectable mCRC. - Measurable or no-measurable disease according to RECIST version 1.1. - Performance status (WHO) of 0-1 and a life expectancy > 3 months. - Documented early* progressive disease following at least 2months of irinotecan (+/-fluoropyrimidines). **on treatment or within 6 mons after ended treatment. - Adequate haematological function defined as neutrophils ? 1.5 x 109/l and platelets = 100 x 109/l. - Adequate organ function (normal bilirubin, GFR (may be calculated) > 60 ml/min). - Willingness to refrain from alcohol consumption of alcohol during the trial and 14 days after the last treatment with Disulfiram. - Woman of childbearing potential must have been tested negative in a serum pregnancy test within 5 days prior to randomisation. Male and female patients who have the potential to reproduce must agree to use a highly effective method of birth control. (i.e., pregnancy rate of less than 1 % per year) during the study and for 6 months after the discontinuation of study medication. - Has provided written informed consent prior to performance of any study procedure. - Written informed consent must be obtained according to the local Ethics Committee requirements. Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 22 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 22

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Known UGT-1A1 polymorphism. - Known CNS metastases - Prior history of cancer, except cervix in situ carcinoma, in situ urothelial carcinoma or previously treated and cured skin basocellular, and any other cancer in complete remission for at least 2 years. - Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure > 169 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg) - Any other condition or therapy, which in the investigator’s opinion may pose a risk to the patient or interfere with the study objectives (e.g. known CNS metastasis; infection; drainage of ascites or pleural effusion within 4 weeks; intestinal obstruction; uncontrolled diabetes; AMI within 12 months; severe/unstable angina; known HIV or hepatitis B or C; major surgery within 4 weeks; uncontrolled hypertension). - Known allergy or intolerance to any of the drugs used (irinotecan, disulfiram, and copper).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: Primary objective: ?Disease-control rate (complete response, partial response and/or stable disease >= 18 weeks To investigate efficacy and safety of the treatment combination irinotecan, disulfiram and copper in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer having developed resistance to irinotecan. ;Secondary Objective: Secondary objectives: ?Progression-free survival (PFS) ?Overall survival (OS) ?Response rate (RR) according to RECIST criteria version 1.1 ?Toxicity ?EORTC QLQ-C30 ?Correlation between tumor markers and outcome ;Primary end point(s): Primary objective: ?Disease-control rate (complete response, partial response and/or stable disease >= 18 weeks ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: We will treat the first 3 patients with a lower dose of disulfiram (200 mg/day) before we start to use the planned optimal dose of disulfiram (400 mg/day). Patients 1-3 Copper 2 mg/day + disulfiram 200 mg/day + irinotecan 250 mg/m2 every 3 weeks with the opportunity for doses escalation of irinotecan in the subsequent series. If no patient experience severe toxicity the next patients will receive disulfiram 400 mg/day Patients 4-6 Copper 2 mg/day + disulfiram 400 mg/day + irinotecan 250 mg/m2 every 3 weeks with the opportunity for doses escalation of irinotecan in the subsequent series. If no patient experience severe toxicity, we will include further 22 patients at this dose level.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): Secondary objectives: ? Progression-free survival (PFS) ? Overall survival (OS) ? Response rate (RR) according to RECIST criteria version 1.1 ? Toxicity ? EORTC QLQ-C30 ? Correlation between tumor markers and outcome ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: We will treat the first 3 patients with a lower dose of disulfiram (200 mg/day) before we start to use the planned optimal dose of disulfiram (400 mg/day). Patients 1-3 Copper 2 mg/day + disulfiram 200 mg/day + irinotecan 250 mg/m2 every 3 weeks with the opportunity for doses escalation of irinotecan in the subsequent series. If no patient experience severe toxicity the next patients will receive disulfiram 400 mg/day Patients 4-6 Copper 2 mg/day + disulfiram 400 mg/day + irinotecan 250 mg/m2 every 3 weeks with the opportunity for doses escalation of irinotecan in the subsequent series. If no patient experience severe toxicity, we will include further 22 patients at this dose level.

Countries

Denmark

Contacts

Public ContactPI Line Schmidt Tarpgaard

Department of Oncology, Odense Universitetshospital

line.tarpgaard@rsyd.dk+452251 1616

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026