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A prospective randomised open label trial of oxaliplatin/fluoropyrimidine versus oxaliplatin/fluoropyrimidine plus cetuximab pre- and post-operatively in patients with resectable colorectal liver metastasis requiring chemotherapy

A prospective randomised open label trial of oxaliplatin/fluoropyrimidine versus oxaliplatin/fluoropyrimidine plus cetuximab pre- and post-operatively in patients with resectable colorectal liver metastasis requiring chemotherapy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN22944367
Enrollment
288
Registered
2006-07-21
Start date
2006-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-08-02

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

Conditions

Colorectal cancer with liver metastases Cancer Colorectal cancer

Interventions

Experimental arm: Oxaliplatin/fluoropyrimidine/anti-EGFR antibody for three months. Surgical resection when fit following chemotherapy, usually 3-4 weeks. Three additional months of ch

Sponsors

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 08/08/2008: 1. Confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma: either previous or current histologically or radiologically confirmed primary adenocarcinoma of colon or rectum, together with clinical or radiological evidence of advanced and/or metastatic disease; confirmed primary adenocarcinoma of colon or rectum 2. Presence of potentially resectable colorectal cancer liver metastases 3. Patients who are thought by the surgeon to be suboptimally resectable are included 4. No previous systemic chemotherapy for metastatic disease 5. World Health Organization (WHO) performance status 0, 1 or 2 Added as of 04/05/2007: 6. Baseline laboratory tests (refer to the protocol for full description) 7. All patients must be aged 18 years or older 8. Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential, adequate contraception for men and women 9. Written informed consent 10. Consent to allow surplus pathological material to be analysed for translational research projects (patients may decline participation in this supplementary study and still participate in the main trial) Previous inclusion criteria: 1. Confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma: either previous or current histologically or radiologically confirmed primary adenocarcinoma of colon or rectum, together with clinical or radiological evidence of advanced and/or metastatic disease; confirmed primary adenocarcinoma of colon or rectum 2. Presence of potential colorectal cancer resectable liver metastases 3. Patients who are thought by the surgeon to be suboptimally resectable are included 4. No previous systemic chemotherapy for metastatic disease 5. World Health Organization (WHO) performance status 0, 1 or 2 Added as of 04/05/2007: 6. Baseline laboratory tests (refer to the protocol for full description) 7. All patients must be aged 18 years or older 8. Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential, adequate contraception for men and women 9. Written informed consent 10. Consent to allow surplus pathological material to be analysed for translational research projects (patients may decline participation in this supplementary study and still participate in the main trial)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who are unfit for the chemotherapy regimens in the protocol e.g.: 1. Patients with severe uncontrolled concurrent medical illness 2. Any psychiatric or neurological condition which is felt likely to compromise the patient's ability to give informed consent or comply with oral medication 3. Partial or complete bowel obstruction 4. Pre-existing neuropathy (> grade 1) 5. Patients requiring ongoing treatment with a contraindicated concomitant medication 6. Patients with a previous or current malignant disease which in the judgement of the treating investigator, is likely to interfere with this study treatment or assessment of response Added as of 04/05/2007: 7. Patients with known hypersensitivity reactions to any of the components of the study treatments 8. Patients with brain metastases 9. Female patients who are lactating Added as of 08/08/2008: 10. Patients who have received prior chemotherapy with oxaliplatin 11. Patients with a personal or family history suggestive of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency or with known DPD deficiency 12. Patients who possess the KRAS mutant genotype or whose KRAS genotype status is unknown in the primary tumour

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Progression-free survival

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Current secondary outcome measures as of 30/10/2013: 1. Toxicity 2. Overall survival Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. Quality of life 2. Toxicity 3. Overall survival 4. Cost effectiveness

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 20, 2026