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Multicenter phase II trial of mFOLFOX6 with cetuximab as active chemotherapy regimen for liver metastases inappropriate for curative resection in EGFR positive and KRAS wild type colorectal cancer

Multicenter phase II trial of mFOLFOX6 with cetuximab as active chemotherapy regimen for liver metastases inappropriate for curative resection in EGFR positive and KRAS wild type colorectal cancer - FOCAL trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000004683
Enrollment
50
Registered
2010-12-08
Start date
2010-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

EGFR positive and KRAS wild type colorectal cancer with liver metastases inappropriate for curative resection

Interventions

Chemotherapy with modified FOLFOX6 plus cetuximab. Treatment repeats every 14 days for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Liver resection (if possible,

Sponsors

Tohoku - Six Universities Research Group by Experts (T-SURGE)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Histologically proven colorectal cancer in EGFR positive and KRAS wild type (2) Measurable synchronous liver metastases or measurable metachronous liver metastases. - Synchronous liver metastasis: No prior treatment except for original resection. After original resection, curative resection past more than 6 weeks, non-curative resection past more than 4 weeks. - Metachronous liver metastasis: No prior treatment for liver metastases, more than 6 months after original postoperative adjuvant therapy (3) All metastases is unresectable with margin. Or residual liver less than 40% after resection. (4) Age >=20 (5) The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group(ECOG) Performance Status(PS) 0-2 (6) Life expectancy of more than 3 months (7) With a written informed consent (8) Vital organ functions (listed below) are preserved within 2 weeks prior to entry i) Medullary function WBC >= 3,000/mm^3 Neurtophils >= 1,500/mm^3 Platelets >= 100,000/mm^3 ii) Liver function AST(GOT) <= ULN*5 ALT(GPT) <= ULN*5 Total bilirubin <= ULN*2 iii) Renal function Creatinine <= ULN*2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Uncontrolled extrahepatic lesion (2) Symptomatic brain metastasis (3) Cardiac disease (over Grade 2 by CTCAE v4.0), or myocardial infarction within 1 year (4) Past or current history (within 5 years) of malignant disease, except for the early cancer healed clearly (5) Interstitial lung disease, or pulmonary fibrosis (6) Serious infectious disease (7) Serious complication (kidney failure, liver failure , hypertension, etc) (8) Peripheral neuropathy (over Grade 1 by CTCAE v4.0) (9) No willing of birth-control. Or pregnant or lactating women (10) Serious drug hypersensitivity or history of drug allergy of Fluorouracil, Levofolinate calcium and/or Oxaliplatin (11) Participation in other clinical trial within 4 weeks (12) History of serious drug hypersensitivity (13) Previously received on anti-EGFR antibody (14) Case whom investigator deny the enrollment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
R0 resection rate (Curative resection rate)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Resection rate of liver metastases, Tumor response rate, Adverse events

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHiroyuki Nitta

Iwate Medical University Dept. of Surgery

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026