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A Study of FOLFOXIRI Plus Cetuximab vs. FOLFOXIRI Plus Bevacizumab

A Randomized Phase II Study to Investigate the Deepness of Response of FOLFOXIRI Plus Cetuximab (Erbitux) Versus FOLFOXIRI Plus Bevacizumab as the First-line Therapy in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients With RAS Wild-type Tumors: DEEPER

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02515734
Acronym
DEEPER
Enrollment
360
Registered
2015-08-05
Start date
2015-08-31
Completion date
2020-06-30
Last updated
2015-08-05

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

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer

Keywords

FOLFOXIRI, Bmab, Cmab

Brief summary

This study is to verify the advantage of FOLFOXIRI plus cetuximab over FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab as the first-line therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer patients with RAS wild-type tumors.

Detailed description

This study is to verify the advantage of FOLFOXIRI plus cetuximab over FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab as the first-line therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer patients with RAS wild-type tumors. In this study the investigators employed deepness of response as a primary endpoint.

Interventions

DRUGfluorouracil
DRUGLeucovorin
DRUGirinotecan
DRUGoxaliplatin
BIOLOGICALbevacizumab
BIOLOGICALcetuximab

Sponsors

Japan Clinical Cancer Research Organization
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Histologically confirmed colorectal cancer * RAS wild-type * Measurable lesion by RECIST (Ver.1.1) * No past history of chemotherapy in the case of unresectable primary lesion/distant metastasis/lymph node metastasis.In the case of recurrence, no treatment for the first recurrence lesion after operation * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance status 0-1.The case \>=71 years is PS0. * Life expectancy of more than 6 months * Patients have enough organ function for study treatment within 14 days before enrollment; 1. White blood cell (WBC)\>=3,000/mm3, \<12,000/mm3. 2. Neu\>=1,500/mm3. 3. Platelet count (PLT) \>=10.0x104/mm3. 4. Hb\>=9.0g/dL. 5. Total Bilirubin\<=1.5x Upper Limited Normal (ULN) 6. aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \<=2.5xULN. 7. alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \<=2.5xULN. 8. Creatinine\<=1.5xULN. 9. Proteinuria\<=1+. 10. prothrombin time-international normalized ratio (PT-INR) \<=1.5 * Must be able to swallow tablets * Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Synchronous multiple malignancy or metachronous multiple malignancy within 5 years disease free interval * Lynch syndrome * Brain metastases * Infectious disease * Interstitial lung disease or pulmonary fibrosis * Comorbidity or history of serious heart failure * History of thromboembolic events * Cerebrovascular disease * History of hemoptysis/hematemesis * Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic BP\>180mmHg, or diastolic BP\>100mmHg) * Sensory alteration or paresthesia interfering with function * Large quantity of pleural, abdominal or cardiac effusion * Severe comorbidity (renal failure, liver failure, hypertension, etc) * Prior radiotherapy for primary and metastases leision * Men/women who are unwilling to avoid pregnancy * Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding * Women with a positive pregnancy test * History of severe allergy * HBsAg positive or active viral hepatitis * Administration of blood products/ Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF), and blood transfusion within 14 days * Surgical procedure or such as skin-open biopsy, trauma surgery, or other more intensive surgery within 28 days * Systematic administration of antiplatelet drug or non steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) * Diathesis of bleeding (history of hemoptysis, including cavitation and/or necrosis in lung metastasis confirmed by imaging), coagulopathy * History of gastrointestinal perforation within 1 year * Unhealed traumatic bone fracture * Uncontrolled diarrhea * History of organ recipient * Prior cetuximab/bevacizumab/Irinotecan/Oxaliplatin treatment (Adjuvant therapy by Oxaliplatin is excluded) * Administration of atazanavir sulfate * Jaundice * Ileus or bowel obstruction * Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease * Insulin dependent diabetes * Thyroid disease * Any other cases who are regarded as inadequate for study enrollment by investigators

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Best deepness of responseup to 2 yearsThe maximum tumor shrinkage rates by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) throughout the treatments

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Early tumor shrinkageat 8 weeksThe rates of tumor shrinkage by RECIST at 8 weeks
Response rateup to 2 years
Deepness of responseat 4 monthsThe tumor shrinkage rates by RECIST at 4 months
Overall survivalup to 2 years
Progression free survivalup to 2 years
Rate of curatively resected metastatic lesionup to 2 years
Number of adverse eventsup to 2 years

Contacts

Primary ContactMasashi Fujii, MD
masashi.fujii@gioncology.jp+81-3-5579-9882
Backup ContactSachika Koyama, Ms
cc13.dc@jaccro.or.jp+81-3-5579-9882

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 6, 2026