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Effect of Adjunctive Metformin on Recurrence of Non-DM Colorectal Cancer Stage II High-risk/ III Colorectal Cancer

Effect of Adjunctive Metformin on Recurrence of Non-DM Colorectal Cancer Stage II High-risk/ III Colorectal Cancer: Open-label Randomized Controlled

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02614339
Enrollment
593
Registered
2015-11-25
Start date
2015-12-31
Completion date
2021-07-31
Last updated
2019-09-18

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Conditions

Non-DM Stage II High-risk Colorectal Cancer, Non-DM Stage III Colorectal Cancer

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to identify the effect of adjunctive metformin on recurrence of non-DM Stage II High-risk/ III colorectal cancer. This study is open-label randomized controlled study. The primary endpoint is to compare the 3-year disease free survival between metformin group and non-metformin group. The secondary endpoint is to compare the 5-year overall survival and disease specific survival between two group, to identify the safety of metformin, and to compare the recurrence rate of polyps after polypectomy between two groups.

Interventions

DRUGmetformin

The patients of this group are treated according to NCCN guideline for stage II high-risk/ III colorectal cancer and receive an additional prescription metformin. Metformin will be prescribed 1g/day (500mg, 2 table/day, or 1000mg, 1 table/day). After adjustment period for 1month, patients who do not have side effects will be taken metformin for additional 47 months (total 48months including the adjustment period).

DRUGcontrol

The patients of this group are treated according to NCCN guideline for stage II high-risk/ III colorectal cancer.

Sponsors

Yonsei University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. patients with stage II high-risk/ III colorectal cancer who were taken an operation for cure, or patients with stage III rectal cancer who were taken an chemoradiation therapy and subsequently operation 2. age 20 - 80 years 3. patients without DM 4. patients who have well performance status for chemotherapy 5. patients who are agreed the study protocol

Exclusion criteria

1. patients with DM 2. patients who were diagnosed other cancers (≥ stage II) within 5 years 3. patients who have familial adenomatous polyposis, hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer, or inflammatory bowel disease 4. patients who are taken other chemoprevention drugs (ex. NSAIDs, Aspirin) 5. patients who have risk factors to increase lactic acidosis which are renal disease, lung disease, liver disease, or infectious disease 6. Creatinine ≥ 1.5mg/dL (for male), ≥ 1.4mg/dL (for female) 7. patients with congestive heart failure which is needed to treat 8. patients who have allergic history of metformin 9. pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Disease free survivalafter 3 yearsThe primary endpoint is to compare 3-year disease free survival between metformin group and non-metformin group.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
5-year overall survivalafter 5 years
recurrence rate of polyps after polypectomyafter 1 year, and then according to the findings in 1 year colonoscopy

Countries

South Korea

Contacts

Primary ContactTae Il Kim, MD
taeilkim@yuhs.ac82-02-2228-1965

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026