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Optimal Anti-EGFR Treatment of mCRC Patients With Low-Frequency RAS Mutation

FIRE-5 -Study: Optimal Anti-EGFR Treatment of mCRC Patients With Low-Frequency RAS Mutation

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04034173
Enrollment
3
Registered
2019-07-26
Start date
2019-07-24
Completion date
2021-06-22
Last updated
2026-08-27

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

Conditions

Treatment Related Cancer

Keywords

colorectal cancer, FIRE, low-RAS, mCRC, Panitumumab

Brief summary

The present hypothesis is that anti-EGFR agents are active in tumors with low-level RAS mutation when the majority of tumor cells is still sensitive. While response rate may be high and may reflect sensitivity to anti-EGFR agents, PFS is anticipated to be shorter than in RAS wild-type patients due to the faster development of resistance when sensitive cells are eradicated and when the RAS-mutant anti-EGFR resistant clones become predominant. The characteristics of low-level RAS mutant tumors would be: * Objective response rate (ORR) high (reflecting the sensitive clone) * Progression-free survival (PFS) short (reflecting the more rapid outgrowth of RAS mutant clones)

Interventions

DRUGPanitumumab

Panitumumab 6 mg/kg BW as 60-min i.v. infusion\* D1 \*If the 1st infusion is well tolerated, all subsequent infusions can be applied over 30-60 minutes.

DRUGIrinotecan

Irinotecan 180 mg/m² BSA i.v., 30 - 90 min D1

DRUGFolinic acid

Folinic acid (racemic) 400 mg/m²BSA i.v., 120 min D1

DRUG5-FU

5-FU 400 mg/m² BSA, bolus, D1 5-FU 2400 mg/m² BSA i.v. infusion over a period of 46 h D1-2

Sponsors

Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Lead SponsorOTHER
Amgen
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
ClinAssess GmbH
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Histologically confirmed, UICC stage IV metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum * Primarily non-resectable metastases or surgical resection refused by the patient * RAS mutation determined by the local pathology * Age ≥18 * ECOG performance status 0-2 * Patients suitable for chemotherapy administration * Patient's written declaration of consent obtained * Estimated life expectancy \> 3 months * Presence of at least one measurable reference lesion according to the RECIST 1.1 criteria * Primary tumor tissue available and patient consents to storage and molecular and genetic profiling of tumor material. Molecular profiling of blood samples is optionally performed. * Adequate bone marrow function: * Leukocytes ≥ 3.0 x 109/L with neutrophils ≥ 1.5 x 109/L * Thrombocytes ≥ 100 x 109/L * Haemoglobin ≥ 5.6 mmol/L (equivalent to 9 g/dL) * Adequate hepatic function: * Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * ALAT and ASAT ≤ 2.5 x ULN (in the presence of hepatic metastases, ALAT and ASAT ≤ 5 x ULN) * Adequate renal function: ▫ Creatinine clearance (calculated according to Cockcroft and Gault) ≥ 50 mL/min * No previous chemotherapy for metastatic disease. Patient with need of immediate treatment (high tumor load, symptoms) may have received one application of FOLFIRI prior to study treatment.

Exclusion criteria

* Previous chemotherapy for metastatic disease with the exception of one cycle of FOLFIRI (e.g. while waiting for the result of RAS mutation frequency). * Patients planned to be treated with FOLFOX or another oxaliplatin-based regimen as first-line treatment * Primarily resectable metastases and the patient agrees to resection * Grade III or IV heart failure (NYHA classification) * Medical or psychological impairments associated with restricted ability to give consent or not allowing conduct of the study * Previous chemotherapy for the colorectal cancer with the exception of adjuvant treatment, completed at least 6 months before entering the study * Participation in an investigational clinical study or experimental drug treatment within 30 days prior to study inclusion or within a period of 5 half-lives of the substances administered in the investigational clinical study or during an experimental drug treatment prior to inclusion in the study, depending on which period is longest * Known hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to any of the following substances: 5-fluorouracil, folinic acid, panitumumab, irinotecan, and chemically related substances and/or hypersensitivity to any of the excipients of any of the aforementioned substances including known hypersensitivity reactions to monoclonal antibodies NCI CTCAE Grade ≥ 3. * Known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary cell (CHO) - cellular products or other recombinant human or humanised monoclonal antibodies * History of uncontrolled bronchial asthma * Patients with interstitial pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis * Patients with known brain metastasis * History of acute or subacute intestinal occlusion or chronic inflammatory bowel disease or chronic diarrhoea * Symptomatic peritoneal carcinomatosis * Severe, non-healing wounds, ulcers or bone fractures * Patients with acute or chronic infection requiring systemic therapy * Known history of positive testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) * Active or chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (positive HBV surface antigen or HCV RNA if anti-HCV antibody screening test positive; serologic tests required in patients who receive study treatment). * Known DPD deficiency (specific screening not required) * Known glucuronidation deficiency (Gilbert's syndrome);(specific screening not required * Treatment with sorivudine or brivudine within 28 days before study enrollment or requirement for concomitant antiviral treatment with sorivudine or brivudine * History of a second primary malignancy during the past 5 years before inclusion in the study or during participation in the study, with the exception of a basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or cervical carcinoma in situ, if these were treated curatively. * Known previous or ongoing alcohol or drug abuse * Pregnant or breast-feeding patients * Any other severe concomitant disease or disorder which, in the investigator's opinion, could influence the patient's ability to participate in the study or influence his/her safety during the study or interfere with interpretation of study results * Both, absent and restricted legal capacity

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Response Rateup to 60 monthsAs primary endpoint ORR according to RECIST 1.1 will be evaluated separately for each arm of patients with defined low-frequency RAS mutation

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression free survival (PFS)up to 60 monthsPFS, separately for each arm of patients with defined low-frequency RAS mutation
Overall Survival (OS)up to 60 monthsOS, separately for each arm of patients with defined low-frequency RAS mutation
Investigation of Early Tumor shrinkage (ETS) as an alternative early-on-treatment predictor of treatment efficacyup to 48 monthsETS, separately for each group of patients with defined low-frequency RAS mutation
Investigation of Depth of Response (DpR) to define the nadir of tumour responseup to 48 monthsDpR, separately for each arm of patients with defined low-frequency RAS Mutation.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

STUDY_CHAIRDominik Modest, PD Dr.

Ludwigs Maximilians University Munich

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 28, 2026