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Repurposing the Antipsychotic Drug Chlorpromazine as Adjuvant Therapeutic Agent for Resected Stage III Colon Cancer

Repurposing the Antipsychotic Drug Chlorpromazine as Adjuvant Therapeutic Agent for Resected Stage III Colon Cancer: A Pilot, Randomized, Open Label, Controlled Study.

Status
Withdrawn
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05433402
Enrollment
0
Registered
2022-06-27
Start date
2022-07-20
Completion date
2022-09-30
Last updated
2022-10-27

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Conditions

Colon Cancer Stage III

Brief summary

chlorpromazine displays a series of remarkable bio-molecular effects in cancer cells, as inhibition of cell growth, nuclear aberrations, inhibition of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/mammilian target of rapamycin (PI3K/mTOR) axis, induction of cytotoxic autophagy, inhibition of glutamate and DRD2 receptors. This study will evaluate the addition of chlorpromazine to the first-line therapeutic protocol in colon cancer stage III.

Interventions

DRUGChlorproMAZINE 50 MG

The experimentall group will receive folinic acid, fluorouracil and oxaliplatin (mFOLFOX6) regimen every 14 days for (6-12 cycles) (6 months) (Day 1: 5-FU IV 400 mg/m2, leucovorin IV 400 mg/m2, oxaliplatin IV 85 mg/m2, 5-FU continuous IV infusion (CIVI) 1200 mg/m2/day x 2 days (over 46-48 hours) plus choloropromazine 50 mg daily for 6 months

DRUGControl

The control group will receive folinic acid, fluorouracil and oxaliplatin (mFOLFOX6) regimen every 14 days for (6-12 cycles) (6 months) (Day 1: 5-FU IV 400 mg/m2, leucovorin IV 400 mg/m2, oxaliplatin IV 85 mg/m2, 5-FU continuous IV infusion (CIVI) 1200 mg/m2/day x 2 days (over 46-48 hours)

Sponsors

Sadat City University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients age ≥18 years old. * Patients with histologically confirmed surgically resected stage III colon cancer * No rectal cancer * Stage III disease (any pT, N1-2, M0) * Patients should have a good performance status according to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score (ECOG 0-2). * Patients with normal organic function as defined for the following criteria: * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 times the upper normal limit of the local laboratory (LSN-LL); * Total serum bilirubin ≤ 2.0 x ULN-LL; * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500 / mm3; * Platelet count ≥ 100,000 / mm3; * Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g / dl; * Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN-LL * Patients should undergone curative-intent complete surgical resection * Patients have at least one month from any major surgery to start of intervention * Written informed consent before enrollment

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with concurrent other malignancy or history of other malignancy treated within the past 3 years (other than non-melanoma skin cancer or in-situ cervical cancer) * Patients with metastatic disease * Patients who scheduled to receive any form of further adjuvant cancer therapy (A malignancy currently under active therapy * Pregnant or breast-feeding patients * Patients with known hypersensitivity or intolerance to CPZ * Patients with serious illness or psychiatric condition. * Patients have current participation in other protocols with experimental drugs. * Patients with no ability to ingest food orally. * Patients who have familial adenomatous polyposis, hereditary non-polyposis rectal cancer, or inflammatory bowel disease * Patients who are taken other chemoprevention drugs (ex. NSAIDs, Aspirin)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Disease-free survivalone yearDisease-free survival as measured by Logrank

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall survivalone yearOverall survival as measured by Logrank
Time occurrence of new primary colon cancer and new polypsone yearTime occurrence of new primary colon cancer and new polyps as measured by Logrank

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Biological Markers6 monthsBlood and serum level of apoptotic and inflammatory markers (Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) - p53 - TNF-α - Caspase 3)

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

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