Preoperative FOLFOX Versus Postoperative Risk-adapted Chemotherapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

NCT04495088 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 550

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Summary

This is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, stratified, controlled, open-label study comparing preoperative FOLFOX versus postoperative risk-adapted chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer and low risk for local failure

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

mFOLFOX (neoadjuvant)

neoadjuvant application Folinic acid: 400 mg/m2, 2h i.v., on day 1 Oxaliplatin: 85 mg/m2, 2-6h i.v., on day 1 5-FU: 2400 mg/m2, 46-48h i.v., on day 1. Cycles are repeated on day 15. A total of 6 cycles are administered.

DRUG

XELOX (neoadjuvant)

neoadjuvant application Capecitabine: 1,000 mg/m2 bid, po, on days 1-14 Oxaliplatin: 130 mg/m2, 2-6h i.v. day 1 Cycles are repeated on day 22. A total of 4 cycles are administered.

DRUG

mFOLFOX (adjuvant)

adjuvant application Folinic acid: 400 mg/m2, 2h i.v., on day 1 Oxaliplatin: 85 mg/m2, 2-6h i.v., on day 1 5-FU: 2400 mg/m2, 46-48h i.v., on day 1. Cycles are repeated on day 15. A total of 6 cycles are administered.

DRUG

XELOX (adjuvant)

adjuvant application Capecitabine: 1,000 mg/m2 bid, po, on days 1-14 Oxaliplatin: 130 mg/m2, 2-6h i.v. day 1 Cycles are repeated on day 22. A total of 4 cycles are administered.

DRUG

Capecitabine (adjuvant)

adjuvant application Capecitabine: 1,250 mg/m2 bid, po, on days 1-14 Cycles are repeated on day 22. A total of 8 cycles are administered.

DRUG

infusional 5-FU/FA "AIO" regimen (adjuvant)

adjuvant application Folinic acid 2h i.v. 500 mg/m² 5-FU 2,600mg/m² (24h infusion) Days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36; cycle is repeated day 57 (representing one cycle); a total of 3 cycles should be administered.

DRUG

infusional 5-FU/FA "de Gramont" (adjuvant)

adjuvant application Folinic acid 2h i.v. 200 mg/m² days 1 and 2 5-FU 400mg/m² bolus followed by 600mg/m² 22h infusion days 1 and 2 The cycle is repeated day 15; a total of 12 cycles should be administered.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Deutsche Krebshilfe e.V., Bonn (Germany)

    collaborator OTHER
  • Institut für Klinische Krebsforschung IKF GmbH at Krankenhaus Nordwest

    collaborator OTHER
  • German Rectal Cancer Study Group

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • Ralf Hofheinz

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz, Prof. Dr. · Universitätsmedizin Mannheim

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-30
Primary Completion
2030-08-31
Completion
2030-08-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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