mFOLFOXIRI Plus Bevacizumab for High-Risk Rectal Cancer
Neoadjuvant mFOLFOXIRI Plus Bevacizumab in Patients With High-Risk Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Recruiting
Phase 3Interventional Study
Rectal Cancer
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Pivotal Trial
This treatment is in the last trial phase before FDA approval.
Prior Safety Data
This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
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At a Glance
Age
18 – 70
Sex
Any
Trial phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
582 (estimated)
Sponsor
Yanhong Deng · Other
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for people with high-risk locally advanced rectal cancer who are willing to participate in a new treatment approach. Participants will receive specific chemotherapy and may avoid some of the side effects of traditional radiation therapy.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Rules you outDistant metastasisOther active malignanciesPrevious pelvic radiotherapySevere heart problemsUntreated active hepatitis
You may be able to join if
I am between 18 and 70 years old.
I have been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the rectum.
I am able to give my consent to participate.
I have a performance status of 0 or 1.
I have been evaluated and found to have high-risk disease.
I have not received any prior systemic cancer therapy.
I have adequate bone marrow, liver, and kidney function.
I can follow the study visits and protocol.
You may not be able to join if
I have evidence of distant metastasis.
I have had another type of cancer in the last 5 years.
I have a complete intestinal obstruction or active bleeding.
I have had previous pelvic radiotherapy in the last 12 months.
I have had a heart attack or severe heart problems in the last year.
I am currently taking certain blood-thinning medications.
I have untreated active hepatitis.
I am pregnant or breastfeeding.
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria.
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Multimodality treatment that comprises preoperative fluoropyrimidine with concurrent radiotherapy followed by total mesorectal excision (TME) surgery and adjuvant fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy is recommended as a standard treatment of patients with stage II/III rectal cancer. However, the main target of radiotherapy is local control but no improvement in disease-free survival (DFS) or overal…
Multimodality treatment that comprises preoperative fluoropyrimidine with concurrent radiotherapy followed by total mesorectal excision (TME) surgery and adjuvant fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy is recommended as a standard treatment of patients with stage II/III rectal cancer. However, the main target of radiotherapy is local control but no improvement in disease-free survival (DFS) or overall survival (OS) has been shown with this treatment strategy, which leaves approximately 30% of patients in whom distant metastases will develop. Moreover, the short- and long-term adverse effects of radiotherapy such as chronic pain, faecal incontinence and urogenital/anal dysfunction are associated with poor quality of life.
Neadajuvant chemotherpay (NACT) alone has been proposed instead of preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with the aim of elimination of potential micrometastasis as early as possible while avoiding the adverse effects of radiotherapy, without jeopardizing local control.
Evidence from the UK CR07 trial suggests that, without RT, a local recurrence rate of 5% (27/543) can be achieved if a complete mesorectal excision is carried out with a negative CRM. A small single-center phase II pilot trial treated patients with stage II or III rectal cancer with induction FOLFOX/bevacizumab chemotherapy followed by CRT only in those with stable or progressive disease and resection in all patients. All 32 of the participants had an R0 resection, and the 4-year DFS was 84%. Another phase II trial, which included 60 patients with stage II/III rectal cancer, assessed the R0 resection rate after FOLFOX plus either bevacizumab or cetuximab. An R0 resection was achieved in 98.3% of the participants, and the pathologic complete response rate was 16.7%. The phase III FOWARC trial, compared neoadjuvant therapy with and without radiation and found that perioperative mFOLFOX6 alone led to a similar downstaging rate as fluorouracil-radiotherapy, and no significant difference in outcomes was found between mFOLFOX6 without radiotherapy and 5-FU- radiotherapy.
On the basis of the results of these trials, The investigators hypothesized that radiotherapy could be selectively omitted for patients who respond to NACT alone. The results of TRIBE showed that FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab yield a high objective response rate (ORR) (65%), early tumor shrinkage (ETS) (62.7%) and depth of response (DoR) (43.4%) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
The investigators were motivated to investigate this triplet-drugs chemotherpay plus bevacizumab both by the possibility of avoiding the toxicities of radiation without compromising local control, and the possibility that earlier introduction of intensive systemic therapy might achieve rapid tumor shrinkage, and improve distant control.
The investigators conducted this phase III trial to compare neoadjuvant mFOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab with selective radiotherapy with induction FOLFOX followed by concomitant chemoradiotherapy in patients with high-risk locally advanced rectal cancer.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent.
2. Male or female subjects \> 18 years \< 70 of age.
3. Histological or cytological documentation of adenocarcinoma of the rectal (\<12 cm from the anal verge).
4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance stat…
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent.
2. Male or female subjects \> 18 years \< 70 of age.
3. Histological or cytological documentation of adenocarcinoma of the rectal (\<12 cm from the anal verge).
4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
5. Evaluated by pelvic contrast-enhanced MRI as having high-risk locally advanced disease: cT3 with mesorectal fascia involvement, or cT4a/b, or positive lateral lymph nodes (TNM staging reference provided).
6. No prior systemic anti-cancer therapy for colorectal cancer, including cytotoxic drugs, immune checkpoint inhibitors, molecular targeted therapy, or endocrine therapy.
7. Adequate bone marrow, hepatic and renal function as assessed by the following laboratory requirements conducted within 7 days of starting study treatment
8. Willing and able to comply with the study protocol and visit schedule.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Evidence of distant metastasis (M1) confirmed by systemic CT, MRI, or PET-CT (at minimum including chest, abdomen, and pelvis).
2. Previous or concurrent cancer that is distinct in primary site or histology from colon cancer within 5 years prior to randomization.
3. Complete intestinal obstruction, active bleeding, or perforation requiring emergency surgery.
4. Tumor invasion into the small intestine, or presence of intestinal fistula (including but not limited to rectovesical or rectovaginal fistula), or abscess.
5. Previous or concurrent other active malignancies, except for malignancies treated with curative intent and disease-free for \>5 years, or adequately treated carcinoma in situ.
6. Prior pelvic radiotherapy, or any anti-cancer therapy (chemotherapy, targeted therapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, biologic therapy, etc.) within 12 months prior to enrollment.
7. History of thromboembolic events within 12 months prior to enrollment, such as cerebrovascular accident (including transient ischemic attack), pulmonary embolism, or deep vein thrombosis.
8. Any of the following within 12 months prior to enrollment: myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, NYHA Class II or greater cardiac dysfunction, clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmia, or symptomatic congestive heart failure.
9. Diagnosis of dMMR or MSI-High tumor by immunohistochemistry or PCR testing.
10. Current or within 2 weeks prior to enrollment: therapeutic antiplatelet therapy or high-dose anticoagulant therapy.
11. Major surgery (e.g., laparotomy, thoracotomy, visceral resection via laparoscopy) or severe trauma within 2 months prior to enrollment (except for colostomy performed prior to enrollment; surgical incision must be fully healed before enrollment).
12. Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
13. Presence of interstitial lung disease, non-infectious pneumonitis, or uncontrolled systemic diseases (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, acute pneumonia, aneurysm, coagulation disorders, etc.).
14. Untreated active hepatitis (Hepatitis B, defined as HBV-DNA ≥500 IU/mL; Hepatitis C, defined as HCV-RNA above the lower limit of detection of the assay) or co-infection with HBV and HCV.
15. Subjects with known allergy to the study drugs or to any of its excipients.
16. Breast- feeding or pregnant women.
17. Any other severe physical or mental illness or abnormal laboratory finding that may increase the risk associated with study participation, interfere with study results, or make the patient unsuitable for the study in the investigator's judgment.
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