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Registration number
NCT00439517
Ethics application status
Date submitted
22/02/2007
Date registered
23/02/2007
Date last updated
27/06/2014

Titles & IDs
Public title
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of FOLFOX-4 Plus Cetuximab Versus UFOX Plus Cetuximab.
Scientific title
A Randomized, Open-label Phase II Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of FOLFOX-4 Plus Cetuximab Versus UFOX Plus Cetuximab as First-line Therapy in Subjects With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
EMR200025-001
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
FUTURE
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Previously Untreated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon)

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - UFOX + Cetuximab
Treatment: Drugs - FOLFOX4 + Cetuximab

Experimental: 1 - UFOX + Cetuximab

Active comparator: 2 - FOLFOX4 + Cetuximab


Treatment: Drugs: UFOX + Cetuximab
* Cetuximab infusion (400 mg/m\^2 on day 1 of cycle 1 and 250 mg/m\^2 at each subsequent day 1, as well as on days 8, 15 and 22)
* Oxaliplatin infusion (85mg/m\^2) on days 1 and 15 (every 2 weeks)
* Oral UFT® (250mg/m\^2 tegafur + 560 mg/m\^2 uracil in 3 daily doses rounded to the nearest number of whole capsules) on days 1-21
* Oral Folinic Acid (90 mg in 3 daily divided doses) on days 1-21

Treatment: Drugs: FOLFOX4 + Cetuximab
* Cetuximab infusion (400 mg/m\^2 on day 1 of cycle 1 and 250 mg/m\^2 at each subsequent day 1, as well as on days 8, 15 and 22)
* Oxaliplatin infusion (85 mg/m\^2) on days 1 and 15 (every 2 weeks)
* 5-FU bolus + infusions (400 mg/m\^2) on days 1, 2, 15 and 16
* Folinic Acid infusions (200 mg/m\^2) on days 1, 2, 15 and 16
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Time from randomization to disease progression, death, or last tumor assessment reported between day of first patient randomised, Feb 2007, until cut off date, 30 Jun 2009
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Best Overall Response (BOR)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Evaluations were performed every 8 weeks until disease progression, reported between day of first patient randomised, Feb 2007, until cut off date, 30 Jun 2009
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Overall Survival (OS)
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Time from randomization to death or last known to be alive, reported between day of first patient randomised, Feb 2007, until cut off date, 30 Jun 2009
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Overall Survival (OS)
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Time from randomization to death or last known to be alive, reported between day of first patient randomised, Feb 2007, until cut off date, 31 Aug 2011
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Quality of Life (QOL) Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Colorectal (FACT-C)
Timepoint [4] 0 0
At baseline, at every first day of every third cycle during active - treatment, and at final tumor assessment , reported between day of first patient randomised, Feb 2007, until cut-off date, 30 Jun 2009. Cycles were 4 weeks long unless dosing delays
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
QOL EuroQuol-5D (EQ-5D) Health Outcome Questionnaire
Timepoint [5] 0 0
at baseline, at every first day of every third cycle during active - treatment, and at final tumor assessment , reported between day of first patient randomised, Feb 2007, until cut-off date, 30 Jun 2009. All cycles were 4 weeks long unless dosing delays
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
QOL Therapy Preference Questionnaire (TPQ)
Timepoint [6] 0 0
at baseline, at every first day of every third cycle during active - treatment, and at final tumor assessment , reported between day of first patient randomised, Feb 2007, until cut-off date, 30 Jun 2009. All cycles were 4 weeks long unless dosing delays
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Treatment Impact on Social Daily Living and Health Care Resource Utilization
Timepoint [7] 0 0
From randomisation until final visit, reported between day of first patient randomised, Feb 2007, until cut-off date, 30 Jun 2009
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Safety - Number of Patients Experiencing Any Adverse Event
Timepoint [8] 0 0
Time from first dose up to 30 days after last dose of study treatment, reported between day of first patient randomised, Feb 2007, until cut off date, 30 Jun 2009

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria

* Signed written informed consent
* Inpatient or outpatient = 18 years of age
* Diagnosis of histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
* First occurrence of metastatic disease (not curatively resectable)
* Presence of at least one lesion measurable uni dimensionally by computerised tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). (Target lesion(s) must not lie within an irradiated area)
* Life expectancy of = 3 months
* Karnofsky performance status of = 60, at study entry
* White blood cell count (WBC) = 3 x 10^9/L, with neutrophils = 1.5 x 10^9/L, platelets = 100 x 10^9/L, and hemoglobin = 9 g/dL
* Aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase = 2.5 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) (= 5 x ULN if liver metastasis are present)
* Normal serum creatinine (in case of elevated creatinine, labelled ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid clearance = 65 mL/min is acceptable)
* Effective contraception for both male and female subjects if the risk of conception exists
* Tumor biopsy or archived sample available
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:

* Brain metastasis and/or leptomeningeal disease (known or suspected)
* Previous chemotherapy for colorectal cancer except adjuvant treatment with progression of disease documented > 6 months after end of adjuvant treatment.
* Previous oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy
* Surgery (excluding diagnostic biopsy) or irradiation within 4 weeks prior to randomization
* Concurrent or previous chronic systemic immune therapy, targeted therapy, anti-vascular epithelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway targeting therapy not indicated in the study protocol
* Concurrent hormonal therapy not indicated in the study protocol except for physiologic replacement or contraception
* Clinically relevant coronary artery disease, history of myocardial infarction in the last 12 months, or high risk of uncontrolled arrhythmia
* Peripheral neuropathy >grade 1
* Known hypersensitivity reaction to any of the components of the treatment.
* Any concurrent malignancy other than basal cell cancer of the skin, or pre-invasive cancer of the cervix. (Subjects with a previous malignancy but without evidence of disease for = 5 years will be allowed to enter the study)
* Pregnancy (absence to be confirmed by ß-human chorionic gonadotrophin test) or lactation period
* Known drug abuse/alcohol abuse
* Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity
* Medical or psychological condition which in the opinion of the investigator would not permit the subject to complete the study or sign meaningful informed consent
* Participation in another clinical study within the 30 days before randomization
* Significant disease which, in the investigator's opinion, would exclude the subject from the study

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 2
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/02/2007
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/05/2012
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
302
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
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Research Site - Perth
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Research Site - Wollongong
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
- Perth
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
- Wollongong
Recruitment outside Australia
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Argentina
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Buenos Aires
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Argentina
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Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires
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Austria
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Graz
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Austria
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Wien
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Belgium
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Leuven
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Belgium
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Liège
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Brazil
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Belo Horizonte
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Brazil
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Cep Sao Paulo-SP
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Brazil
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Fortaleza
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France
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Besancon Cedex
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France
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Caen-Cedex 5
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France
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La Roche sur Yon
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France
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Lille
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France
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Marseille
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France
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Nice
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France
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Saint-Herblain
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France
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Strasbourg
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Germany
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Berlin
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Dortmund
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Frankfurt / Main
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Hamburg
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Germany
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Hannover
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Germany
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Heidelberg
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Germany
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Kassel
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Germany
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Krefeld
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Magdeburg
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München
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Oldenburg
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Germany
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Wiesbaden
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Greece
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Dragana
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Greece
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Thessaloniki
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Greece
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Voutes
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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong
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Sha Tin
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Israel
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Haifa
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Israel
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Jerusalem
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Italy
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Benevento
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Italy
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Brescia
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Cremona
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Italy
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Forli
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Italy
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Padova
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Italy
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Pavia
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Italy
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Potenza
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Italy
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Reggio Emilia
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Italy
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Rimini
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Italy
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Roma
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Italy
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Sassari
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Mexico
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Mexico-City
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Poland
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Krakow
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Lublin
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Opole
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Warsaw
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Thailand
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Bangkok
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Thailand
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Pathumwan

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Address
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
This is an exploratory study to compare activity and safety in 400 patients with previously untreated metastatic carcinoma of the colon treated with UFOX (a combination regimen of UFT® (Tegafur plus Uracil), Oxaliplatin, Folinic Acid) plus Cetuximab or FOLFOX-4 (a combination regimen of 5 Fluorouracil (5-FU), Oxaliplatin and Folinic Acid) plus Cetuximab)
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00439517
Trial related presentations / publications
Douillard JY, Zemelka T, Fountzilas G, Barone C, Schlichting M, Heighway J, Eggleton SP, Srimuninnimit V. FOLFOX4 with cetuximab vs. UFOX with cetuximab as first-line therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer: The randomized phase II FUTURE study. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2014 Mar;13(1):14-26.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.clcc.2013.11.009. Epub 2013 Nov 16.
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Jean-Yves Douillard, MD PhD
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Centre R Gauducheau
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Contact person for public queries
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Contact person for scientific queries



Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00439517