Clinical trial to identify biomarkers to select patients with esophageal cancer for oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy prior to surgery

ISRCTN ISRCTN18146225
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN18146225
EudraCT/CTIS number 2005-000834-34
Secondary identifying numbers Version 2.1 20.10.05
Submission date
03/10/2017
Registration date
12/10/2017
Last edited
07/08/2018
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Cancer
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Background and study aims
At present, patients with cancer of the gullet (food pipe) are offered chemotherapy treatment before surgery, but there is no way of deciding in advance which patients are likely to gain the most benefit from chemotherapy and which patients are less likely to benefit from chemotherapy. The aim of this study is to assess the changes in DNA and proteins in the cancer that occur as a result of chemotherapy.

Who can participate?
Patients aged 18 and over with cancer of the gullet

What does the study involve?
All patients receive two cycles of chemotherapy given 3 weeks apart. Tissue is taken from the cancer before and 4-6 weeks after the last dose of chemotherapy to assess DNA repair gene activity. The patients’ clinical outcomes (disease-free and overall survival) are assessed at 6-12 months after chemotherapy.

What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
This study will allow researchers to understand better which types of tumour respond best to this type of chemotherapy and how the tumour changed during treatment.

Where is the study run from?
Oxford University Hospital NHS Trust (UK)

When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
January 2006 to November 2010

Who is funding the study?
1. Wellcome Trust (UK)
2. NIHR Biomedical Research Centre Oxford (UK)
3. Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School (UK)
4. NIHR University College Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (UK)
5. Cancer Research UK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (UK)

Who is the main contact?
Dr Mark Middleton

Contact information

Dr Mark Middleton
Scientific

Department of Oncology
Churchill Hospital
Old Road
Headington
Oxford
OX3 7LJ
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designNon-randomized phase 2 clinical trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designNon randomised study
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titlePhase II trial of neo-adjuvant Oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil in esophageal cancer
Study objectivesDNA damage repair gene expression in tumours can predict clinical outcomes following chemotherapy and surgery.
Ethics approval(s)Oxfordshire Regional Ethics Committee, 05/03/2006
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedEsophageal cancer
InterventionAll patients received Oxaliplatin 130 mg/m2 IV on day 1, followed by 5FU 1gm/m2 per day on days 1-4. Two cycles given 3 weeks apart. Follow-up was for 6 months after the last cycle of chemotherapy.
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhasePhase II
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Oxaliplatin, 5-fluorouracil
Primary outcome measure1. DNA repair gene expression in tumour tissue, measured using microarray at baseline and 4-6 weeks after the last dose of chemotherapy.
2. Clinical outcomes, measured using disease-free survival and overall survival at 6-12 months post chemotherapy
Secondary outcome measuresHaplotype and DNA repair gene pathways measured using immunohistochemistry at baseline and 4-6 weeks after the last dose of chemotherapy
Overall study start date20/01/2006
Completion date30/11/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants38
Key inclusion criteria1. Histologically proven operable oesophageal adenocarcinoma/squamous cell carcinoma
2. Age greater than or equal to 18 years
3. Suitable for neo-adjuvant chemotherapy according to local protocols
4. Subjects must be free of any clinically significant disease other than oesophageal cancer that would interfere with the study evaluations
5. Adequate haematologic, renal and hepatic function as demonstrated by laboratory values performed within 14 days prior to the administration of chemotherapy:
5.1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/mm3
5.2. Platelet count ≥ 100,000/ mm3
5.3. Haemoglobin ≥ 10g/dL
5.4. Urea and serum creatinine < 1.5 times upper limit of laboratory normal (ULN)
5.5. Creatinine clearance: more than 50ml (by Cockcroft Gault calc)
5.6. Total bilirubin < 1.5 times ULN
5.7. AST ≤ 3 times ULN
5.8. Alkaline phosphatase < 2 times ULN
6. Patients must have given written informed consent
7. Women of child-bearing potential must use an acceptable method of birth control during the study
Key exclusion criteria1. Women who are pregnant or nursing (pregnancy test to be performed within 24 hours prior to starting the study drug(s))
2. Known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency
3. Subjects known to be HIV, Hep B or Hep C positive
Date of first enrolment01/05/2006
Date of final enrolment01/02/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Oxford University Hospital NHS Trust
OX3 7LE
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Churchill Hospital
Hospital/treatment centre

Department of Oncology
Old Road
Headington
Oxford
OX3 7LJ
England
United Kingdom

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Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

Wellcome Trust
Private sector organisation / International organizations
Location
United Kingdom
NIHR Biomedical Research Centre Oxford

No information available

Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School

No information available

NIHR University College Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre

No information available

Cancer Research UK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date01/01/2018
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot expected to be made available
Publication and dissemination planFull paper to be published in a scientific journal within the next 6 months.
IPD sharing planThe datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study have been archived and are no longer available.

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 05/04/2016 Yes No
Results article results 08/05/2018 Yes No

Editorial Notes

07/08/2018: Publication reference added.
10/07/2018: Publication reference added.