Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18 years and up (full criteria)
Location
at UC Davis UC Irvine UCSF
Dates
study started
completion around

Description

Summary

This phase II/III trial studies how well circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) testing in the blood works in predicting treatment for patients with stage IIA colon cancer after surgery. ctDNA are circulating tumor cells that are shed by tumors into the blood. Finding ctDNA in the blood means that there is very likely some small amounts of cancer that remain after surgery. However, this cancer, if detected, cannot be found on other tests usually used to find cancer, as it is too small. Testing for ctDNA levels may help identify patients with colon cancer after surgery who do benefit, and those who do not benefit, from receiving chemotherapy.

Official Title

Phase II/III Study of Circulating Tumor DNA as a Predictive Biomarker in Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Stage IIA Colon Cancer (COBRA)

Details

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To compare the rate of ctDNA clearance in "ctDNA detected" patients treated with or without adjuvant chemotherapy following resection of stage IIA colon cancer. (Phase II) II. To compare recurrence-free survival (RFS) in "ctDNA detected" patients treated with or without adjuvant chemotherapy following resection of stage IIA colon cancer. (Phase III)

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To describe the prevalence of detectable ctDNA in patients with stage IIA colon cancer following surgical resection.

II. To estimate time-to-event outcomes (overall survival [OS], recurrence-free survival [RFS], and time to recurrence [TTR]) by ctDNA marker status and treatment for patients with resected stage IIA colon cancer.

III. To estimate the rate of compliance with adjuvant chemotherapy and/or active surveillance for patients with resected stage IIA colon cancer.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To describe the association of quantitative ctDNA levels with time to event outcomes (RFS, OS, and TTR).

II. To characterize genomic profiles associated with recurrence using a ctDNA assay in patients with resected stage IIA colon cancer.

III. To model the cost effectiveness of the use of ctDNA versus standard of care in this setting.

IV. To evaluate performance of a ctDNA assay after incorporation of patient tumor and peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I (BLOOD STORED AND TESTED FOR ctDNA LATER): Patients undergo active surveillance.

ARM II (BLOOD TESTED FOR ctDNA AT BASELINE): Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I (ctDNA DETECTED): At the discretion of the investigator, patients receive either oxaliplatin intravenously (IV) over 2 hours on day 1, leucovorin IV over 2 hours on day 1, and fluorouracil IV bolus over 2-4 minutes on day 1 and then by continuous IV over 46-48 hours repeated every 14 days for up to 12 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity or oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1 and capecitabine orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-14 repeated every 21 days for up to 8 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

GROUP II (ctDNA NOT DETECTED): Patients undergo active surveillance.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 12 months and then every 6 months for 2 years.

Keywords

Colon Adenocarcinoma, Stage IIA Colon Cancer AJCC v8, Colonic Neoplasms, Dietary Calcium, Leucovorin, Folic Acid, Capecitabine, Fluorouracil, Oxaliplatin, Calcium, Levoleucovorin, Leucovorin Calcium, Patient Observation, blood stored and tested for ctDNA later, blood tested for ctDNA at baseline

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18 years and up

  • The patient must have signed and dated an Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved consent form that conforms to federal and institutional guidelines.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
  • Histologically/pathologically confirmed stage IIA adenocarcinoma of the colon (T3, N0, M0) with at least 12 lymph nodes examined at the time of surgical resection.
  • Appropriate for active surveillance (i.e., no adjuvant chemotherapy) at the discretion of and as documented by the evaluating oncologist based on current practice patterns.
  • The distal extent of the tumor must be >= 12 cm from the anal verge on pre-surgical endoscopy (i.e., excluding rectal adenocarcinomas warranting treatment with chemoradiation). If the patient did not undergo a pre-surgical endoscopy, then the distal extent of the tumor must be >= 12 cm from the anal verge as determined by surgical examination or pre-operative imaging.
  • The patient must have had an en bloc complete gross resection of tumor (curative resection) as definitive surgical cancer treatment within 14 to 60 days of study randomization. Patients who have had a two-stage surgical procedure to first provide a decompressive colostomy and then, in a later procedure, to have the definitive surgical resection, are eligible.
  • Availability and provision of adequate surgical tumor tissue for molecular diagnostics and confirmatory profiling.
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) must be >= 1200/mm3 (within 28 days before randomization).
  • Platelet count must be >= 100,000/mm3 (within 28 days before randomization); and
  • Hemoglobin must be >= 9 g/dL (within 28 days before randomization).
  • Total bilirubin must be =< ULN (upper limit of normal) for the lab (within 28 days before randomization) unless the patient has a chronic grade 1 bilirubin elevation due to Gilbert?s disease or similar syndrome involving slow conjugation of bilirubin; and
  • Alkaline phosphatase must be < 2.5 x ULN for the lab (within 28 days before randomization); and
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) must be < 1.5 x ULN for the lab (within 28 days before randomization).
  • Serum creatinine =< 1.5 x ULN for the lab or measured or calculated creatinine clearance >= 50 mL/min using the Cockcroft-Gault formula for patients with creatinine levels > 1.5 x ULN for the lab (within 28 days before randomization).
  • Pregnancy test (urine or serum according to institutional standard) done within 14 days before randomization must be negative (for women of childbearing potential only).
  • Patients receiving a coumarin-derivative anticoagulant must agree to weekly monitoring of international normalized ratio (INR) if they are randomized to Arm 2 and receive capecitabine.

You CAN'T join if...

  • Colon cancer histology other than adenocarcinoma (i.e., neuroendocrine carcinoma, sarcoma, lymphoma, squamous cell carcinoma, etc.).
  • Pathologic, clinical, or radiologic evidence of overt metastatic disease. This includes isolated, distant, or non-contiguous intra-abdominal metastases, even if resected (including the presence of satellite nodules constituting N1c disease in the absence of lymph node involvement).
  • Tumor-related bowel perforation.
  • History of prior invasive colon malignancy, regardless of disease-free interval.
  • History of organ transplantation.
  • Any prior systemic chemotherapy, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy; or radiation therapy administered as treatment for colorectal cancer (e.g., primary rectal adenocarcinomas for which treatment with neoadjuvant chemoradiation is warranted are not permitted).
  • Other invasive malignancy within 5 years before randomization. Exceptions are colonic polyps, non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma-in-situ including those of the cervix and breast (DCIS).
  • Synchronous primary rectal and/or colon cancers.
  • Antineoplastic therapy (e.g., chemotherapy, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy) within 5 years before randomization. (For the purposes of this study, hormonal therapy is not considered chemotherapy.).
  • Uncontrolled cardiac disease, in the opinion of the treating medical oncologist, that would preclude the use of any of the drugs included in the GI005 treatment regimen.

    This includes but is not limited to:

    • Clinically unstable cardiac disease, including unstable atrial fibrillation, symptomatic bradycardia, unstable congestive heart failure, active myocardial ischemia, or indwelling temporary pacemaker.
    • Ventricular tachycardia or supraventricular tachycardia that requires treatment with class Ia antiarrhythmic drugs (e.g., quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide) or class III antiarrhythmic drug (e.g., sotalol, amiodarone, dofetilide). Use of other antiarrhythmic drugs is permitted.
    • Second- or third-degree atrioventricular (AV) block unless treated with a permanent pacemaker.
    • Complete left bundle branch block (LBBB) unless treated with a permanent pacemaker.
  • Sensory or motor neuropathy >= grade 2, according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v) 5.0.
  • Active seizure disorder uncontrolled by medication.
  • Active or chronic infection requiring systemic therapy.
  • Known homozygous DPD (dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase) deficiency.
  • Pregnancy or lactation at the time of randomization.
  • Co-morbid illnesses or other concurrent disease that, in the judgement of the clinician obtaining informed consent, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study (i.e., unable to tolerate 6 months of combination chemotherapy or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens or prevent required follow-up).
  • Prior testing with any available ctDNA test as part of the management of colon cancer, is not permitted.

Locations

  • UCSF Cancer Center - Berkeley
    Berkeley California 94702 United States
  • UC Irvine Health Cancer Center-Newport
    Costa Mesa California 92627 United States
  • UC Irvine Health/Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Orange California 92868 United States
  • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Sacramento California 95817 United States
  • UCSF Cancer Center - San Mateo
    San Mateo California 94402 United States
  • Sutter Davis Hospital
    Davis California 95616 United States
  • California Pacific Medical Center-Pacific Campus
    San Francisco California 94115 United States
  • Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles
    Los Angeles California 90034 United States
  • Keck Medicine of USC Koreatown
    Los Angeles California 90020 United States
  • Kaiser Permanente-San Diego Mission
    San Diego California 92108 United States

Details

Status
in progress, not accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
NRG Oncology
ID
NCT04068103
Phase
Phase 2/3 research study
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 1408 study participants
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