6-Hour Oxaliplatin in Preventing Nerve Damage in Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancer

Active:	Yes
Cancer Type:	Unknown Primary	NCT ID:	NCT03800693
Trial Phases:	Phase II	Protocol IDs:	Winship4468-18 (primary) NCI-2018-02241 IRB00106610
Eligibility:	18 Years and older, Male and Female	Study Type:	Treatment
Study Sponsor:	Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
NCI Full Details:	http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03800693

Summary

This phase II trial studies how well giving oxaliplatin over 6 hours works in preventing nerve damage in patients with gastrointestinal cancer that has spread to other places in the body. Oxaliplatin can cause side effects such as nerve damage that may delay or reduce the dose of oxaliplatin. Giving oxaliplatin over a longer period of time (6 hours) may prevent or delay the development of nerve damage, which may keep patients on standard doses of chemotherapy longer, without having to delay treatment.

Objectives

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To determine the effect of 2 versus 6-hour oxaliplatin infusion time on the difference in severity of sensory neuropathy as measured by patient reported outcome (PRO) scores on the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN-20) scale at the initiation of cycle 4.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Pharmacokinetic parameters of maximum concentration (Cmax), area under the curve (AUC), time of maximum concentration (tmax), clearance, and half life (t1/2) of platinum ultra-filtrate.
II. CIPN-20 sensory score changes over the duration of therapy as measured by a cumulative area-under-the curve score.
III. Clinical outcomes including duration of therapy, oxaliplatin dose reductions, delays in therapy, and overall dose intensity and delivery of oxaliplatin.
IV. Relationship between oxaliplatin Cmax, patient-reported acute neurotoxicity, and chronic neurotoxicity by CIPN-20 scores.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients receive oxaliplatin intravenously (IV) and leucovorin IV over 2 hours on day 1. Patients also receive a lower dose of fluorouracil IV over 2-4 minutes followed by a higher dose IV continuous over 46 hours on day 1. Cycles repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo blood sample collection, computed tomography (CT) scans and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) throughout the study.

ARM II: Patients receive oxaliplatin IV over 6 hours on day 1. Patients also receive leucovorin and fluorouracil as in arm I. Cycles repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo blood sample collection, CT scans and/or MRI throughout the study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 18 months.

Treatment Sites in Georgia

Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
www.emoryhealthcare.org

Emory University Hospital - Midtown
550 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
404-686-4411
www.emoryhealthcare.org

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
1365 Clifton Road NE
Building C
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-778-5180
winshipcancer.emory.edu

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