Status:

TERMINATED

Combination of Oxaliplatin, Capecitabine, and Celecoxib With Concurrent Radiation for Rectal Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance

Conditions:

Rectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

A combination of chemotherapy and radiation is often used to treat rectal cancer patients before surgery in an effort to shrink the tumor and make it easier to remove as well as to help increase the c...

Detailed Description

Improved regional control as demonstrated by a lower incidence of local recurrence after concurrent chemoradiation delivered either pre-operatively or post-operatively for resectable rectal cancer is ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients 18 years of age or older, with biopsy proven T3-4N0-2M0 rectal cancer are eligible.
  • Life expectancy of at least 2 years.
  • Zubrod performance status of 0-2.
  • Patients must be able to sign an informed consent.
  • Adequate bone marrow function: peripheral granulocyte count of \> 1,500 cells/mm3 and platelet count \>100,000/mm3, hemoglobin \> 10 gm/dl and absence of a regular red blood cell transfusion requirement.
  • Adequate hepatic function with a total serum bilirubin \< 1.5 x ULN; alkaline phosphatase, alanine aminotransferase (ALAT), and aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT) \< 2.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN); and adequate renal function as defined by a calculated creatinine clearance \> 50 ml/min \[Cockroft-Gault\].
  • Other initial cancer diagnosis more than five years ago without evidence of residual or recurrent disease
  • Prior diagnosis of squamous or basal cell carcinoma of skin,no active disease at the time of enrollment.

Exclusion

  • Known metastases
  • Pregnant or lactating women. Women/men of childbearing potential not using a reliable and appropriate contraceptive method.
  • May receive no other concurrent chemotherapy or radiation therapy during this trial.
  • Severe medical problems such as uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or cardiovascular disease or active infections
  • Prior pelvic radiation
  • Known active inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.
  • Medical conditions that would preclude the patient from definitive surgery at the end of concurrent chemoradiation
  • Serious, uncontrolled, concurrent infection(s).
  • Prior severe reaction to fluoropyrimidine therapy, or known hyper-sensitivity to 5-fluorouracil or known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency.
  • Treatment for other carcinomas within the last five years, except cured non-melanoma skin and treated in-situ cervical cancer.
  • Participation in any investigational drug study within 4 weeks preceding the start of study treatment.
  • Clinically significant cardiac disease or myocardial infarction within the last 12 months.
  • History of uncontrolled seizures, central nervous system disorders or psychiatric disability judged by the investigator to be clinically significant, precluding informed consent, or interfering with compliance of oral drug intake.
  • Other serious uncontrolled medical conditions that the investigator feels might compromise study participation.
  • Major surgery \<4 weeks of the start of study treatment, without complete recovery.
  • Lack of physical integrity of the upper gastrointestinal tract or malabsorption syndrome.
  • Known, existing uncontrolled coagulopathy
  • Any of the following laboratory values:
  • Abnormal hematologic values (neutrophils \< 1.5 x 10\^9/L, platelet count \< 100 x 10\^9/L, hemoglobin \< 10 gm/dl)
  • Impaired renal function (estimated creatinine clearance \<50 ml/min as calculated with Cockroft-Gault equation.
  • Serum total bilirubin \> 1.5 x upper normal limit.
  • ALAT, ASAT \> 2.5 x upper normal limit (or \> 5 x upper normal limit in the case of liver metastases).
  • Alkaline phosphatase \> 2.5 x upper normal limit (or \> 5 x upper normal limit in the case of liver metastases or \> 10 x upper normal limit in the case of bone disease).
  • Unwillingness to give written informed consent.
  • Unwillingness to participate or inability to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study.
  • History of allergic reactions, hypersensitivity reactions to aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or sulfonamides

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

38 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00250835

Start Date

April 1 2005

End Date

May 1 2015

Last Update

September 1 2015

Active Locations (3)

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Hematology Oncology Associates

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106

2

University of New Mexico Cancer Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106

3

New Mexico Cancer Care Associates

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, 87505