Status:

COMPLETED

Bortezomib, Fluorouracil, and External-Beam Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Rectal Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Colorectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Bortezomib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouraci...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the maximum tolerated dose of bortezomib when administered in combination with fluorouracil and external beam radiotherapy as preoperative or palliative treatment in ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Biopsy confirmed diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the rectum meeting 1 of the following clinical staging criteria:
  • T3-T4, N0, M0 (stage II disease)
  • T4 disease defined as tumor fixed on examination or involving adjacent pelvic structures, such as the sidewall, bladder, uterus, prostate, or small bowel by ultrasound or CT scan
  • Any T, N1-2, M0 (stage III disease)
  • Any T, any N, M1 (stage IV disease)
  • Recurrent disease (any prior stage)
  • Candidate for local palliative therapy or curative resection of metastatic disease
  • Previously treated CNS disease allowed provided it is stable for \> 3 months
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Life expectancy \> 3 months
  • Adequate nutrition
  • WBC ≥ 4,000/mm³
  • ANC \> 2,000/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No serious medical or psychiatric illness that would limit study compliance or limit survival to \< 2 years
  • No history of refractory congestive heart failure or cardiomyopathy
  • No active coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction within the past 3 months, or cerebrovascular accident within the past 3 months
  • No peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 2
  • No hypersensitivity to bortezomib, boron, or mannitol
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • More than 1 week since prior major surgery
  • More than 28 days since prior investigational agents
  • Prior chemotherapy allowed
  • No prior pelvic radiotherapy (for treatment of any pelvic malignancy)
  • No concurrent herbal medication (excluding vitamin and mineral supplements)
  • No concurrent filgrastim (G-CSF) or sargramostim (GM-CSF)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    11 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00280176

    Start Date

    April 1 2003

    End Date

    September 1 2010

    Last Update

    February 14 2012

    Active Locations (2)

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    Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599-7295

    2

    Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-6838