Status:

TERMINATED

A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Phase II Study Evaluating if Glucophage Can Avoid Liver Injury Due to Chemotherapy Associated Steatosis

Lead Sponsor:

Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group

Collaborating Sponsors:

Merck Gesellschaft mbH, Austria

Conditions:

Colorectal Cancer

Steatohepatitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This multicenter randomized, placebo-controlled phase II study will enroll 132 first-line palliative treated subjects with metastatic KRAS wild type CRC. Subjects with histologically confirmed, KRAS w...

Detailed Description

This multicenter randomized, placebo-controlled phase II study will enroll 132 first-line palliative treated subjects with metastatic KRAS wild type CRC. Wild-type KRAS is required for study entry. F...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Signed written informed consent
  • Male or female \>= 18 years of age
  • Diagnosis of histologically confirmed, KRAS "wild-type" adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
  • Non-resectable metastatic colorectal carcinoma
  • Either presence of at least one liver lesion measurable unidimensionally by CT scan or MRI or at least one resectable liver metastasis with non-resectable extrahepatic disease (as assessed within 3 weeks prior to randomisation)
  • Subjects scheduled to receive cetuximab and FOLFIRI
  • ECOG performance status of 0 - 1 at study entry
  • Leukocytes \>= 3.0 x 10\^9/L and neutrophils \>= 1.5 x 10\^9/L, platelets \>= 100 x 10\^9/L, and hemoglobin \>= 8 g/dL
  • Bilirubin \<= 1.5 x ULN
  • ASAT and ALAT \<= 5 x ULN

Exclusion

  • Brain metastasis (if suspected, brain scan indicated)
  • Previous chemotherapy for the currently existing metastatic disease
  • Known or newly diagnosed diabetes
  • Patients with ACS within the last three months
  • Stage 3 or 4 heart failure defined according to the NYHA criteria
  • Uncontrolled angina
  • Contraindications to metformin (renal impairment \[eGFR \<45 mL/min/1.73m\^2\], known hypersensitivity to metformin, acute illness \[dehydration, severe infection, shock, acute cardiac failure\]), and suspected tissue hypoxia
  • Surgery (excl. diagnostic biopsy, central venous catheter) or irradiation within 2 weeks prior to study entry defined as given written informed consent
  • Concurrent chronic systemic immune therapy, chemotherapy, or hormone therapy not indicated in the study protocol
  • Administration of any investigational agent(s) within 4 weeks prior to study entry,
  • Previous exposure to EGFR-pathway targeting therapy
  • Acute or sub-acute intestinal occlusion or history of inflammatory bowel disease
  • Known grade 3 or 4 allergic reaction to any of the components of the treatment
  • Any concurrent malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix. (Subjects with a previous malignancy but without evidence of disease for \>= 5 years will be allowed to enter the trial)
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Inadequate contraception (male or female patients) if of childbearing or procreative potential
  • Known drug abuse/ alcohol abuse
  • Legal incapacity or limited contractual capacity Medical or psychological condition which in the opinion of the investigator would not permit the patient to complete the study or sign meaningful informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01523639

Start Date

April 1 2012

End Date

April 1 2014

Last Update

December 19 2018

Active Locations (7)

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Medical University Graz, Oncology

Graz, Styria, Austria, 8036

2

Medical University Innsbruck, Internal Medicine

Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, 6020

3

Hospital St. Vinzenz

Zams, Tyrol, Austria, 6511

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Hospital BHS Ried

Ried, Upper Austria, Austria, 4910

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