Docetaxel, Oxaliplatin, Capecitabine, Fluorouracil, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Cancer of the Esophagus or Gastroesophageal Junction

Gastric Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Randomized Phase II Trial of Extended Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Junction, and Gastric Cardia

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00938470
• Other study ID #: NCCTG-N0849
• Secondary ID: NCI-2011-01930CD
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: July 10, 2009
• Last updated: March 2, 2018
• Start date: January 2010
• Est. completion date: March 2018

Study information

• Verified date: March 2018
• Source: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This randomized phase II trial studies how well docetaxel, oxaliplatin, capecitabine, fluorouracil, and radiation therapy works compared with fluorouracil when given together with oxaliplatin and radiation therapy in treating patients with cancer of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction that has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, oxaliplatin, capecitabine, and fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) together with radiation therapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed.

Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess and compare the pathologic complete response (PCR) rate of patients in Arm A receiving the sequence docetaxel, oxaliplatin, and capecitabine (DOC) followed by 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), oxaliplatin, and radiation therapy (RT) with patients in Arm B receiving only 5-FU, oxaliplatin and RT in patients with potentially resectable adenocarcinoma (ACA) of the esophagus, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ), or gastric cardia.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the adverse event (AE) profile and safety of the proposed treatment in this population.

II. To assess and compare the overall survival (OS) between treatment arms. III. To assess and compare the disease-free survival between treatment arms. IV. To assess and compare the clinical tumor response rate of the proposed regiments when administered before surgery between treatment arms.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

ARM I: Patients receive docetaxel intravenously (IV) over 1 hour and oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1. Patients also receive capecitabine orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-14. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of the second course, patients receive fluorouracil* IV continuously on days 1-5 and oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours on days 1, 15, and 29. Patients also undergo radiotherapy** 5 days a week for 5.5 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Approximately 4-12 weeks after completion of radiotherapy, patients undergo surgery.

ARM II: Patients receive fluorouracil IV continuously on days 1-5 and oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours on days 1, 15, and 29. Patients also undergo radiotherapy and then surgery as in Arm I.

• NOTE: * Fluorouracil continuous IV infusion begins within 24 hours of radiotherapy and ends within 24 hours of radiotherapy completion.

• NOTE: ** Radiotherapy should begin within 2-6 weeks after completion of 2 courses of docetaxel, oxaliplatin, and capecitabine.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 73
• Est. completion date: March 2018
• Est. primary completion date: December 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

• Histological confirmation of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, gastroesophageal (GE) junction, or gastric cardia

• Tumor must be considered surgically resectable; Note: patients with T4N0M0 tumors that are potentially resectable are also eligible

• Nodal involvement: patients with involvement of celiac nodes, (stations 15-20) are eligible if the primary lesion is mid-thoracic, distal esophagus or GE junction; patients with supraclavicular node involvement are eligible with upper thoracic esophagus primary lesions

• Capable of swallowing pills

• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0, 1, or 2

• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1500

• Peripheral platelet count >= 100,000

• Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dL

• Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper normal limit (UNL)

• Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) (alanine aminotransferase [AST]) =< 3 x UNL

• Creatinine =< 1.5 x UNL

• Negative pregnancy test done =< 7 days prior to registration, for women of childbearing potential only

• Provide informed written consent

• Willingness to return to NCCTG enrolling institution for follow-up

• Patient willing to provide mandatory tissue and blood samples for research purposes

• Patient willing to allow use of FDG PET/CT scans for mandatory research purposes

Exclusion Criteria

• Evidence of distant metastases

• Palpable supraclavicular nodes, biopsy-proven involvement of supraclavicular nodes, or radiographically involved supraclavicular nodes (> 1.5 cm in greatest dimension) for lesions in mid-thoracic, distal thoracic or GE junction

• T1N0M0 or T2N0M0 tumor stage

• Any of the following

• Pregnant women

• Nursing women

• Men or women of childbearing potential who are unwilling to employ adequate contraception

• Co-morbid systemic illnesses or other severe concurrent disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens

• Immunocompromised patients (other than that related to the use of corticosteroids) including patients known to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive

• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements

• Uncontrolled diabetes (i.e., will interfere with the performance of the FDG PET/CT scans)

• Receiving current treatment or prior treatment for this malignancy

• Other active malignancy 5 years prior to registration, except non-melanotic skin cancer or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix; if there is a history of prior malignancy, patient must not be receiving other specific treatment (other than hormonal therapy) for cancer

• Prior radiation to > 30% of the marrow cavity

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Adenocarcinoma
• Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction
• Esophageal Cancer
• Esophageal Neoplasms
• Gastric Cancer
• Stomach Neoplasms

Intervention

Drug:
• capecitabine
Given PO
• docetaxel
Given IV
• fluorouracil
Given IV
• oxaliplatin
Given IV

Radiation:
• radiation therapy
Undergo radiation therapy

Procedure:
• therapeutic conventional surgery
Undergo surgery

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of New Mexico Cancer Center	Albuquerque	New Mexico
United States	AnMed Cancer Center	Anderson	South Carolina
United States	CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium	Ann Arbor	Michigan
United States	Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center	Ann Arbor	Michigan
United States	Battle Creek Health System Cancer Care Center	Battle Creek	Michigan
United States	St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers - Beech Grove Campus	Beech Grove	Indiana
United States	Billings Clinic - Downtown	Billings	Montana
United States	CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium	Billings	Montana
United States	Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings	Billings	Montana
United States	Illinois CancerCare - Bloomington	Bloomington	Illinois
United States	St. Joseph Medical Center	Bloomington	Illinois
United States	Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center	Boise	Idaho
United States	Central Care Cancer Center at Carrie J. Babb Cancer Center	Bolivar	Missouri
United States	Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center	Bozeman	Montana
United States	Fairview Ridges Hospital	Burnsville	Minnesota
United States	St. James Healthcare Cancer Care	Butte	Montana
United States	Graham Hospital	Canton	Illinois
United States	Illinois CancerCare - Canton	Canton	Illinois
United States	Illinois CancerCare - Carthage	Carthage	Illinois
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute	Chanute	Kansas
United States	Adena Regional Medical Center	Chillicothe	Ohio
United States	Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates - West Des Moines	Clive	Iowa
United States	Mercy Cancer Center - West Lakes	Clive	Iowa
United States	CCOP - Columbus	Columbus	Ohio
United States	Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health	Columbus	Ohio
United States	Grant Medical Center Cancer Care	Columbus	Ohio
United States	Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital	Columbus	Ohio
United States	Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care	Columbus	Ohio
United States	Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital	Coon Rapids	Minnesota
United States	Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health	Danville	Pennsylvania
United States	CCOP - Dayton	Dayton	Ohio
United States	David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital	Dayton	Ohio
United States	Good Samaritan Hospital	Dayton	Ohio
United States	Grandview Hospital	Dayton	Ohio
United States	Samaritan North Cancer Care Center	Dayton	Ohio
United States	Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center	Dearborn	Michigan
United States	Grady Memorial Hospital	Delaware	Ohio
United States	CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City	Dodge City	Kansas
United States	CCOP - Duluth	Duluth	Minnesota
United States	Duluth Clinic Cancer Center - Duluth	Duluth	Minnesota
United States	Miller - Dwan Medical Center	Duluth	Minnesota
United States	Luther Midlelfort Hospital	Eau Claire	Wisconsin
United States	Midelfort Clinic - Luther	Eau Claire	Wisconsin
United States	Fairview Southdale Hospital	Edina	Minnesota
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado	El Dorado	Kansas
United States	Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Escanaba	Escanaba	Michigan
United States	Eureka Community Hospital	Eureka	Illinois
United States	Illinois CancerCare - Eureka	Eureka	Illinois
United States	Dakota Cancer Institute at Dakota Clinic - South University	Fargo	North Dakota
United States	Blanchard Valley Medical Associates	Findlay	Ohio
United States	Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute	Flint	Michigan
United States	Hurley Medical Center	Flint	Michigan
United States	Front Range Cancer Specialists	Fort Collins	Colorado
United States	Poudre Valley Hospital	Fort Collins	Colorado
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas - Fort Scott	Fort Scott	Kansas
United States	Middletown Regional Hospital	Franklin	Ohio
United States	Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital	Fridley	Minnesota
United States	Galesburg Clinic, PC	Galesburg	Illinois
United States	Illinois CancerCare - Galesburg	Galesburg	Illinois
United States	Altru Cancer Center at Altru Hospital	Grand Forks	North Dakota
United States	Butterworth Hospital at Spectrum Health	Grand Rapids	Michigan
United States	CCOP - Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids	Michigan
United States	Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary's Health Care	Grand Rapids	Michigan
United States	Great Falls Clinic - Main Facility	Great Falls	Montana
United States	Sletten Cancer Institute at Benefis Healthcare	Great Falls	Montana
United States	Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Mary's Hospital	Green Bay	Wisconsin
United States	Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center	Green Bay	Wisconsin
United States	St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center - Green Bay	Green Bay	Wisconsin
United States	St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center	Green Bay	Wisconsin
United States	Bon Secours St. Francis Health System	Greenville	South Carolina
United States	Wayne Hospital	Greenville	Ohio
United States	Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center	Grosse Pointe Woods	Michigan
United States	Saint Francis/Mount Sinai Regional Cancer Center at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center	Hartford	Connecticut
United States	Illinois CancerCare - Havana	Havana	Illinois
United States	Mason District Hospital	Havana	Illinois
United States	Northern Montana Hospital	Havre	Montana
United States	Geisinger Hazleton Cancer Center	Hazleton	Pennsylvania
United States	St. Peter's Hospital	Helena	Montana
United States	Hutchinson Area Health Care	Hutchinson	Minnesota
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas-Independence	Independence	Kansas
United States	Dickinson County Healthcare System	Iron Mountain	Michigan
United States	Foote Memorial Hospital	Jackson	Michigan
United States	Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Florida
United States	Glacier Oncology, PLLC	Kalispell	Montana
United States	Kalispell Medical Oncology at KRMC	Kalispell	Montana
United States	Kalispell Regional Medical Center	Kalispell	Montana
United States	Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital	Kettering	Ohio
United States	Illinois CancerCare - Kewanee Clinic	Kewanee	Illinois
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman	Kingman	Kansas
United States	Fairfield Medical Center	Lancaster	Ohio
United States	Sparrow Regional Cancer Center	Lansing	Michigan
United States	Lawrence Memorial Hospital	Lawrence	Kansas
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Liberal	Liberal	Kansas
United States	St. Mary Mercy Hospital	Livonia	Michigan
United States	Illinois CancerCare - Macomb	Macomb	Illinois
United States	McDonough District Hospital	Macomb	Illinois
United States	Holy Family Memorial Medical Center Cancer Care Center	Manitowoc	Wisconsin
United States	HealthEast Cancer Care at St. John's Hospital	Maplewood	Minnesota
United States	Minnesota Oncology - Maplewood	Maplewood	Minnesota
United States	Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital	Marietta	Ohio
United States	Bay Area Cancer Care Center at Bay Area Medical Center	Marinette	Wisconsin
United States	Hennepin County Medical Center - Minneapolis	Minneapolis	Minnesota
United States	Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott - Northwestern Hospital	Minneapolis	Minnesota
United States	Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center	Missoula	Montana
United States	Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center	Missoula	Montana
United States	Trinity Cancer Center at Trinity Medical Center - 7th Street Campus	Moline	Illinois
United States	Illinois CancerCare - Monmouth	Monmouth	Illinois
United States	OSF Holy Family Medical Center	Monmouth	Illinois
United States	Knox Community Hospital	Mount Vernon	Ohio
United States	Mercy General Health Partners	Muskegon	Michigan
United States	Licking Memorial Cancer Care Program at Licking Memorial Hospital	Newark	Ohio
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton	Newton	Kansas
United States	BroMenn Regional Medical Center	Normal	Illinois
United States	Community Cancer Center	Normal	Illinois
United States	Illinois CancerCare - Community Cancer Center	Normal	Illinois
United States	Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Oconto Falls	Oconto Falls	Wisconsin
United States	Community Hospital of Ottawa	Ottawa	Illinois
United States	Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa	Ottawa	Illinois
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons	Parsons	Kansas
United States	Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital	Pekin	Illinois
United States	CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association	Peoria	Illinois
United States	Methodist Medical Center of Illinois	Peoria	Illinois
United States	Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria	Peoria	Illinois
United States	OSF St. Francis Medical Center	Peoria	Illinois
United States	Illinois CancerCare - Peru	Peru	Illinois
United States	Illinois Valley Community Hospital	Peru	Illinois
United States	St. Joseph Mercy Oakland	Pontiac	Michigan
United States	Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital	Port Huron	Michigan
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt	Pratt	Kansas
United States	Illinois CancerCare - Princeton	Princeton	Illinois
United States	Perry Memorial Hospital	Princeton	Illinois
United States	Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital	Reed City	Michigan
United States	Reid Hospital & Health Care Services	Richmond	Indiana
United States	Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Outpatient Center	Robbinsdale	Minnesota
United States	Mayo Clinic Cancer Center	Rochester	Minnesota
United States	Rutherford Hospital	Rutherfordton	North Carolina
United States	Seton Cancer Institute at Saint Mary's - Saginaw	Saginaw	Michigan
United States	CCOP - Metro-Minnesota	Saint Louis Park	Minnesota
United States	Park Nicollet Cancer Center	Saint Louis Park	Minnesota
United States	Regions Hospital Cancer Care Center	Saint Paul	Minnesota
United States	United Hospital	Saint Paul	Minnesota
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina	Salina	Kansas
United States	Mayo Clinic Scottsdale	Scottsdale	Arizona
United States	St. Francis Cancer Center at St. Francis Medical Center	Shakopee	Minnesota
United States	St. Nicholas Hospital	Sheboygan	Wisconsin
United States	Welch Cancer Center at Sheridan Memorial Hospital	Sheridan	Wyoming
United States	Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City	Sioux City	Iowa
United States	Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP	Sioux City	Iowa
United States	St. Luke's Regional Medical Center	Sioux City	Iowa
United States	Avera Cancer Institute	Sioux Falls	South Dakota
United States	CCOP - Upstate Carolina	Spartanburg	South Carolina
United States	Gibbs Regional Cancer Center at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center	Spartanburg	South Carolina
United States	CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks	Springfield	Missouri
United States	Community Hospital of Springfield and Clark County	Springfield	Ohio
United States	Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South	Springfield	Missouri
United States	St. John's Regional Health Center	Springfield	Missouri
United States	Geisinger Medical Group - Scenery Park	State College	Pennsylvania
United States	Lakeview Hospital	Stillwater	Minnesota
United States	Door County Cancer Center at Door County Memorial Hospital	Sturgeon Bay	Wisconsin
United States	Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Sturgeon Bay	Sturgeon Bay	Wisconsin
United States	Munson Medical Center	Traverse City	Michigan
United States	UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center	Troy	Ohio
United States	Ridgeview Medical Center	Waconia	Minnesota
United States	St. John Macomb Hospital	Warren	Michigan
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington	Wellington	Kansas
United States	Methodist West Hospital	West Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Mount Carmel St. Ann's Cancer Center	Westerville	Ohio
United States	Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review	Wichita	Kansas
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower	Wichita	Kansas
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita	Wichita	Kansas
United States	CCOP - Wichita	Wichita	Kansas
United States	Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center	Wichita	Kansas
United States	Wesley Medical Center	Wichita	Kansas
United States	Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center	Wilkes-Barre	Pennsylvania
United States	Willmar Cancer Center at Rice Memorial Hospital	Willmar	Minnesota
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield	Winfield	Kansas
United States	Minnesota Oncology - Woodbury	Woodbury	Minnesota
United States	Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital	Xenia	Ohio
United States	Genesis - Good Samaritan Hospital	Zanesville	Ohio

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology	National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Percentage of Participants With Pathologic Complete Response (PCR)	Pathologic complete response was defined as no gross or microscopic tumor identified with the surgical specimen. All lymph nodes should be free of tumor to document a PCR. If no gross tumor is visible, section around the area of inflammation (nodularity) should be made every 2-3 cm and specimens examined.	Up to 2 years
Secondary	Overall Survival	Overall survival was defined as the time from randomization to the time of death from any cause. Overall survival was censored at the date of last follow-up visit for patients who are still alive or loss of follow-up.	Up to 2 years
Secondary	Disease-free Survival	Disease-free survival was defined as the time from randomization to the date of recurrent or death, whichever comes first.	Up to 2 years
Secondary	Number of Participants Who Experienced a Maximum Grade of 3 or Above Adverse Event	Adverse events were assessed using National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0.	Up to 2 years
Secondary	Percentage of Participants With Overall Clinical Tumor Response (CR or PR)	Overall clinical tumor response rate was defined as the percentage of evaluable participants who achieved either complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) noted on the objective status from pre-surgical staging (for arm II) or either from pre-RT or pre-surgical staging (for arm I).; > CR was defined as disappearance of all non-target lesion (TL) and normalization of tumor biomarker level, all lymph nodes (LN) must be non-pathological in size (<1 cm short axis); or disappearance of all TL and normalization of tumor biomarkers, any pathological LN (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to <1 cm; or >=30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of TL taking as reference the baseline sum of the diameters.	Up to 2 years