A Phase II Study Of Oxaliplatin (OXAL), 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), Leucovorin (CF), and Cetuximab (C225) For Patients With Unresectable Hepatic Metastases From Metastatic Adenocarcinoma Of The Colon Or Rectum
A Phase II Study Of Oxaliplatin (OXAL), 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), Leucovorin (CF), and Cetuximab (C225) For Patients With Unresectable Hepatic Metastases From Metastatic Adenocarcinoma Of The Colon Or Rectum
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Monoclonal antibodies such as cetuximab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Combining chemotherapy with cetuximab may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving combination chemotherapy together with cetuximab works in treating patients with unresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer.
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients receive cetuximab IV over 1 hour (over 2 hours on day 1 of course 1 only) on days 1 and 8. Patients also receive oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours and leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours on day 1 and fluorouracil IV continuously on days 1-2. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity, for a minimum of 12 courses or until deemed to have resectable disease.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline and prior to each treatment course.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 3 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 67-73 patients will be accrued for this study within 4 years.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
History of completely resected primary adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
Liver metastases, meeting 1 of the following criteria:
Measurable disease
No evidence of extrahepatic metastases by physical examination or x-ray
No previously resected extrahepatic metastases
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
Performance status
Life expectancy
Hematopoietic
Hepatic
Renal
Cardiovascular
Gastrointestinal
Other
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
Radiotherapy
Surgery
Other
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