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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00598156
Date of registration: 09/01/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Lund University Hospital
Public title: Chemotherapy and Avastin Followed by Maintenance Treatment With Avastin +/- Tarceva ACT
Scientific title: Avastin and Chemotherapy Followed by Avastin Alone or in Combination With Tarceva for the Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.
Date of first enrolment: June 2007
Target sample size: 249
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00598156
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Denmark Sweden
Contacts
Name:     Anders Johnsson, MD PhD
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Affiliation:  Lund University Hospital Sweden
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum.

2. Age > 18.

3. Measurable disease according to RECIST criteria.

4. Expected survival more than three months.

5. Adequate bone marrow, liver and kidney function.

6. INR < 1.5 times upper limit.

7. Adequate contraception for fertile patients.

8. Signed written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Earlier chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer.

2. Adjuvant treatment within 6 months.

3. Surgery or significant trauma within 28 days prior to study entry.

4. Planned radiotherapy against target lesions.

5. CNS metastases.

6. Prior malignancy within 5 years except ca in situ of cervix and basal cell carcinoma.

7. Bleeding diathesis

8. Uncontrolled hypertension.

9. Significant cardiovascular disease.

10. Treatment with anticoagulant drugs.

11. Participation in other clinical trial.

12. Pregnant or lactating.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Intervention(s)
Drug: bevacizumab (Avastin)
Drug: erlotinib (Tarceva)
Primary Outcome(s)
progression-free survival [Time Frame: 3 years]
Secondary Outcome(s)
overall survival [Time Frame: 3 years]
Secondary ID(s)
EUDRACT 2006-002295-18
ML19033
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Hoffmann-La Roche
Ethics review
Results
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