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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00006479
Date of registration: 06/11/2000
Primary sponsor: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Public title: Surgery With or Without Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Liver Metastases From Colorectal Cancer
Scientific title: Pre- and Post-Operative Chemotherapy With Oxaliplatin 5FU/LV Versus Surgery Alone in Resectable Liver Metastases From Colorectal Origin - Phase III Study
Date of first enrolment: September 2000
Target sample size:
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00006479
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Australia Austria Belgium France Germany Hong Kong Italy Netherlands
New Zealand Norway Portugal Sweden United Kingdom
Contacts
Name:   Wolf O. Bechstein, MD
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Affiliation:  Arbeitsgruppe Lebermetastasen und Tumoren
Name:   Bernard Nordlinger, MD
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Affiliation:  Hopital Ambroise Pare
Name:   Philippe Rougier, MD
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Affiliation:  Hopital Ambroise Pare
Name:   Euan T. Walpole, MD
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Affiliation:  Princess Alexandra Hospital
Name:   John N. Primrose, MD
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Affiliation:  University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

- Diagnosis of potentially resectable colorectal liver metastases that meets one of the
following criteria:

- Metachronous metastases after complete resection of primary tumor without gross
or microscopic evidence of residual disease

- Synchronous metastases after complete resection of primary tumor more than 1
month before study

- Synchronous metastases with sufficient evidence (i.e., CAT scan or diagnostic
laparoscopy) that both the primary tumor and liver metastases can be completely
resected during the same procedure and resection of primary may be delayed 3-4
months

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

- 18 to 80

Performance status:

- WHO 0-2

- Karnofsky 60-100%

Life expectancy:

- Not specified

Hematopoietic:

- Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,500/mm^3

- Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

- No hepatic insufficiency

Renal:

- Creatinine less than 2 times upper limit of normal

Cardiovascular:

- No uncontrolled congestive heart failure or angina pectoris

- No hypertension or arrhythmia

Other:

- No other malignancy within the past 10 years except adequately treated carcinoma in
situ of the cervix or nonmelanoma skin cancer

- No peripheral neuropathy greater than grade 1

- No prior significant neurologic or psychiatric disorders

- No active infection

- Not pregnant or nursing

- Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

- No concurrent biologic therapy

Chemotherapy:

- No prior chemotherapy for advanced disease

- Prior adjuvant chemotherapy for primary cancer allowed unless included oxaliplatin

- No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

- No concurrent anticancer endocrine therapy

Radiotherapy:

- No concurrent radiotherapy

Surgery:

- See Disease Characteristics

Other:

- At least 30 days since prior investigational drugs

- No concurrent investigational drugs



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Colorectal Cancer
Metastatic Cancer
Intervention(s)
Drug: fluorouracil
Drug: FOLFOX regimen
Drug: leucovorin calcium
Drug: oxaliplatin
Procedure: adjuvant therapy
Procedure: conventional surgery
Procedure: neoadjuvant therapy
Primary Outcome(s)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
AGITG-EORTC-40983
ALM-CAO-EORTC-40983
CDR0000068309
CRC-EORTC-40983
CRUK-LON-EORTC-40983
EORTC-40983
EU-20048
FFCD-EORTC-40983
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Arbeitsgruppe Lebermetastasen und Tumoren
Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group
Cancer Research UK
Fondation Francaise de Cancerologie Digestive
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