Study of Bevacizumab in Combination with Alternating XELIRI and XELOX in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Korábbi kezelés

• Prior treatment with first-line chemotherapy for metastatic CRC
• Major surgical procedure (placing of central venous access device and liver biopsy etc are considered minor procedure), open biopsy or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to Day 0 (Patients must have recovered from any major surgery)
• Near future planned radiotherapy for underlying disease (prior completed radiotherapy treatment allowed)
• Treatment with any investigational drug within 30 days prior to enrolment

Más betegség

• Past or current history within the last 2 years of malignancies except for the indication under this study and curatively treated basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or in-situ carcinoma of the cervix
• Serious non-healing wound or ulcer
• Evidence of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Clinically significant (i.e. active) cardiovascular disease for example cerebrovascular accidents (≤ 6 months), myocardial infarction (≤ 6 months), unstable angina, New York Heart Association (NYHA) grade II or greater congestive heart failure, serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication
• Any other serious or uncontrolled illness which, in the opinion of the investigator, makes it undesirable for the patient to enter the trial

Laborértékek

• Evidence of other disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the treatment or patient at high risk from treatment complications
• Pregnancy (positive serum pregnancy test) and lactation

Egyéb

• Adjuvant treatment within 6 months
• Clinical or radiological evidence of central nervous system (CNS) metastases
• Chronic daily intake of aspirin (> 325 mg/day) or clopidogrel (> 75 mg/day)

• Patients with histologically confirmed diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC), chemotherapy naïve for metastatic disease (prior adjuvant chemotherapy more than 6 months previously for CRC allowed), who are scheduled to start first line chemotherapy for metastatic disease
• Age > 18
• Measurable or evaluable metastatic disease
• Performance status Eastern co-operative oncology group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
• Life expectancy greater than 3 months
• Normal Thrombocytes, neutrophils, Aspartate amino transferase/Alanine amino transferase, Alkaline phosphatase, Serum bilirubin, Serum Creatinine, Urine dipstick of proteinuria.
• Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test done prior to the administration of bevacizumab. Patient and their partner should have adequate contraception up to at least 6 months after last treatment completion or the last drug dose, whatever happens first
• Signed written informed consent according to international council for harmonization (ICH)/Good clinical practice (GCP) and the local regulations (approved by the Independent Ethics Committee (IEC)) will be obtained prior to any study specific screening procedures
• Patient must be able to comply with the protocol