Comparison of Combination Chemotherapy Regimens in Treating Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving the drugs in different combinations may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying combination chemotherapy containing irinotecan and oxaliplatin to see how well it works compared to two standard combination chemotherapy regimens in treating patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer.

Timeline

Start

2002-07-23

Primary completion

2005-11-04

Completion

2007-04-01

Publications

• Results Becouarn Y, Senesse P, Thezenas S, Boucher E, Adenis A, Cany L, Jacob JH, Cvitkovic F, Montoto-Grillot C, Ychou M; Digestive Group of the Federation Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer. A randomized phase II trial evaluating safety and efficacy of an experimental chemotherapy regimen (irinotecan + oxaliplatin, IRINOX) and two standard arms (LV5 FU2 + irinotecan or LV5 FU2 + oxaliplatin) in first-line metastatic colorectal cancer: a study of the Digestive Group of the Federation Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer. Ann Oncol. 2007 Dec;18(12):2000-5. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdm379. Epub 2007 Sep 4.

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