A Study to Evaluate Avastin in Combination With Chemotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Summary

This Phase II, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, active-controlled trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rhuMAb VEGF (Avastin) when administered at a dose of 5 mg/kg every 2 weeks in combination with 5 FU (fluorouracil)/leucovorin versus 5 FU/leucovorin alone in subjects with previously untreated metastatic colorectal cancer who are not optimal candidates to receive first-line CPT-11 (irinotecan). A total of 48 doses of rhuMAb VEGF may be administered during this study (maximum of 96 weeks of therapy).

Timeline

Start

2000-08

Primary completion

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Completion

2003-09

Publications

• Results Scappaticci FA, Skillings JR, Holden SN, Gerber HP, Miller K, Kabbinavar F, Bergsland E, Ngai J, Holmgren E, Wang J, Hurwitz H. Arterial thromboembolic events in patients with metastatic carcinoma treated with chemotherapy and bevacizumab. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Aug 15;99(16):1232-9. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djm086. Epub 2007 Aug 8.
• Results Kabbinavar FF, Wallace JF, Holmgren E, Yi J, Cella D, Yost KJ, Hurwitz HI. Health-related quality of life impact of bevacizumab when combined with irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil, and leucovorin or 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin for metastatic colorectal cancer. Oncologist. 2008 Sep;13(9):1021-9. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0003. Epub 2008 Sep 5.
• Results Kabbinavar FF, Hurwitz HI, Yi J, Sarkar S, Rosen O. Addition of bevacizumab to fluorouracil-based first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: pooled analysis of cohorts of older patients from two randomized clinical trials. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Jan 10;27(2):199-205. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.7931. Epub 2008 Dec 8.

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