Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Cetuximab in Treating Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer That Was Completely Removed By Surgery

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin, leucovorin, or fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Cetuximab may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving combination chemotherapy with or without cetuximab after surgery may kill any remaining tumor cells and keep colon cancer from coming back. It is not yet known whether giving combination chemotherapy together with cetuximab is more effective than giving combination chemotherapy alone in treating colon cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying combination chemotherapy and cetuximab to see how well they work compared to combination chemotherapy alone in treating patients with stage III colon cancer that was completely removed by surgery.

Timeline

Start

2005-11

Primary completion

2009-11

Completion

2010-06-22

Publications

• Results Taieb J, Puig PL, Bedenne L. Cetuximab plus FOLFOX-4 for fully resected stage III colon carcinoma: scientific background and the ongoing PETACC-8 trial. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2008 Feb;8(2):183-9. doi: 10.1586/14737140.8.2.183.
• Results Taieb J, Tabernero J, Mini E, Subtil F, Folprecht G, Van Laethem JL, Thaler J, Bridgewater J, Petersen LN, Blons H, Collette L, Van Cutsem E, Rougier P, Salazar R, Bedenne L, Emile JF, Laurent-Puig P, Lepage C; PETACC-8 Study Investigators. Oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin with or without cetuximab in patients with resected stage III colon cancer (PETACC-8): an open-label, randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2014 Jul;15(8):862-73. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(14)70227-X. Epub 2014 Jun 11.
• Lecuelle J, Truntzer C, Basile D, Laghi L, Greco L, Ilie A, Rageot D, Huppe T, Emile JF, Bibeau F, Taieb J, Derangere V, Lepage C, Ghiringhelli F. Deep learning based on CD3 histological slides for prediction of colon cancer outcome: analysis of three international stage III colon cancer cohorts. Oncoimmunology. 2026 Dec 31;15(1):2668797. doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2026.2668797. Epub 2026 May 8.
• Gallois C, Shi Q, Meyers JP, Iveson T, Alberts SR, de Gramont A, Sobrero AF, Haller DG, Oki E, Shields AF, Goldberg RM, Kerr R, Lonardi S, Yothers G, Kelly C, Boukovinas I, Labianca R, Sinicrope FA, Souglakos I, Yoshino T, Meyerhardt JA, Andre T, Papamichael D, Taieb J. Prognostic Impact of Early Treatment and Oxaliplatin Discontinuation in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer: An ACCENT/IDEA Pooled Analysis of 11 Adjuvant Trials. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Feb 1;41(4):803-815. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02726. Epub 2022 Oct 28.
• Cohen R, Taieb J, Fiskum J, Yothers G, Goldberg R, Yoshino T, Alberts S, Allegra C, de Gramont A, Seitz JF, O'Connell M, Haller D, Wolmark N, Erlichman C, Zaniboni A, Lonardi S, Kerr R, Grothey A, Sinicrope FA, Andre T, Shi Q. Microsatellite Instability in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer Receiving Fluoropyrimidine With or Without Oxaliplatin: An ACCENT Pooled Analysis of 12 Adjuvant Trials. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Feb 20;39(6):642-651. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.01600. Epub 2020 Dec 23.
• Salem ME, Yin J, Goldberg RM, Pederson LD, Wolmark N, Alberts SR, Taieb J, Marshall JL, Lonardi S, Yoshino T, Kerr RS, Yothers G, Grothey A, Andre T, De Gramont A, Shi Q. Evaluation of the change of outcomes over a 10-year period in patients with stage III colon cancer: pooled analysis of 6501 patients treated with fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin in the ACCENT database. Ann Oncol. 2020 Apr;31(4):480-486. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2019.12.007. Epub 2020 Jan 16.
• Taieb J, Shi Q, Pederson L, Alberts S, Wolmark N, Van Cutsem E, de Gramont A, Kerr R, Grothey A, Lonardi S, Yoshino T, Yothers G, Sinicrope FA, Zaanan A, Andre T. Prognosis of microsatellite instability and/or mismatch repair deficiency stage III colon cancer patients after disease recurrence following adjuvant treatment: results of an ACCENT pooled analysis of seven studies. Ann Oncol. 2019 Sep 1;30(9):1466-1471. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdz208.

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