Cetuximab and/or Bevacizumab Combined With Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Summary

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying cetuximab and/or bevacizumab when given together with combination chemotherapy to compare how well they work in treating patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab and bevacizumab, 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. Bevacizumab may also stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving monoclonal antibodies together with combination chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether combination chemotherapy is more effective with cetuximab and/or bevacizumab in treating patients with colorectal cancer.

Timeline

Start

2005-11

Primary completion

2015-02

Completion

2018-01

Publications

• Background Schrag D, Naughton M, Kesselheim A, et al.: Clinical trial participants' strategies for coping with prescription drug costs: A companion study to CALGB 80405. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 27 (Suppl 15): A-9503, 2009.
• Results Venook AP, Blanke CD, Niedzwiecki D, Lenz HJ, Taylor JR, Hollis DR, Sutherland S, Goldberg RM. Revisiting the Cancer and Leukemia Group B/Southwest Oncology Group 80405 Trial: a phase III trial of chemotherapy and biologic agents for patients with untreated advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2007 May;6(7):536-8. doi: 10.3816/CCC.2007.n.021. No abstract available.
• Results Venook AP, Blanke CD, Niedzwiecki D, Lenz HJ, Taylor JR, Hollis DR, Sutherland S, Goldberg RM. Cancer and Leukemia Group B/Southwest Oncology Group trial 80405: a phase III trial of chemotherapy and biologics for patients with untreated advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2005 Nov;5(4):292-4. doi: 10.3816/ccc.2005.n.043. No abstract available.
• Battaglin F, Ou FS, Qu X, Hochster HS, Niedzwiecki D, Goldberg RM, Mayer RJ, Ashouri K, Zemla TJ, Blanke CD, Venook AP, Kabbarah O, Lenz HJ, Innocenti F. HER2 Gene Expression Levels Are Predictive and Prognostic in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Enrolled in CALGB/SWOG 80405. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Jun 1;42(16):1890-1902. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.01507. Epub 2024 Mar 8.
• Raghav K, Ou FS, Venook AP, Innocenti F, Sun R, Lenz HJ, Kopetz S. Acquired Genomic Alterations on First-Line Chemotherapy With Cetuximab in Advanced Colorectal Cancer: Circulating Tumor DNA Analysis of the CALGB/SWOG-80405 Trial (Alliance). J Clin Oncol. 2023 Jan 20;41(3):472-478. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.00365. Epub 2022 Sep 6.
• Yuan C, Sato K, Hollis BW, Zhang S, Niedzwiecki D, Ou FS, Chang IW, O'Neil BH, Innocenti F, Lenz HJ, Blanke CD, Goldberg RM, Venook AP, Mayer RJ, Fuchs CS, Meyerhardt JA, Ng K. Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Survival in Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Findings from CALGB/SWOG 80405 (Alliance). Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Dec 15;25(24):7497-7505. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-0877. Epub 2019 Sep 23.
• Guercio BJ, Zhang S, Ou FS, Venook AP, Niedzwiecki D, Lenz HJ, Innocenti F, O'Neil BH, Shaw JE, Polite BN, Hochster HS, Atkins JN, Goldberg RM, Sato K, Ng K, Van Blarigan E, Mayer RJ, Blanke CD, O'Reilly EM, Fuchs CS, Meyerhardt JA. Associations of Physical Activity With Survival and Progression in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Results From Cancer and Leukemia Group B (Alliance)/SWOG 80405. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Oct 10;37(29):2620-2631. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.01019. Epub 2019 Aug 13.
• Lenz HJ, Ou FS, Venook AP, Hochster HS, Niedzwiecki D, Goldberg RM, Mayer RJ, Bertagnolli MM, Blanke CD, Zemla T, Qu X, Wirapati P, Tejpar S, Innocenti F, Kabbarah O. Impact of Consensus Molecular Subtype on Survival in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Results From CALGB/SWOG 80405 (Alliance). J Clin Oncol. 2019 Aug 1;37(22):1876-1885. doi: 10.1200/JCO.18.02258. Epub 2019 May 1.
• Venook AP, Niedzwiecki D, Lenz HJ, Innocenti F, Fruth B, Meyerhardt JA, Schrag D, Greene C, O'Neil BH, Atkins JN, Berry S, Polite BN, O'Reilly EM, Goldberg RM, Hochster HS, Schilsky RL, Bertagnolli MM, El-Khoueiry AB, Watson P, Benson AB 3rd, Mulkerin DL, Mayer RJ, Blanke C. Effect of First-Line Chemotherapy Combined With Cetuximab or Bevacizumab on Overall Survival in Patients With KRAS Wild-Type Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2017 Jun 20;317(23):2392-2401. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.7105.

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