Combination Chemotherapy and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Stage IV Colorectal Cancer
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan, floxuridine, and leucovorin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as 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. Bevacizumab may also stop the growth of colorectal cancer by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Giving combination chemotherapy together with bevacizumab may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving combination chemotherapy together with bevacizumab works in treating patients with stage IV colorectal cancer.
Timeline
- Start
- 2006-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-03
- Completion
- 2010-03
Publications
- Results Phase II study of bevacizumab (B), camptosar (I), high-dose 24-hour continuous intravenous infusion of floxuridine (F) and leucovorin (L) in patients with previously untreated metastatic colon cancer. (B-IFL) B. Ardalan, M. Feagans, D. Mezentsev, C. Jones, P. R. Subbarayan, G. Walker, M. Sapp, K. Stephenson, J. Ness, D. Franceschi, and A. Livingstone Journal of Clinical Oncology 2009 27:15S, e15114-e15114
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bevacizumab | Monoclonal antibody | 7.5 mg/kg | Intravenous |
| Subject | Floxuridine | Unknown | 120 mg/kg | Intravenous |
| Subject | Irinotecan | Small molecule | 110 mg/m2 | Intravenous |
| Subject | Leucovorin | Small molecule | 500 mg/m2 | Intravenous |