Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy With CRLX-101 and Capecitabine for Rectal Cancer

Summary

This trial will enroll patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (resectable and non-resectable).The phase Ib dose escalation portion of trial is designed to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of CRLX101 when combined with standard neoadjuvant therapies capecitabine (Cape) and radiation therapy (XRT). CRLX101 is a nanopharmaceutical (NP) formulation of camptothecin. These results will determine the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) for CRLX101 in this setting. The phase II portion of the trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CRLX101 at the RP2D, when combined with capecitabine and radiation therapy prior to surgery.

Timeline

Start

2013-12

Primary completion

2016-09-16

Completion

2019-06-25

Publications

• Sanoff HK, Moon DH, Moore DT, Boles J, Bui C, Blackstock W, O'Neil BH, Subramaniam S, McRee AJ, Carlson C, Lee MS, Tepper JE, Wang AZ. Phase I/II trial of nano-camptothecin CRLX101 with capecitabine and radiotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer. Nanomedicine. 2019 Jun;18:189-195. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2019.02.021. Epub 2019 Mar 8.
• Tian X, Nguyen M, Foote HP, Caster JM, Roche KC, Peters CG, Wu P, Jayaraman L, Garmey EG, Tepper JE, Eliasof S, Wang AZ. CRLX101, a Nanoparticle-Drug Conjugate Containing Camptothecin, Improves Rectal Cancer Chemoradiotherapy by Inhibiting DNA Repair and HIF1alpha. Cancer Res. 2017 Jan 1;77(1):112-122. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-15-2951. Epub 2016 Oct 26.

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