Study of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Summary

The purpose of this research is to see if adjusting the dose of 5-fluorouracil based on its concentration in your blood will improve the treatment of your metastatic colon cancer.

Timeline

Start

2025-09-19

Primary completion

2025-09-19

Completion

2025-09-19

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped: “Principal Investigator has left Inova”

Publications

• Background Tournigand C, Andre T, Achille E, Lledo G, Flesh M, Mery-Mignard D, Quinaux E, Couteau C, Buyse M, Ganem G, Landi B, Colin P, Louvet C, de Gramont A. FOLFIRI followed by FOLFOX6 or the reverse sequence in advanced colorectal cancer: a randomized GERCOR study. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Jan 15;22(2):229-37. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2004.05.113. Epub 2003 Dec 2.
• Background Cremolini C, Antoniotti C, Rossini D, Lonardi S, Loupakis F, Pietrantonio F, Bordonaro R, Latiano TP, Tamburini E, Santini D, Passardi A, Marmorino F, Grande R, Aprile G, Zaniboni A, Murgioni S, Granetto C, Buonadonna A, Moretto R, Corallo S, Cordio S, Antonuzzo L, Tomasello G, Masi G, Ronzoni M, Di Donato S, Carlomagno C, Clavarezza M, Ritorto G, Mambrini A, Roselli M, Cupini S, Mammoliti S, Fenocchio E, Corgna E, Zagonel V, Fontanini G, Ugolini C, Boni L, Falcone A; GONO Foundation Investigators. Upfront FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab and reintroduction after progression versus mFOLFOX6 plus bevacizumab followed by FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab in the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (TRIBE2): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet Oncol. 2020 Apr;21(4):497-507. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30862-9. Epub 2020 Mar 9.
• Background Fang L, Xin W, Ding H, Zhang Y, Zhong L, Luo H, Li J, Yang Y, Huang P. Pharmacokinetically guided algorithm of 5-fluorouracil dosing, a reliable strategy of precision chemotherapy for solid tumors: a meta-analysis. Sci Rep. 2016 May 27;6:25913. doi: 10.1038/srep25913.
• Background Meyerhardt JA, Mayer RJ. Systemic therapy for colorectal cancer. N Engl J Med. 2005 Feb 3;352(5):476-87. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra040958. No abstract available.
• Background Gamelin E, Delva R, Jacob J, Merrouche Y, Raoul JL, Pezet D, Dorval E, Piot G, Morel A, Boisdron-Celle M. Individual fluorouracil dose adjustment based on pharmacokinetic follow-up compared with conventional dosage: results of a multicenter randomized trial of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2008 May 1;26(13):2099-105. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.13.3934.
• Background Siegel RL, Miller KD, Fedewa SA, Ahnen DJ, Meester RGS, Barzi A, Jemal A. Colorectal cancer statistics, 2017. CA Cancer J Clin. 2017 May 6;67(3):177-193. doi: 10.3322/caac.21395. Epub 2017 Mar 1.
• Background Grothey A, Van Cutsem E, Sobrero A, Siena S, Falcone A, Ychou M, Humblet Y, Bouche O, Mineur L, Barone C, Adenis A, Tabernero J, Yoshino T, Lenz HJ, Goldberg RM, Sargent DJ, Cihon F, Cupit L, Wagner A, Laurent D; CORRECT Study Group. Regorafenib monotherapy for previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (CORRECT): an international, multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2013 Jan 26;381(9863):303-12. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61900-X. Epub 2012 Nov 22.
• Background Kaldate RR, Haregewoin A, Grier CE, Hamilton SA, McLeod HL. Modeling the 5-fluorouracil area under the curve versus dose relationship to develop a pharmacokinetic dosing algorithm for colorectal cancer patients receiving FOLFOX6. Oncologist. 2012;17(3):296-302. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0357. Epub 2012 Mar 1.
• Background Gamelin EC, Danquechin-Dorval EM, Dumesnil YF, Maillart PJ, Goudier MJ, Burtin PC, Delva RG, Lortholary AH, Gesta PH, Larra FG. Relationship between 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) dose intensity and therapeutic response in patients with advanced colorectal cancer receiving infusional therapy containing 5-FU. Cancer. 1996 Feb 1;77(3):441-51. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19960201)77:33.0.CO;2-N.
• Background Beumer JH, Boisdron-Celle M, Clarke W, Courtney JB, Egorin MJ, Gamelin E, Harney RL, Hammett-Stabler C, Lepp S, Li Y, Lundell GD, McMillin G, Milano G, Salamone SJ. Multicenter evaluation of a novel nanoparticle immunoassay for 5-fluorouracil on the Olympus AU400 analyzer. Ther Drug Monit. 2009 Dec;31(6):688-94. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b866d0.
• Background Gamelin E, Boisdron-Celle M, Guerin-Meyer V, Delva R, Lortholary A, Genevieve F, Larra F, Ifrah N, Robert J. Correlation between uracil and dihydrouracil plasma ratio, fluorouracil (5-FU) pharmacokinetic parameters, and tolerance in patients with advanced colorectal cancer: A potential interest for predicting 5-FU toxicity and determining optimal 5-FU dosage. J Clin Oncol. 1999 Apr;17(4):1105. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1999.17.4.1105.
• Background Morawska K, Goirand F, Marceau L, Devaux M, Cueff A, Bertaut A, Vincent J, Bengrine-Lefevre L, Ghiringhelli F, Schmitt A. 5-FU therapeutic drug monitoring as a valuable option to reduce toxicity in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Oncotarget. 2018 Jan 30;9(14):11559-11571. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.24338. eCollection 2018 Feb 20.
• Background Wilhelm M, Mueller L, Miller MC, Link K, Holdenrieder S, Bertsch T, Kunzmann V, Stoetzer OJ, Suttmann I, Braess J, Birkmann J, Roessler M, Moritz B, Kraff S, Salamone SJ, Jaehde U. Prospective, Multicenter Study of 5-Fluorouracil Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treated in Routine Clinical Practice. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2016 Dec;15(4):381-388. doi: 10.1016/j.clcc.2016.04.001. Epub 2016 May 7.
• Background Kirkwood JM, Ensminger W, Rosowsky A, Papathanasopoulos N, Frei E 3rd. Comparison of pharmacokinetics of 5-fluorouracil and 5-fluorouracil with concurrent thymidine infusions in a Phase I trial. Cancer Res. 1980 Jan;40(1):107-13.
• Background Au JL, Rustum YM, Ledesma EJ, Mittelman A, Creaven PJ. Clinical pharmacological studies of concurrent infusion of 5-fluorouracil and thymidine in treatment of colorectal carcinomas. Cancer Res. 1982 Jul;42(7):2930-7.

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