NCT00154102 · CITED IN SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Cetuximab Combined With Irinotecan in First-line Therapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (CRYSTAL)
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- Phase
- PHASE3
- Status at capture
- COMPLETED
- Registry last update
- 2017-01-30
Drugs used against cancer 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 cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Giving combination chemotherapy together with cetuximab as first treatment after diagnosis of a metastatic colorectal cancer ('1st-line' treatment) may improve the treatment efficacy. However, it is not yet known whether giving combination chemotherapy together with cetuximab is more effective than combination chemotherapy alone. This open-label trial investigates the effectiveness of cetuximab in combination with a standard and effective chemotherapy (5-Fluorouracil (5FU)/Folinic acid (FA) plus irinotecan) for metastatic colorectal cancer in first-line setting, compared to the same chemotherapy alone on patient expressing the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor. Patients expressing this EGF Receptor will be randomly assign in one of the 2 groups to either receive the combination chemotherapy alone or with cetuximab (open-label study) and will then be treated until progression of the disease or unacceptable toxicity occur. Regular efficacy assessments (every 8 weeks) based on imaging will be performed throughout the study together with regular safety assessments (e.g. safety labs). An independent Safety Board of experts will also monitor safety data. After participant discontinuation from the trial, regular updates on further treatments and survival status will be requested from the investigator. The entire study (from the first patient entering the study to the last collect of follow-up information) is 4-5 years long.
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What did the study report?
Outcomes, safety and baseline populations are separate source sections. Quality-of-life measures appear under their original outcome titles.
Participant flow
Baseline characteristics
Progression-free Survival (PFS) Time - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
Progression-free Survival Time (Chinese V-Ki-ras2 Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog (KRAS) Wild-Type Population) - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
Progression-free Survival Time (KRAS Mutant Population) - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
Overall Survival Time (OS)
Overall Survival Time (KRAS Wild-Type Population)
Overall Survival Time (KRAS Mutant Population)
Best Overall Response Rate - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
Best Overall Response Rate (KRAS Wild-Type Population) - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
Best Overall Response Rate (KRAS Mutant Population) - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
Disease Control Rate - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
Duration of Response - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
Participants With No Residual Tumor After Metastatic Surgery
Quality of Life (QOL) Assessment European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 Global Health Status
Quality of Life Assessment (EORTC QLQ-C30) Social Functioning
Safety - Number of Patients Experiencing Any Adverse Event
Adverse events
Limitations, agreements, and source contact
Who could take part
- eligibility Criteria
- Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum * Inoperable metastatic disease * Immunohistochemical evidence of epidermal growth factor receptor expression in tumor tissue * Presence of at least 1 bi-dimensionally measurable index lesion Exclusion Criteria: * Previous irinotecan-based chemotherapy * Previous chemotherapy for colorectal cancer except adjuvant treatment if terminated more than 6 months before the start of study treatment * Radiotherapy, surgery (excluding prior diagnostic biopsy) or any investigational drug in the 30 days before the start of study treatment * Brain metastasis
- healthy Volunteers
- false
- minimum Age
- 18 Years
- sex
- ALL
- std Ages
- ADULT
- OLDER_ADULT
Treatment arms and interventions
- arm Groups
- intervention Names
- Drug: Cetuximab
- Drug: FOLFIRI (5-Fluorouracil, Folinic acid, Irinotecan)
- label
- Cetuximab Plus FOLFIRI
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- intervention Names
- Drug: FOLFIRI (5-Fluorouracil, Folinic acid, Irinotecan)
- label
- FOLFIRI Alone
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- interventions
- arm Group Labels
- Cetuximab Plus FOLFIRI
- description
- Cetuximab intravenous infusion of 400mg/m\^2 for the first infusion then weekly intravenous infusion of 250mg/m\^2. Number of Cycles: until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops
- name
- Cetuximab
- type
- DRUG
- arm Group Labels
- Cetuximab Plus FOLFIRI
- FOLFIRI Alone
- description
- Bi-weekly Irinotecan infusion of 180mg/m\^2, Folinic Acid infusion of 400mg/m\^2 (racemic) or 200mg/m\^2 (L-form), 5-Fluorouracil bolus of 400mg/m\^2 followed by a 46-hour continuous infusion of 2400mg/m\^2 Number of Cycles: until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops
- name
- FOLFIRI (5-Fluorouracil, Folinic acid, Irinotecan)
- type
- DRUG
Study design
- allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- masking Info
- masking
- NONE
- primary Purpose
- TREATMENT
Enrollment
- count
- 1221
- type
- ACTUAL
Registered outcome plans (not posted results)
- primary Outcomes
- description
- Duration from randomization until radiological progression (based on modified World Health Organisation (WHO) criteria) or death due to any cause. Only deaths within 60 days of last tumor assessment are considered. Patients without event are censored on the date of last tumor assessment.
- measure
- Progression-free Survival (PFS) Time - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
- time Frame
- Time from randomisation to disease progression, death or last tumour assessment, reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 27 July 2006
- description
- Duration from randomization until radiological progression (based on modified WHO criteria) or death due to any cause. Only deaths within 60 days of last tumor assessment are considered. Patients without event are censored on the date of last tumor assessment.
- measure
- Progression-free Survival Time (Chinese V-Ki-ras2 Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog (KRAS) Wild-Type Population) - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
- time Frame
- Time from randomisation to disease progression, death or last tumour assessment, reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 27 July 2006
- description
- Duration from randomization until radiological progression (based on modified WHO criteria) or death due to any cause. Only deaths within 60 days of last tumor assessment are considered. Patients without event are censored on the date of last tumor assessment.
- measure
- Progression-free Survival Time (KRAS Mutant Population) - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
- time Frame
- Time from randomisation to disease progression, death or last tumour assessment, reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 27 July 2006
- secondary Outcomes
- description
- Time from randomization to death. Patients without event are censored at the last date known to be alive or at the clinical cut-off date, whichever is later.
- measure
- Overall Survival Time (OS)
- time Frame
- Time from randomisation to death or last day known to be alive, reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 31 May 2009
- description
- Time from randomization to death. Patients without event are censored at the last date known to be alive or at the clinical cut-off date, whichever is later.
- measure
- Overall Survival Time (KRAS Wild-Type Population)
- time Frame
- Time from randomisation to death or last day known to be alive reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 31 May 2009
- description
- Time from randomization to death. Patients without event are censored at the last date known to be alive or at the clinical cut-off date, whichever is later.
- measure
- Overall Survival Time (KRAS Mutant Population)
- time Frame
- Time from randomisation to death or last day known to be alive reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 31 May 2009
- description
- The best overall response rate is defined as the percentage of subjects having achieved confirmed Complete Response + Partial Response as the best overall response according to radiological assessments (based on modified WHO criteria).
- measure
- Best Overall Response Rate - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
- time Frame
- evaluations were performed every 6 weeks until progression reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 27 July 2006
- description
- The best overall response rate is defined as the percentage of subjects having achieved confirmed Complete Response + Partial Response as the best overall response according to radiological assessments (based on modified WHO criteria).
- measure
- Best Overall Response Rate (KRAS Wild-Type Population) - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
- time Frame
- evaluations were performed every 6 weeks until progression reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 27 July 2006
- description
- The best overall response rate is defined as the percentage of subjects having achieved confirmed Complete Response + Partial Response as the best overall response according to radiological assessments (based on modified WHO criteria).
- measure
- Best Overall Response Rate (KRAS Mutant Population) - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
- time Frame
- evaluations were performed every 6 weeks until progression reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 27 July 2006
- description
- The disease control rate is defined as the percentage of subjects having achieved confirmed Complete Response + Partial Response + Stable Disease as best overall response according to radiological assessments (based on modified WHO criteria).
- measure
- Disease Control Rate - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
- time Frame
- Evaluations were performed every 6 weeks until progression reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 27 July 2006
- description
- Time from first assessment of Complete Response or Partial Response to disease progression or death (within 60 days of last tumor assessment). Patients without event are censored on the date of last tumor assessment. Tumor assessments based on modified WHO criteria.
- measure
- Duration of Response - Independent Review Committee (IRC) Assessments
- time Frame
- Time from first assessment of complete response or partial response to disease progression, death or last tumor assessment reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 27 July 2006
- description
- Participants with no residual tumor after on-study surgery for metastases
- measure
- Participants With No Residual Tumor After Metastatic Surgery
- time Frame
- time from first dose up to 30 days after last dose of study treatment reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 30 Nov 2007
- description
- Mean global health status scores (EORTC QLQ-C30) against time for each treatment group. Scores were derived from mutually exclusive sets of items, with scale scores ranging from 0 to 100 after a linear transformation. Higher scores indicate a better QoL.
- measure
- Quality of Life (QOL) Assessment European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 Global Health Status
- time Frame
- at baseline, at week 8, at week 16, at week 24, at week 32, and at week 40, reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 27 July 2006
- description
- Mean social functioning scores (EORTC QLQ-C30) against time for each treatment group. Scores were derived from mutually exclusive sets of items, with scale scores ranging from 0 to 100 after a linear transformation. Higher scores indicate a higher level of functioning.
- measure
- Quality of Life Assessment (EORTC QLQ-C30) Social Functioning
- time Frame
- at baseline, at week 8, at week 16, at week 24, at week 32, and at week 40, reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 27 July 2006
- description
- Please refer to Adverse Events section for further details
- measure
- Safety - Number of Patients Experiencing Any Adverse Event
- time Frame
- time from first dose up to 30 days after last dose of study treatment reported between day of first patient randomised, 10 Aug 2004, until cut-off date, 30 Nov 2007
Full study description
- brief Summary
- Drugs used against cancer 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 cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Giving combination chemotherapy together with cetuximab as first treatment after diagnosis of a metastatic colorectal cancer ('1st-line' treatment) may improve the treatment efficacy. However, it is not yet known whether giving combination chemotherapy together with cetuximab is more effective than combination chemotherapy alone. This open-label trial investigates the effectiveness of cetuximab in combination with a standard and effective chemotherapy (5-Fluorouracil (5FU)/Folinic acid (FA) plus irinotecan) for metastatic colorectal cancer in first-line setting, compared to the same chemotherapy alone on patient expressing the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor. Patients expressing this EGF Receptor will be randomly assign in one of the 2 groups to either receive the combination chemotherapy alone or with cetuximab (open-label study) and will then be treated until progression of the disease or unacceptable toxicity occur. Regular efficacy assessments (every 8 weeks) based on imaging will be performed throughout the study together with regular safety assessments (e.g. safety labs). An independent Safety Board of experts will also monitor safety data. After participant discontinuation from the trial, regular updates on further treatments and survival status will be requested from the investigator. The entire study (from the first patient entering the study to the last collect of follow-up information) is 4-5 years long.
Source references
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- citation
- Van Cutsem E, Kohne CH, Hitre E, Zaluski J, Chang Chien CR, Makhson A, D'Haens G, Pinter T, Lim R, Bodoky G, Roh JK, Folprecht G, Ruff P, Stroh C, Tejpar S, Schlichting M, Nippgen J, Rougier P. Cetuximab and chemotherapy as initial treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer. N Engl J Med. 2009 Apr 2;360(14):1408-17. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0805019.
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- Van Cutsem E, Lang I, Folprecht G, Nowacki M, Cascinu S, Shchepotin I, Maurel J, Cunningham D, Celik I, Kohne C Cetuximab plus FOLFIRI in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): The influence of KRAS and BRAF biomarkers on outcome: Updated data from the CRYSTAL trial. ASCO 2010 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, Orlando, USA January 2010 Abstract No: 281
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- Lang I, Kohne CH, Folprecht G, Nowacki MP, Cascinu S, Shchepotin I, Maurel J, Cunningham D, Zubel A, Van Cutsem E Cetuximab plus FOLFIRI in 1st-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: Quality of life (QoL) analysis of patients (pts) with KRAS wild-type (wt) tumours in the CRYSTAL trial. European Journal of Cancer Supplements. 2009 7(2):345
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- Dercle L, Lu L, Lichtenstein P, Yang H, Wang D, Zhu J, Wu F, Piessevaux H, Schwartz LH, Zhao B. Impact of Variability in Portal Venous Phase Acquisition Timing in Tumor Density Measurement and Treatment Response Assessment: Metastatic Colorectal Cancer as a Paradigm. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2017 Nov;1:1-8. doi: 10.1200/CCI.17.00108.
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- citation
- Tejpar S, Stintzing S, Ciardiello F, Tabernero J, Van Cutsem E, Beier F, Esser R, Lenz HJ, Heinemann V. Prognostic and Predictive Relevance of Primary Tumor Location in Patients With RAS Wild-Type Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Retrospective Analyses of the CRYSTAL and FIRE-3 Trials. JAMA Oncol. 2017 Feb 1;3(2):194-201. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.3797.
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- Licitra L, Storkel S, Kerr KM, Van Cutsem E, Pirker R, Hirsch FR, Vermorken JB, von Heydebreck A, Esser R, Celik I, Ciardiello F. Predictive value of epidermal growth factor receptor expression for first-line chemotherapy plus cetuximab in patients with head and neck and colorectal cancer: analysis of data from the EXTREME and CRYSTAL studies. Eur J Cancer. 2013 Apr;49(6):1161-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.11.018. Epub 2012 Dec 19.
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