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High-Dose Fluorouracil With or Without Leucovorin Compared With Standard Fluorouracil Plus Leucovorin Following Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer



High-Dose Fluorouracil With or Without Leucovorin Compared With Standard Fluorouracil Plus Leucovorin Following Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer

For Condition: stage 3 colon cancer,mucinous adenocarcinoma of the colon,adenocarcinoma of the colon
Status: Recruiting
Sponsor(s): Robert Roessle Klinik , EORTC Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Cooperative Group,Federation Francophone de Cancerologie Digestive,Grupo Espanol Tratamiento Tumores Digestivos
Synopsis: RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known which chemotherapy regimen is more effective for colon cancer. PURPOSE: Randomizedphase III trial to study the effectiveness of high-dose fluorouracil with or without leucovorin compared with standard-dose fluorouracil plus leucovorin following surgery in treating patients who have stage III colon cancer.
Details: OBJECTIVES: - Compare recurrence-free survival and duration of survival in patients with stage III adenocarcinoma of the colon treated with adjuvant high-dose fluorouracil with or without leucovorin calcium versus standard fluorouracil with leucovorin calcium following curative radical resection. - Compare the safety of these regimens in this patient population. OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to regional lymph node involvement (N1 (1-3 pericolic lymph nodes) vs N2 (more than 3 pericolic lymph nodes) and participating center. Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. - Arm I: Patients receive leucovorin calcium IV followed by fluorouracil IV on days 1-5. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 6 courses. - Patients receive high-dose fluorouracil IV continuously over 48 hours weekly for 8 weeks. Treatment repeats every 8 weeks for 3 courses. OR - Patients receive leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours followed by fluorouracil IV continuously over 24 hours weekly for 6 weeks. Treatment repeats every 7 weeks for 3 courses. OR - Patients receive leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours followed by fluorouracil IV bolus and then fluorouracil IV continuously over 22 hours on days 1 and 2. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for 12 courses. Patients are followed at 1 month, every 6 months for 4.5 years, and then annually thereafter until death. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 1,600 patients (800 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 3 years.
Eligibility:
Study Type:
  Interventional, Treatment
Minimum Age/Maximum Age: 18 Years/
Genders: Both
Protocol Entry Criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: - Histologically confirmed stage III adenocarcinoma or mucinous adenocarcinoma of the colon - Must have had curative radical resection within 56 days prior to study - No local tumor therapy (i.e., polypectomy, local excision or limited intestinal resection) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: - 18 and over Performance status: - WHO 0-1 Life expectancy: - Not specified Hematopoietic: - WBC at least 3,500/mm^3 - Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 - Hemoglobin greater than 10.0 g/dL Hepatic: - Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Renal: - Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Cardiovascular: - No severe coronary heart disease - No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart failure Other: - No other malignancy within the past 10 years except adequately treated basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix - No uncontrolled infection - No other severe disease - No known allergy to leucovorin calcium - No known familial adenomatous polyposis, Crohn's disease, or ulcerative colitis - No hereditary syndrome (e.g., Gardner's syndrome, Turcot's syndrome, hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer) - Not pregnant or nursing - Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after study participation PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: - Not specified Chemotherapy: - No prior chemotherapy for colon cancer Endocrine therapy: - Not specified Radiotherapy: - No prior radiotherapy for colon cancer Surgery: - See Disease Characteristics Other: - No other concurrent systemic anticancer therapy
Total Enrollment: 

Location and Contact Information:

Overall Study Official:
Claus-HenningKoehne,  ,  Robert Roessle Klinik

Residencia Sanitaria de Jaen *Recruiting*
Jaen,  ,  23007
Spain
Recruiting Pedro  Rovira 34-953-222-408

Centre Hospitalier Regionale de Vichy *Recruiting*
Vichy,  ,  03201
France
Recruiting Philippe  Cassan 470-973-312

Hospital Universitario Canarias *Recruiting*
La Laguna (Tenerife),  ,  38320
Spain
Recruiting Marta  Llanos-Munoz 349-226-780-000

Hospital General Virgen de las Nieves *Recruiting*
Granada,  ,  18014
Spain
Recruiting Joaquin  Belon 34-958-200-73

Hospital de la Santa Cruz I Sant Pau *Recruiting*
Barcelona,  ,  08025
Spain
Recruiting Eugenio  Marcuello 349-334-731-33

Hopital Bichat - Claude Bernard *Recruiting*
Paris,  ,  75018
France
Recruiting Thomas  Aparicio 33-01-4025-7000

Consorci Hospitalari del Parc Tauli *Recruiting*
Sabadell,  ,  08208
Spain
Recruiting Carlos  Puaume 34-934-296-07

Hospital De Merida *Recruiting*
Merida,  ,  06800
Spain
Recruiting Fuensanta  Bellido 34-967-597-100

CHR de Besancon - Hopital Jean Minjoz *Recruiting*
Besancon,  ,  25030
France
Recruiting Yacine  Merrouche 477-127-654

Institut Gustave Roussy *Recruiting*
Villejuif,  ,  F-94805
France
Recruiting Michel  Ducreux 33-1-4211-4308

CHU Liege - Domaine Universitaire du Sart Tilman *Recruiting*
LIEGE,  ,  B-4000
Belgium
Recruiting Marc  Polus 324-366-7664

Hopital Saint Joseph *Recruiting*
Marseille,  ,  13008
France
Recruiting Herve  Perrier 491-806-608

Centre Regional de Lutte Contre le Cancer - Centre Val d'Aurelle *Recruiting*
Montpellier,  ,  34298
France
Recruiting Marc  Ychou 33-04-67-613-066

Fundacion Jimenez Diaz - Clin. N.S. *Recruiting*
Madrid,  ,  28040
Spain
Recruiting Ana  Leon 349-155-04800

Clinique Generale *Recruiting*
Valence,  ,  26000
France
Recruiting Remy  Mackiewicz 475-782-466

Centre Hospitalier General *Recruiting*
Belfort,  ,  90000
France
Recruiting Serge  Fratte 384-574-095

Hospital General *Recruiting*
Albacete,  ,  2006
Spain
Recruiting Carmen  Alonso 34-967-597-100

Hopital Louis Pasteur *Recruiting*
Colmar,  ,  68024
France
Recruiting Bernard  Denis 33-3-8912-4000

Hospital Clinico Universitario *Recruiting*
Zaragoza,  ,  50009
Spain
Recruiting Pilar  Escudero 349-763-50418

Hopital de l'Archet *Recruiting*
Nice,  ,  F-06202
France
Recruiting Francois  Caroli-Bosc 33-4-9203-6021

Hopital Universitaire Erasme *Recruiting*
Brussels,  ,  1070
Belgium
Recruiting Jean  Luc Van Laethem 32-2-555-3712

Hospital Universitario San Carlos *Recruiting*
Madrid,  ,  28040
Spain
Recruiting Eduardo  Diaz-Rubio 34-91-330-3546

Hospital Regional Carlos Haya De Malaga *Recruiting*
Malaga,  ,  29010
Spain
Recruiting Juan  Breton 34-95-227-7400

Hopital de la Croix Rousse *Recruiting*
Lyon,  ,  69317
France
Recruiting Jacques  Beaulieux 472-071-625

Centre Hospitalier General de Saint Nazaire *Recruiting*
Saint-Nazaire,  ,  44600
France
Recruiting Philippe  Deguiral 240-538-844

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon *Recruiting*
Dijon,  ,  21034
France
Recruiting Laurent  Bedenne 33-380-293-750

Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia *Recruiting*
Belgrade,  ,  11000
Yugoslavia
Recruiting Ivan  Popov 381-11-361-4660

Centre Hospitalier de Bourgoin - Jallieu *Recruiting*
Bourgoin-Jallieu,  ,  38300
France
Recruiting Noel  Stremsdoerfer 474-273-011

Centre Hospitalier de Meaux *Recruiting*
Meaux,  ,  77104
France
Recruiting Michel  Glikmanas 33-1-6435-3853

Saint Laurentius Ziekenhuis *Recruiting*
Roermond,  ,  6043 CV
Netherlands
Recruiting G.  Leam 31-475-382-866

Centre Hospitalier General - St. Nicolas *Recruiting*
Verdun,  ,  55107
France
Recruiting Jean-Francois  Roche 33-3-2983-8485

Instituto Valenciano De Oncologia *Recruiting*
Valencia,  ,  46009
Spain
Recruiting Carlos  Martos 34-96-349-3411

CHU Ambroise Pare *Recruiting*
Boulogne-Billancourt,  ,  F-92104
France
Recruiting Philippe  Rougier 33-01-49-095-325

CHU de Caen *Recruiting*
Caen,  ,  14033
France
Recruiting Dominique  Arsene 33-2-3106-4514

Hospital Txagorritxu *Recruiting*
Vitoria,  ,  01009
Spain
Recruiting Severina  Dominguez 349-450-070-00

Algemeen Ziekenhuis Middelheim *Recruiting*
Antwerpen,  ,  B-2020
Belgium
Recruiting Eric  Joosens 32-3-280-4030

Centre Hospital Universitaire Hop Huriez *Recruiting*
Lille,  ,  59037
France
Recruiting Mohamed  Hebbar 33-3-2044-5479

Hospital General Universitario Valencia *Recruiting*
Valencia,  ,  46014
Spain
Recruiting J.M.  Vicent 34-963-862-900

U.Z. Gasthuisberg *Recruiting*
Leuven,  ,  B-3000
Belgium
Recruiting Eric  Cutsem 32-16-34-42-25

Clinique St. Etienne *Recruiting*
Bayonne,  ,  64100
France
Recruiting Emmanuel  Echinard 055-955-7500

Hospital de Barbastro *Recruiting*
Barbastro,  ,  22300
Spain
Recruiting Pilar  Bueso 34-974-313-511

Polyclinique De Courlancy *Recruiting*
Reims,  ,  F-51100
France
Recruiting Bruno  Garcia 333-2677-2060

CHU Rangueil *Recruiting*
Toulouse,  ,  31403
France
Recruiting Jacques  Moreau 33-4-6132-2762

Hospital Consorci Sanitari De Terrassa *Recruiting*
Terrassa,  ,  08227
Spain
Recruiting Jordi  Alfaro 34-937-3600

Hopital St. Eloi *Recruiting*
Montpellier,  ,  34295
France
Recruiting Jean  Fabre 33-4-6733-7072

Hospital Virgen de Luz *Recruiting*
Cuenca,  ,  16002
Spain
Recruiting Maria  Sanchez 34-969-179-900

CHU de Nancy - Hopitaux de Brabois *Recruiting*
Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy,  ,  54511
France
Recruiting Thierry  Conroy 333-8315-3119

Hospital General Universitari Vall d'Hebron *Recruiting*
Barcelona,  ,  08035
Spain
Recruiting Lucia  Santome 349-3274-6000

Clinique Pasteur *Recruiting*
Evreux,  ,  27000
France
Recruiting Nicolas  Albin 33-232-33-0356

Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol *Recruiting*
Barcelona,  ,  08916
Spain
Recruiting Albert  Abad-Esteve 349-346-51200

Clinique du Pont de Chaume *Recruiting*
Montauban,  ,  82017
France
Recruiting Patrice  Pienkowski 563-683-490

Centre Hospitalier General *Recruiting*
Brive,  ,  19101
France
Recruiting Bernard  Leduc 0555-92-60-00

Centre Hospitalier D'Agen *Recruiting*
St. Esprit,  ,  47000
France
Recruiting Bertrand  Tissot 553-697-071

Institut Jean Godinot *Recruiting*
Reims,  ,  51056
France
Recruiting Salvador  Nasca 03-26-50-4444

Hospital Ntra. Sra. de la Candelaria *Recruiting*
Santa Cruz de Tenerife,  ,  38003
Spain
Recruiting Javier  Dorta 34-922-600-070

Hospital Virgen de los Lirios *Recruiting*
Alcoi Alicante,  ,  03800
Spain
Recruiting Inmaculada  Maestu 34-96-652-8804

Consorci Hospitalari de la Creu Roia *Recruiting*
Barcelona,  ,  08906
Spain
Recruiting Ferran  Gaspa 34-932-407-500

Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant *Recruiting*
San Juan (Alicante),  ,  3550
Spain
Recruiting Jose  Lizon 34-96-593-8639

Hospital Del Mar *Recruiting*
Barcelona,  ,  08003
Spain
Recruiting Manuel  Gallen 34-93-248-3137

Hospital Universitario Puerta Del Mar *Recruiting*
Cadiz,  ,  11000
Spain
Recruiting Maria  Gomez Raina 349-6242-100

Hopital Cochin *Recruiting*
Paris,  ,  75674
France
Recruiting Catherine  Brezault-Bonnet 158-411-963

Institut Jules Bordet *Recruiting*
Brussels,  ,  1000
Belgium
Recruiting Harry  Bleiberg 33-241-35-3618

Hospital Virgen de la Vega *Recruiting*
Salamanca,  ,  37007
Spain
Recruiting Juan  Cruz Hernandez 34-923-291-200

Hospital - Residencia Sant Camil *Recruiting*
Sant Pere de Ribes,  ,  08810
Spain
Recruiting Montserrat  Bolleda 34-938-960-025

Hospital General Universitario De Guadalajara *Recruiting*
Guadalajara,  ,  19002
Spain
Recruiting Javier  Casinello 34-949-209-200

Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen *Recruiting*
Edegem,  ,  B-2650
Belgium
Recruiting Jan  Vermorken 32-3-821-3954

Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer, Georges-Francois Leclerc *Recruiting*
Dijon,  ,  21079
France
Recruiting Bruno  Coudert 33-03-80-737-528

Robert Roessle Klinik *Recruiting*
Berlin,  ,  D-13122
Germany
Recruiting Claus-Henning  Koehne 49-30-9417-1298

Centre Regional Francois Baclesse *Recruiting*
Caen,  ,  14076
France
Recruiting Jacques  Jacob 231-455-016

Clinique Ste - Marie *Recruiting*
Pontoise,  ,  95301
France
Recruiting Jerome  Lacourt 385-476-182

Hospital Universarito "Reina Sofia" *Recruiting*
Cordoba,  ,  14004
Spain
Recruiting Enrique  Aguilar 34-957-011-626

Centre Hospitalier Regional et Universitaire d'Angers *Recruiting*
Angers,  ,  49033
France
Recruiting Jean-Pierre  Arnaud 33-02-41-354-958

Centre Hospitalier de Chalons - en - Champagne *Recruiting*
Chalons-en-Champagne,  ,  51000
France
Recruiting Brixi  Benmansour 33-326-696-051

Centre Paul Strauss *Recruiting*
Strasbourg,  ,  67065
France
Recruiting Christian  Borel 33-3-8825-2585

Hospital General - Alicante *Recruiting*
Alicante,  ,  3010
Spain
Recruiting Bartomeu  Massuti 34-96-593-8448

Hospital General de Jerez *Recruiting*
Jerez,  ,  11407
Spain
Recruiting Encarnacion  Orozco 349-560-35000

Centre Hospitalier Peltzer-La Tourelle *Recruiting*
Verviers,  ,  B-4800
Belgium
Recruiting Hassan  Kalantari 328-721-2128

Institut d'Oncologia Corachan *Recruiting*
Barcelona,  ,  08017
Spain
Recruiting Teresa  Checa 34-932-800-022

CHR D'Orleans - Hopital de la Source *Recruiting*
Orleans,  ,  45100
France
Recruiting Jean-Paul  Lagasse 33-02-3651-4704

Cabinet de Gastro-Enterologie *Recruiting*
Les Sables-d'Olonne,  ,  85100
France
Recruiting Jean  Danielou 251-327-296

Hospital De Navarra *Recruiting*
Pamplona,  ,  31008
Spain
Recruiting Ruth  Vera 349-434-470-00

Hospital Universitario de Elche *Recruiting*
Elche Alicante,  ,  E-03203
Spain
Recruiting Alfredo  Carrato-Mena 34-96-667-9359

Hospital de L'esperit Sant *Recruiting*
Barcelona,  ,  08923
Spain
Recruiting Cristina  Lorente 34-933-869-648

Clinique du Cedre *Recruiting*
Bois-Guillaume,  ,  76230
France
Recruiting Chistian  Paoletti 235-595-988

Hospital de Sagunto *Recruiting*
Sagunto,  ,  46520
Spain
Recruiting Antonio  Galan 349-626-594-05


Additional Information:
Study ID Numbers:
  CDR0000067383;  PETACC-2,EORTC-40963,FFCD-PETACC-2,GETTD-PETACC-2
Study Start Date: 
Record last reviewed: April 2004
Additional information available at: clinicaltrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov Reference link: NCT00004150

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