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Sorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape) in Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of Sorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape) in Colorectal Cancer Metastatic, sponsored by University of Florida. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-07-23.

Sponsored by University of Florida · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
43
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Combining Sorafenib with standard cytotoxic fluoropyrimidine therapy for advanced colorectal cancer may provide clinical benefit when no other treatment remains.

Read the detailed description

The Raf/MEK/ERK pathway is an important mediator of responses to growth factors, and a strong inducer of genes involved in tumorigenesis, angiogenesis, apoptosis, and tumorigenesis in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Inhibition of this pathway has been previously proven to be highly clinically beneficial for patients with this disease. It has also been clearly demonstrated that the inhibition of VEGF, when coupled with cytotoxic therapy and/or continued beyond initial response, can improve clinical outcomes and survival in this same cohort of patients. Safety and pharmacokinetic data have already been established for this novel doublet oral chemotherapy. This study is intended to determine the activity of a combination of oral fluoropyrimidine plus sorafenib in an advanced mCRC patient population for whom limited treatment options remain.

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Conditions studied

  • Colorectal Cancer Metastatic

Keywords

  • Metastatic
  • Colon Cancer
  • Rectal Cancer
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In context

Colorectal Neoplasms

5,599 studies on the registry are indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms; 1,459 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 43 is below the median of 77 across 4,123 interventional studies indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

University of Florida is the lead sponsor of 1,254 studies on the registry; 201 are open to participants now.

Of its 170 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 136 (80%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Histologically or cytologically proven adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum.
  • Metastatic disease that is not amenable to potentially curative treatment.
  • Measurable disease (as per RECIST 1.1 criteria).
  • At least one prior chemotherapeutic regimen for metastatic disease. Patients must have progressed following oxaliplatin based therapy (in either the adjuvant or metastatic setting) and irinotecan based therapy (in the metastatic setting).
  • Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function.
  • Patients receiving anti-coagulation treatment with an agent such as warfarin or heparin may be allowed to participate, provided stability in anticoagulation therapy is documented at the treating provider's discretion. For patients on warfarin, the INR should be measured prior to the initiation of study treatment and should be monitored at least weekly, or as defined by the local standard of care, until INR is stable.
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test performed within 7 days prior to the start of treatment.
  • Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (barrier method of birth control) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Men should use adequate birth control for at least three months after the last administration of sorafenib.
  • Patients may have had a history of other (non-colorectal) malignancies if there is no current evidence of persistent or recurrent disease and they are not undergoing any active therapy (including hormonal).
  • Patients should have paraffin-embedded tissue from initial diagnosis or prior colorectal cancer surgery available for molecular analysis.
  • Patients must consent to participate in the study and must have signed and dated an IRB-approved consent form conforming to federal and institutional guidelines. Consent must be obtained prior to any study specific procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior therapy with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
  • Age \< 18 years
  • ECOG Performance Status > 2
  • Less than 28 days elapsed from prior radiation therapy, surgery or chemotherapy to the time of registration.
  • History of known brain metastasis. Patients with neurological symptoms must undergo a CT scan/MRI of the brain to exclude brain metastasis.
  • History of clinically significant cardiac disease (severe/unstable angina pectoris, NYHA class III or IV congestive heart failure, symptomatic coronary artery disease) or myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack within the last 12 months.
  • Cardiac ventricular arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy. Uncontrolled hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg or diastolic pressure > 90 mmHg, as measured on 3 consecutive pre-enrollment assessments, despite optimal medical management.
  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or chronic Hepatitis B or C.
  • Active clinically serious infection > CTCAE Grade 2.
  • Pulmonary hemorrhage/bleeding event > CTCAE Grade 2 within 4 weeks of first dose of study drug.
  • Any other hemorrhage/bleeding event > CTCAE Grade 3 within 4 weeks of first dose of study drug.
  • Pulmonary embolism or any other uncontrolled thromboembolic event within 3 months prior to registration or occurrence of deep vein thrombosis within 4 weeks of registration.
  • Serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture.
  • Evidence or history of a clinically significant bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy (without vitamin K antagonist therapy).
  • Use of St. John's Wort or rifampin (rifampicin).
  • Known or suspected allergy to sorafenib or capecitabine.
  • Any condition that impairs patient's ability to swallow whole pills.
  • Any known malabsorption problem.
  • History of chronic or inflammatory bowel disorders, clinically significant chronic diarrhea refractory to medical management, or unresolved bowel obstruction.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
43 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Sorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)

    Sorafenib 200-400 mg PO twice daily on days 1-21 (dose escalation schema) plus Capecitabine 1000 mg/m2 PO twice daily on days 1-14 repeated every 21 days. Single arm study.

    Drug: Sorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)

Interventions

  • DrugSorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)

    Sorafenib 200-400 mg PO twice daily on days 1-21 (dose escalation schema) plus Capecitabine 1000 mg/m2 PO twice daily on days 1-14 repeated every 21 days

    Also known as: Nexavar, Xeloda, Chemotherapy

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Sorafenib Activity

    Determine activity of sorafenib plus capecitabine on progression free survival (PFS) in patients with advanced colorectal cancer. Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival

    Evaluate overall survival after treatment.

    Time frame: 5 years

  2. Response Rate

    This is the percentage of subjects that achieved either a complete response or a partial response per RECIST 1.1 criteria

    Time frame: 3 months

  3. Response Duration

    This is the median response duration (median time from date of a complete or partial response to date of disease progression per RECIST 1.1 criteria) and includes only subjects that achieved either a complete or partial response to treatment per RECIST 1.1 criteria.

    Time frame: up to 12 months

  4. Toxicity (Percentage of Subjects That Experienced an Adverse Event)

    Evaluate acute toxicity of treatment. The toxicity assessments were graded by the NCI CTCAE (Clinical Trial Common Adverse Event) grading system - a global standard for assessments of clinical and laboratory toxicities. All toxicities are scored 1(mild) through 5 (death related to the event) based upon well-defined and reproducible definitions.

    Time frame: 12 months

  5. Correlative Tissue Analysis

    Exploratory tissue analysis in patients receiving sorafenib plus capecitabine

    Time frame: 6 months

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Results

Posted Mar 30, 2017

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneSorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)
Started42
Completed39
Not completed3
Withdrew: Remain on study3

Outcome measures

PrimarySorafenib Activity

Determine activity of sorafenib plus capecitabine on progression free survival (PFS) in patients with advanced colorectal cancer. Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions

Time frame:
2 years
Reported as:
Median · days
Sorafenib Activity
daysSorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)
Sorafenib Activity123 (62 to 132)
SecondaryOverall Survival

Evaluate overall survival after treatment.

Time frame:
5 years
Reported as:
Median · days
Overall Survival
daysSorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)
Overall Survival261 (132 to 370)
SecondaryResponse Rate

This is the percentage of subjects that achieved either a complete response or a partial response per RECIST 1.1 criteria

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Response Rate
percentage of participantsSorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)
Response Rate2.38 (0.06 to 12.57)
SecondaryResponse Duration

This is the median response duration (median time from date of a complete or partial response to date of disease progression per RECIST 1.1 criteria) and includes only subjects that achieved either a complete or partial response to treatment per RECIST 1.1 criteria.

Time frame:
up to 12 months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryToxicity (Percentage of Subjects That Experienced an Adverse Event)

Evaluate acute toxicity of treatment. The toxicity assessments were graded by the NCI CTCAE (Clinical Trial Common Adverse Event) grading system - a global standard for assessments of clinical and laboratory toxicities. All toxicities are scored 1(mild) through 5 (death related to the event) based upon well-defined and reproducible definitions.

Time frame:
12 months
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Toxicity (Percentage of Subjects That Experienced an Adverse Event)
percentage of participantsSorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)
Adverse Events - Any Grade100
Adverse Events - Grade 374
Adverse Events - Grade 42
SecondaryCorrelative Tissue Analysis

Exploratory tissue analysis in patients receiving sorafenib plus capecitabine

Time frame:
6 months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Sorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)—13/42 (31%)42/42 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
Showing 10 of 21
Most frequent serious events
EventSorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)
Abdominal PainGastrointestinal disorders2/42
Non-Cardiac Chest PainGeneral disorders2/42
DehydrationMetabolism and nutrition disorders2/42
DeliriumPsychiatric disorders2/42
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/42
Spleen DisorderBlood and lymphatic system disorders1/42
Sinus TachycardiaCardiac disorders1/42
Colonic ObstructionGastrointestinal disorders1/42
Gastrointestinal Disorders - Other, Bowel PerforationGastrointestinal disorders1/42
FatigueGeneral disorders1/42
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 80
Most frequent other events
EventSorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)
Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia SyndromeSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders36/42
FatigueGeneral disorders25/42
AnorexiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders17/42
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders17/42
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders16/42
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders11/42
Abdominal PainGastrointestinal disorders9/42
HypertensionVascular disorders9/42
Weight LossInfections and infestations9/42
Mucositis OralGastrointestinal disorders7/42

Baseline characteristics

Adults with metastatic colorectal cancer who had previously received two or more lines of systemic therapy.

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Sorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years29
>=65 years13
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Sorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)
Mean57 (36 to 79)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Sorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)
Female9
Male33
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Sorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)
Hispanic or Latino0
Not Hispanic or Latino42
Unknown or Not Reported0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Sorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American11
White31
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Sorafenib Plus Capecitabine (SorCape)
United States42
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Study locations

1 site
  • UF Health Cancer Center
    Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 23, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01471353
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Collaborators
Bayer
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 16, 2011
Start date
Nov 2011
Primary completion
Oct 2015
Completion
May 2017
Results posted
Mar 30, 2017
Last update
Jul 23, 2020

Study contacts

Thomas George, MD, FACP
principal investigator · University of Florida

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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