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CompletedNCT01721954FOXFIREGlobalUpdated Nov 5, 2019Results posted

FOLFOX6m Plus SIR-Spheres Microspheres vs FOLFOX6m Alone in Patients With Liver Mets From Primary Colorectal Cancer

A Phase 3 interventional study of FOLFOX6m and SIR-Spheres microspheres in Colorectal Cancer Metastatic, sponsored by Sirtex Medical. Completed at 83 sites in 13 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-11-05.

Sponsored by Sirtex Medical · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
209
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is a randomized, multi-center study that will compare the efficacy and safety of selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) using SIR-Spheres microspheres plus a standard chemotherapy regimen of FOLFOX6m versus FOLFOX6m alone as first-line therapy in patients with non-resectable liver metastases from primary colorectal carcinoma.

Treatment with the biologic agent bevacizumab, if part of the standard of care at participating institutions, is allowed within this study at the discretion of the Investigator.

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Conditions studied

  • Colorectal Cancer Metastatic

Keywords

  • colon
  • rectum
  • metastatic colorectal cancer
  • liver metastases
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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 209 is above the median of 77 across 4,123 interventional studies indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Sirtex Medical is the lead sponsor of 10 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18 years or older
  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent
  • Unequivocal and measurable CT evidence of liver metastases which are not treatable by surgical resection or local ablation
  • Limited extra-hepatic metastases in the lung and/or lymph nodes are permitted (Lung: 5 lesions total, \< 1 cm, or 1 single lesion of up to 1.7 cm; Lymph nodules in one single anatomic area (pelvis, abdomen or chest): any number, \< 2 cm)
  • All imaging evidence used as part of the screening process must be within 28 days
  • Suitable for either treatment regimen
  • WHO performance status 0-1
  • Adequate hematological, renal and hepatic function
  • Life expectancy of at least 3 months without any active treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of ascites, cirrhosis, portal hypertension, main portal or venous involvement or thrombosis as determined by clinical or radiologic assessment
  • Previous radiotherapy delivered to the liver
  • Non-malignant disease that would render the patient unsuitable for treatment according to the protocol
  • Peripheral neuropathy > grade 2 (NCI-CTC)
  • Dose-limiting toxicity associated with previous adjuvant 5-FU or oxaliplatin chemotherapy
  • Prior non-adjuvant chemotherapy for any malignancy. Adjuvant chemotherapy for colorectal cancer is permitted provided that it was completed more than 6 months before entry into the study
  • Pregnant or breast feeding
  • Concurrent or prior history of cancer other than adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • Allergy to contrast media that would preclude angiography of the hepatic arteries
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
209 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Control Arm

    Systemic chemotherapy with FOLFOX6m plus or minus bevacizumab repeated every two weeks until evidence of treatment failure.

    Drug: FOLFOX6m

  • Experimental
    Experimental Arm

    Systemic chemotherapy with FOLFOX6m plus or minus bevacizumab plus SIR-Spheres microspheres.

    Drug: FOLFOX6m · Device: SIR-Spheres microspheres

Interventions

  • DrugFOLFOX6m
  • DeviceSIR-Spheres microspheres
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS defined as the time interval between the date of randomization and the date of death from any cause.

    Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of death from any cause assessed up 3 yrs 8 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression-free Survival

    PFS defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as an increase in the sum of the longest diameters of ≥ 20% and an absolute increase in the sum of the longest diameters of ≥ 5 mm, or the appearance of a new lesion.

    Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 3 years 8 months.

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Results

Posted Oct 22, 2019

Participant flow

Between 01May2013\&24Dec2014,209 patients were screened\&randomised from 87centres in Australia, Belgium,France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Korea, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Spain,Taiwan \&the US. 209 patients randomized in the Intent to treat (ITT) population. 5 patients who did not receive study medication were not included in safety population.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonemFOLFOX6 Plus SIRTmFOLFOX6 Alone
Started105104
Completed3535
Not completed7069
Withdrew: Death5864
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject84
Withdrew: Adverse event20
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up21

Outcome measures

PrimaryOverall Survival (OS)

OS defined as the time interval between the date of randomization and the date of death from any cause.

Time frame:
From date of randomization until the date of death from any cause assessed up 3 yrs 8 months
Reported as:
Median · months
Overall Survival (OS)
monthsmFOLFOX6 Plus SIRTmFOLFOX6 Alone
Overall Survival (OS)25.9 (23.1 to 29.0)25.0 (22.1 to 28.5)
Statistical analysis
  • mFOLFOX6 Plus SIRT vs mFOLFOX6 Alone · Log Rank · p = 0.43 · Hazard ratio (hr): 0.93
SecondaryProgression-free Survival

PFS defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as an increase in the sum of the longest diameters of ≥ 20% and an absolute increase in the sum of the longest diameters of ≥ 5 mm, or the appearance of a new lesion.

Time frame:
From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 3 years 8 months.
Reported as:
Median · months
Progression-free Survival
monthsmFOLFOX6 Plus SIRTmFOLFOX6 Alone
Progression-free Survival11.8 (10.3 to 14.5)11.2 (9.4 to 12.6)
Statistical analysis
  • mFOLFOX6 Plus SIRT vs mFOLFOX6 Alone · Log Rank · p = <0.05 · Hazard ratio (hr): 0.75

Adverse events

Collected over From consent until 28 days post last dose of protocol chemotherapy, an average of 3 years 8 months.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
mFOLFOX6 Plus SIRT58/92 (63%)47/92 (51.1%)92/92 (100%)
mFOLFOX6 Alone64/112 (57.1%)47/112 (42%)111/112 (99.1%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventmFOLFOX6 Plus SIRTmFOLFOX6 Alone
Febrile NeutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders10/923/112
Abdominal PainGastrointestinal disorders9/920/112
PneumoniaInfections and infestations6/923/112
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders5/925/112
Pulmonary EmbolismRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders5/920/112
DehydrationMetabolism and nutrition disorders4/920/112
PyrexiaGeneral disorders2/923/112
NeutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders2/921/112
PancytopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders2/920/112
Gastric UlcerGastrointestinal disorders2/920/112
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventmFOLFOX6 Plus SIRTmFOLFOX6 Alone
Neuropathy peripheralNervous system disorders54/9255/112
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders35/9259/112
FatigueGeneral disorders48/9249/112
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders46/9255/112
NeutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders43/9246/112
ThrombocytopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders39/9211/112
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders39/9245/112
Abdominal PainGastrointestinal disorders33/9224/112
Weight DecreasedInvestigations29/9219/112
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders24/9233/112

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)mFOLFOX6 Plus SIRTmFOLFOX6 AloneTotal
Mean62.6 ± 11.2862.4 ± 10.0662.5 ± 10.66
Age, Customized
Age, Customized(Participants)mFOLFOX6 Plus SIRTmFOLFOX6 AloneTotal
Age, Categorical — Below 65 years6057117
Age, Categorical — Greater than or equal to 65 years454792
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)mFOLFOX6 Plus SIRTmFOLFOX6 AloneTotal
Female414485
Male6460124
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)mFOLFOX6 Plus SIRTmFOLFOX6 AloneTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian8614
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American426
White8893181
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported538
WHO performance status
WHO performance status(Participants)mFOLFOX6 Plus SIRTmFOLFOX6 AloneTotal
06153114
1445094
Unknown011
Extra-hepatic Disease
Extra-hepatic Disease(participants)mFOLFOX6 Plus SIRTmFOLFOX6 AloneTotal
Yes322759
No7377150
Liver Involvement %
Liver Involvement %(participants)mFOLFOX6 Plus SIRTmFOLFOX6 AloneTotal
<=25%7474148
>25%313061
Tumor volume
Tumor volume(percentage of liver)mFOLFOX6 Plus SIRTmFOLFOX6 AloneTotal
Mean18.5 ± 17.7717.9 ± 16.1818.2 ± 16.96

1 further baseline measures are reported on the registry.

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Study locations

83 sites
  • City of Hope
    Duarte, California 91010, United States
  • Orlando Health
    Orlando, Florida 32806, United States
  • Memorial Healthcare
    Pembroke Pines, Florida 33028, United States
  • University of Illinois Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
  • Adventist Midwest Health
    Hinsdale, Illinois 60521, United States
  • Ochsner Clinic Foundation
    New Orleans, Louisiana 70121, United States
  • University of Maryland Medical Center
    Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
  • Montefiore Medical Center
    Bronx, New York 10467, United States
  • Roswell Park Cancer Center
    Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
  • Lenox Hill Hospital
    New York, New York 10075, United States
  • Carolinas Medical Center
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28203, United States
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
  • Spartanburg Regional Healthcare / Gibbs Cancer Center
    Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303, United States
  • Methodist Hospital Dallas
    Dallas, Texas 75203, United States
  • St. Mark's Hospital
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84124, United States
  • Fletcher Allen Health Care
    Burlington, Vermont 05405, United States
  • West Virginia University Healthcare
    Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, United States
  • Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215, United States
  • Border Medical Oncology Research Unit
    Albury, New South Wales 2640, Australia
  • Gosford Hospital
    Gosford, New South Wales 2250, Australia
  • Southern Medical Day Care Centre
    Wollongong, New South Wales 2500, Australia
  • Royal Brisbane Hospital
    Herston, Queensland 4029, Australia
  • Gold Coast Health Services District
    Southport, Queensland 4215, Australia
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital
    Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital
    Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
  • Hobart Hospital
    Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
  • Monash Medical Centre
    Bentleigh East, Victoria 3165, Australia
  • Box Hill Hospital
    Box Hill, Victoria 3128, Australia
  • Western Hospital
    Footscray, Victoria 3011, Australia
  • Peninsula Oncology Centre
    Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia
  • South Eastern Hospital
    Noble Park, Victoria 3174, Australia
  • Maroondah Hospital
    Ringwood East, Victoria 3135, Australia
  • St. John of God Murdoch Hospital
    Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
  • Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
    Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia
  • Royal Perth Hospital
    Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia
  • OL Vrouw Ziekenhuis
    Aalst, 9300, Belgium
  • Institut Jules Bordet
    Brussels, 1000, Belgium
  • University of Antwerp
    Edegem, 2650, Belgium
  • Universiteits Ziekenhuis Gent - Dienst Digestieve Oncologie
    Gent, 1K12IE, Belgium
  • AZ Maria Middelaress
    Gent, 9000, Belgium
  • CHU Sart Tilman
    Liege, 4000, Belgium
  • CHU Amiens
    Amiens Cedex 1, 80054, France
  • Centre Hospitalier General de Longjumeau
    Clichy Cedex, 92118, France
  • Hopital Beaujon
    Clichy Cedex, 92118, France
  • Hopital Albert Michallon - Grenoble
    Grenoble Cedex 9, 38043, France
  • Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou
    Paris, 75015, France
  • CHU de Bordeaux - Hopital Saint Andre
    Pessac, 33604, France
  • CHU de Poitiers, Pole regional de cancerologie
    Poitiers cedex, 86021, France
  • Centre Eugene Marquis
    Rennes Cedex, 35042, France
  • Vivantes Klinikum Neukolln Klinik fur Innere Medizin - Hamatologie und Onkologie
    Berlin, 12351, Germany
  • SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn GmbH, Klinik fur Radiologie
    Heilbronn, 74078, Germany
  • Stadtisches Klinikum Karlsruheg GMBH Klinik fur Nuklearmedizin
    Karlsruhe, 76133, Germany
  • Schwerpunktpraxix fur Hamatologie und Onkologie
    Magdeburg, 39104, Germany
  • Universitaetsklinikum Magdeburg, Klinik fur Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin
    Magdeburg, 39120, Germany
  • Klinikum Magdeburg GmbH, Klinik fur Allgemein und Viszeralchirurgie
    Magdeburg, 39130, Germany
  • Universitatsklinikum Marburg Klinik fur Hamatologie, Onkologie und Immunologie
    Marburg, 35043, Germany
  • St. Franziskus Hospital Muenster
    Muenster, 48145, Germany
  • Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU Munchen Medizinische Klinik II
    Munchen, 81675, Germany
  • Klinikum der Universitat Munchen
    Munich, 81377, Germany
  • Rambam Medical Center
    Haifa, 31096, Israel
  • Shaare-Zedek Medical Center
    Jerusalem, 91031, Israel
  • Hadassah Medical Center
    Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
  • TA Sourasky Medical Center, Oncology Department 6
    Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel
  • Sheba Medical Center - Governmental Hospital - Oncology Division
    Tel Hashomer, 56261, Israel
  • Ospedale Regionale U. Parini
    Aosta, 11100, Italy
  • Dipartimento di Oncologia, Ospendali Riuniti di Bergamo
    Bergamo, 24127, Italy
  • A.O.U. die Bologna
    Bologna, 40138, Italy
  • Ufficio Sperimentale Cliniche, Oncologia Medica di Carle, Ospendale Santa Croce e Carle di Cuneo
    Cuneo, 12100, Italy
  • U.O. Oncologia Medica II, Nuovo Ospendale Santa Chiara, Azienda Ospendaliero Universitaria Pisana, Presidio Ospendaliero di Cisanello
    Pisa, 56124, Italy
  • Seoul National University Hospital
    Seoul, 110-744, Korea, Republic of
  • Korea University Anam Hospital
    Seoul, 136-705, Korea, Republic of
  • Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
    Seoul, 137-701, Korea, Republic of
  • Wellington Hospital
    Newtown, Wellington 6021, New Zealand
  • Dunedin Hospital
    Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
  • Auckland University
    Grafton, 1023, New Zealand
  • Regional Cancer Treatment Service
    Palmerston North, 4414, New Zealand
  • Instituto Portugues de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, E.P.E.
    Porto, 4200-072, Portugal
  • National Cancer Centre Singapore
    Singapore, 169610, Singapore
  • Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda
    Madrid, 28222, Spain
  • Clinica Universidad de Navarra
    Pamplona, 31008, Spain
  • Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra
    Pamplona, 31008, Spain
  • National Taiwan University Hospital
    Taipei, 10048, Taiwan
  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital
    Taipei, 11217, Taiwan
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References and documents

Publications

  • van Hazel GA, Heinemann V, Sharma NK, Findlay MP, Ricke J, Peeters M, Perez D, Robinson BA, Strickland AH, Ferguson T, Rodriguez J, Kroning H, Wolf I, Ganju V, Walpole E, Boucher E, Tichler T, Shacham-Shmueli E, Powell A, Eliadis P, Isaacs R, Price D, Moeslein F, Taieb J, Bower G, Gebski V, Van Buskirk M, Cade DN, Thurston K, Gibbs P. SIRFLOX: Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing First-Line mFOLFOX6 (Plus or Minus Bevacizumab) Versus mFOLFOX6 (Plus or Minus Bevacizumab) Plus Selective Internal Radiation Therapy in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2016 May 20;34(15):1723-31. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.66.1181. Epub 2016 Feb 22. Erratum In: J Clin Oncol. 2016 Nov 20;34(33):4059. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.70.8982. PubMed 26903575 ↗
  • Wolstenholme J, Fusco F, Gray AM, Moschandreas J, Virdee PS, Love S, Van Hazel G, Gibbs P, Wasan HS, Sharma RA. Quality of life in the FOXFIRE, SIRFLOX and FOXFIRE-global randomised trials of selective internal radiotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer. Int J Cancer. 2020 Aug 15;147(4):1078-1085. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32828. Epub 2020 Jan 9. PubMed 31840815 ↗
  • Wasan HS, Gibbs P, Sharma NK, Taieb J, Heinemann V, Ricke J, Peeters M, Findlay M, Weaver A, Mills J, Wilson C, Adams R, Francis A, Moschandreas J, Virdee PS, Dutton P, Love S, Gebski V, Gray A; FOXFIRE trial investigators; SIRFLOX trial investigators; FOXFIRE-Global trial investigators; van Hazel G, Sharma RA. First-line selective internal radiotherapy plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer (FOXFIRE, SIRFLOX, and FOXFIRE-Global): a combined analysis of three multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trials. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Sep;18(9):1159-1171. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30457-6. Epub 2017 Aug 3. PubMed 28781171 ↗
  • Virdee PS, Moschandreas J, Gebski V, Love SB, Francis EA, Wasan HS, van Hazel G, Gibbs P, Sharma RA. Protocol for Combined Analysis of FOXFIRE, SIRFLOX, and FOXFIRE-Global Randomized Phase III Trials of Chemotherapy +/- Selective Internal Radiation Therapy as First-Line Treatment for Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Mar 28;6(3):e43. doi: 10.2196/resprot.7201. PubMed 28351831 ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01721954
Lead sponsor
Sirtex Medical
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 6, 2012
Start date
May 1, 2013
Primary completion
Dec 23, 2016
Completion
Feb 28, 2017
Results posted
Oct 22, 2019
Last update
Nov 5, 2019

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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