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CompletedNCT01830647Updated Nov 2, 2016

An Observational Study of Avastin (Bevacizumab) in Patients With Metastatic Cancer of the Colon or Rectum

An observational study in Colorectal Cancer, sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche. Completed at 1 site in Montenegro. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-11-02.

Sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
35
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This prospective observational study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of first-line Avastin (bevacizumab) in combination with standard chemotherapy in routine clinical practice in patients with metastatic cancer of the colon and/or rectum. Patients will be followed for the duration of their treatment and a 30-day follow-up after the last dose of study drug.

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Conditions studied

  • Colorectal Cancer
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In context

Colorectal Neoplasms

6,541 studies on the registry are indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms; 1,667 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 35 is below the median of 250 across 1,440 observational studies indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Hoffmann-La Roche is the lead sponsor of 2,101 studies on the registry; 87 are open to participants now.

Of its 330 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 248 (75%) have results posted.

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
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Patients with metastatic cancer of the colon and/or rectum

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Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patients, >/= 18 years of age
  • or cytologically confirmed carcinoma of the colon and/or rectum with evidence of
  • At least one measurable metastatic lesion (as per criteria)
  • of > 12 weeks
  • (ECOG) performance status 0-2
  • Adequate hematological, renal and liver function

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior chemotherapy for disease
  • cardiovascular disease
  • Ongoing treatment with aspirin (325 mg/day) or other medications known to predispose for gastrointestinal ulceration
  • Participation in an trial in the previous 3 months
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • History of thrombotic or haemorrhagic disorders
  • Evidence of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Known to Avastin and any of its , or any of the chemotherapies
  • Evidence of any disease or disorder that contraindicates the use of an investigational drug or puts the patient at high risk for treatment-related complications
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(9)

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Histologically or cytologically confirmed

The diagnosis was confirmed by looking at a sample under a microscope: tissue from a biopsy or surgery (histology), or cells from a fluid or needle sample (cytology).

Your pathology report is the document that shows this.

Metastases

Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.

RECIST

The standard rules for measuring tumours on CT or MRI scans, to tell whether a cancer is shrinking, stable or growing during treatment.

“Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1” usually means at least one tumour 10 mm or more at its longest on a CT scan, or a lymph node 15 mm or more across its short axis.

Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

ECOG performance status

A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.

0
Fully active, no restrictions.
1
Limited in strenuous activity, but walking and able to do light work, such as housework or office work.
2
Walking and able to look after yourself, but unable to work; up and about more than half of waking hours.
3
Able to look after yourself only in part; in bed or a chair more than half of waking hours.
4
Unable to look after yourself at all; in bed or a chair all day.

Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Excipients

The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
35 participants (actual)

Groups and cohorts

  • Cohort
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety: Incidence of adverse events

    Time frame: approximately 3.5 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy: Time to disease progression

    Time frame: approximately 3.5 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Podgorica, 81000, Montenegro
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 2, 2016, 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
NCT01830647
Lead sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 12, 2013
Start date
Apr 2013
Primary completion
Apr 2016
Completion
Apr 2016
Last update
Nov 2, 2016

Study contacts

Clinical Trials
study director · Hoffmann-La Roche
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