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CompletedNCT02251977Updated Oct 7, 2019

Effect of GM1 in Prevention of Oxaliplatin Induced Neurotoxicity in Stage II/III Colorectal Cancer

A Phase 3 interventional study of GM1 and placebo in Colorectal Cancer and Chemotherapy-induced Neutropenia, sponsored by Yuhong Li. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-10-07.

Sponsored by Yuhong Li · Phase 3, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
196
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of monosialotetrahexosylganglioside (GM1) for preventing oxaliplatin induced neurotoxicity in colorectal cancer patients who received oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy.

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Oxaliplatin is a key agent in the treatment of colorectal cancer. However, peripheral neuropathy markedly limits the use of oxaliplatin. Many drugs have been tried to decrease the development of oxaliplatin induced peripheral neurotoxicity, however, the results remain disappointing. This multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was performed to assess the efficacy of monosialotetrahexosylganglioside (GM1) for preventing oxaliplatin induced neurotoxicity in colorectal cancer patients who received oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy.

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Conditions studied

  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Chemotherapy-induced Neutropenia
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In context

Colorectal Neoplasms

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This study's enrollment of 196 is above the median of 77 across 4,222 interventional studies indexed under Colorectal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Yuhong Li is the lead sponsor of 11 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age: 18-75 years old, male or female
  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of colorectal adenocarcinoma with a phase II or III disease, within 2 months from radical resection, and intends to receive 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy with mFOLOFX6 or XELOX, without adjuvant radiation indications
  • No prior any level of peripheral nerve system disease
  • Patients have not received any other possible neurotoxic-reaction-causing drugs (such as oxaliplatin, cisplatin and paclitaxel drugs etc)
  • With the capability to accurately record the occurrence and severity of neurotoxicity by questionnaire
  • With normal functions of major organs
  • No contraindication to chemotherapy
  • Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
  • Patients have provided a signed Informed Consent Form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who received radical resection, but are expected not be able to complete 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy
  • Patients who receive palliative chemotherapy
  • Patients who need adjuvant or palliative radiotherapy during chemotherapy
  • Be allergic to GM1
  • Hereditary abnormal metabolism of glucose and lipid
  • Doctors believe that patients are not suitable for receiving GM1 treatment
  • With confirmed history of neurological or psychiatric disorders, including epilepsy and dementia
  • With concomitant diseases that will seriously harm the patients' safety or impact the completion of the study
  • Patients (male or female) have fertility possibility but not willing or not to take effective contraceptive measures
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
196 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Adjuvant Chemotherapy plus GM1

    Patients will receive mFOLFOX6 (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin) or XELOX (capecitabine and oxaliplatin) for adjuvant chemotherapy. While GM1 will be delivered to patients through the day before the initiation of chemotherapy (Day0) to the completion of chemotherapy (Day4), and the dosages of GM1 for patients who receive mFOLFOX6 or XELOX are 80mg or 120mg per day.

    Drug: GM1 · Drug: mFOLFOX6 or XELOX

  • Placebo comparator
    Adjuvant Chemotherapy plus placebo

    Patients will receive mFOLFOX6 (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin) or XELOX (capecitabine and oxaliplatin) for adjuvant chemotherapy. While placebo will be delivered to patients through the day before the initiation of chemotherapy (Day0) to the completion of chemotherapy (Day4).

    Drug: placebo · Drug: mFOLFOX6 or XELOX

Interventions

  • DrugGM1

    GM1 will be delivered to patients through the day before the initiation of chemotherapy (Day0) to the completion of chemotherapy (Day4), and the dosages of GM1 for patients who receive mFOLFOX6 or XELOX are 80mg or 120mg per day.

    Also known as: monosialotetrahexosylganglioside

  • Drugplacebo

    Placebo will be delivered to patients through the day before the initiation of chemotherapy (Day0) to the completion of chemotherapy (Day4), and the dosages of placebo for patients who receive mFOLFOX6 or XELOX are 80mg or 120mg per day.

  • mFOLFOX6: Patients will receive mFOLFOX6 every 14 days, Oxaliplatin 85mg/m2 IV over 3 hours on Day1; Calcium Folinate IV over 2h on Day 1(Leucovorin 200mg/m2 or CF 400 mg/m2); 5-Fluorouracil 400mg/m2 IV on Day1; followed by 5-Fluorouracil 2.4g/m2 for 46 hours continuous infusion on Day1. XELOX: Patients will receive XELOX every 21 days, Oxaliplatin 130mg/m2 IV over 3 hours on Day1;followed by Capecitabine 1000mg/m2 oral twice daily for 14 days. The optimum chemotherapy regimen is at the discretion of the investigators based on the condition of each patient.

    Also known as: Oxalipaltin, Leucovorin, Calcium Folinate, 5-Fluorouracil, Capecitabine

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. rates of grade 2 or more chronic cumulative neurotoxicity of both arms

    measured by the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) version 4.0, with standardized questions regarding neurotoxic symptoms and examples of answers

    Time frame: 9 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. rates of chronic cumulative neurotoxicity of both arms

    measured by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy 20

    Time frame: 9 months

  2. time to grade 2 or more neurotoxicity of both arms

    Time frame: 9 months

  3. rates of dose reduction or withdrawal due to oxaliplatin induced neurotoxicity of both arms

    Time frame: 9 months

  4. rates of acute neurotoxicity of both arms

    measured by a numerical analog scale ranging from 0 to 10 that addressed sensitivity touching cold items, discomfort swallowing cold items, throat discomfort, and muscle cramps

    Time frame: 6 months

  5. rates and grades of adverse reactions of both arms

    Time frame: 6 months

  6. rates of 3 year disease free survival of both arms

    Time frame: 3 years

Other outcomes

  1. change degrees of the levels of nerve growth factor and other neurotrophic factors of both arms

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. genetic polymorphisms of oxaliplatin induced severe and cumulative neurotoxicity

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
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References and documents

Publications

  • Wang DS, Wang ZQ, Chen G, Peng JW, Wang W, Deng YH, Wang FH, Zhang JW, Liang HL, Feng F, Xie CB, Ren C, Jin Y, Shi SM, Fan WH, Lu ZH, Ding PR, Wang F, Xu RH, Li YH. Phase III randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of monosialotetrahexosylganglioside for the prevention of oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neurotoxicity in stage II/III colorectal cancer. Cancer Med. 2020 Jan;9(1):151-159. doi: 10.1002/cam4.2693. Epub 2019 Nov 13. PubMed 31724334 ↗
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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 7, 2019, 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
NCT02251977
Lead sponsor
Yuhong Li
Responsible party
Yuhong Li (MD Ph D, Sun Yat-sen University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Sep 29, 2014
Start date
Sep 2014
Primary completion
Sep 5, 2017
Completion
Sep 5, 2017
Last update
Oct 7, 2019

Study contacts

Yuhong Li, MD
principal investigator · Sun Yat-sen University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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