Erlotinib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Stage I-III Colorectal Cancer or Adenoma

Completed · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Adenomatous Polyp, Recurrent Colon Cancer, Recurrent Rectal Cancer, Stage I Colon Cancer, Stage I Rectal Cancer, Stage IIA Colon Cancer, Stage IIA Rectal Cancer, Stage IIB Colon Cancer, Stage IIB Rectal Cancer, Stage IIC Colon Cancer, Stage IIC Rectal Cancer, Stage IIIA Colon Cancer, Stage IIIA Rectal Cancer, Stage IIIB Colon Cancer, Stage IIIB Rectal Cancer, Stage IIIC Colon Cancer, Stage IIIC Rectal Cancer

In brief

This randomized phase II trial is studying how well erlotinib hydrochloride works in treating patients with stage I-III colorectal cancer or adenoma. Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Erlotinib hydrochloride may also stop tumors from growing or coming back

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00754494

Run by

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

People needed

45

Starts

2008-07-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-01-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participants with one or more of the following criteria will be eligible to participate:
• History of Stage I-III colorectal cancer, not treated in the past 6 months with no anticipated treatment in the next 3 months
• Adenoma ≥ 1 cm in size
• 3 or more adenomas (of any size) removed at one colonoscopy within past 6 years
• Sessile serrated adenoma ≥ 5 mm in size
• Adenoma (of any size) with villous features (villous, tubulovillous)
• Adenoma (of any size) with high grade dysplasia
• Participants are eligible for randomization into the treatment phase of the trial if they are found to have ≥ 4 ACFs at either baseline colonoscopy or baseline flexible sigmoidoscopy
• Blood tests at screening which meet the following criteria:
• WBC > 3000/mm\^3
• Platelets > 100,000/mm\^3
• Hemoglobin > 10g/dl
• Plasma creatinine of < 1.6mg/dl
• Total bilirubin < 1.5 x the upper limit of normal
• Serum ALT < 1.5 x the upper limit of normal
• Serum AST < 1.5 x the upper limit of normal
• ECOG performance status 0-1
• Women of child-bearing potential and men taking study drug must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation
• Ability to understand, as well as sign the written informed consent document
• If a woman is of child-bearing potential, she must have a negative pregnancy test prior to study entry; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her study physician immediately

You may not qualify if…

• History of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• History of interstitial lung disease or chronic lung disease
• Smoking within the past 3 months
• Increased bleeding risk from rectal biopsy (Patients receiving aspirin or plavix can be enrolled)
• Patients receiving warfarin or coumadin
• Uncontrollable diarrhea of any cause
• Patients, including rectal cancer patients, that have received prior radiation to the rectum or pelvis
• Participants taking a known significant CYP 3A4 inducer or inhibitor; known significant inducers/inhibitors include: amprenavir, aprepitant, atazanavir, carbamazepine, clarithromycin, conivaptan, diltiazem, darunavir/ritonavir, dronedarone, erythromycin, fluconazole, fosamprenavir, indinavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, nefazodone, nelfinavir, phenytoin, posaconazole, rifampin, ritonavir, St. John's wort, saquinavir, telithromycin, tipranavir/ritonavir, verapamil, voriconazole
• Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding
• Active keratoconjunctivitis, or corneal surgery in the past three weeks
• Any medical or psychosocial condition that could jeopardize the subject's participation in and compliance to the study
• Participants who are taking any other investigational pharmaceutical agents
• Previous history of sensitivity to erlotinib, Iressa, or Erbitux, such as a rash that is uncontrollable by topical steroids and/or antibiotics

Where it is running

• VA Long Beach Healthcare System — Long Beach, California, United States
• Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center — Orange, California, United States
• University of Illinois at Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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