Clinical Trial: Fluorouracil, Cisplatin, and Radiation Therapy or Gemcitabine and Oxaliplatin in Treating Patients With Nonmetastatic Biliary Tract Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Randomized Phase II-III Study of Chemoradiation With Fluorouracil and Cisplatin Versus Chemotherapy (Gemcitabine/Oxaliplatin) in Non Resectable But Non Metastatic Cancer of the Biliary Tract

Brief Summary:

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, cisplatin, oxaliplatin, and gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. It is not yet known whether giving fluorouracil and cisplatin together with radiation therapy is more effective than giving gemcitabine together with oxaliplatin in treating nonmetastatic biliary tract cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II/III trial is studying fluorouracil, cisplatin, and radiation therapy to see how well they work compared to gemcitabine and oxaliplatin in treating patients with nonmetastatic biliary tract cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.


Detailed Summary:

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Compare the 3-month progression rate in patients with unresectable, nonmetastatic cancer of the biliary tract treated with fluorouracil, cisplatin, and radiotherapy vs gemcitabine hydrochloride and oxaliplatin. (phase II)
  • Compare the overall survival of patients treated with these regimens. (phase III)

Secondary

  • Compare toxicities of these regimens in these patients. (phase II)
  • Compare the quality of life at initial drainage (phase II) and overall (phase III) of patients treated with these regimens.
  • Compare the biliary complication rate in patients treated with these regimens.
  • Compare the duration of hospitalization of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to disease location (gallbladder vs intrahepatic biliary duct vs extrahepatic biliary duct). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

  • Arm I: Patients undergo radiotherapy once daily, 5 days a week on days 1-33. Patients also receive fluorouracil IV continuously over 5 days once a week in weeks 1-5 and cisplatin IV over 15 minutes on days 1-4 and 29-32 (or days 1 or 2 and 29 or 30) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
  • Arm II: Patients receive gemcitabine hydrochloride IV over 100 minutes and oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1. Treatment repeats every 14 day
    Sponsor: Federation Francophone de Cancerologie Digestive

    Current Primary Outcome:

    • Progression rate at 3 months [ Time Frame: 2012 ]
    • Overall survival [ Time Frame: 2012 ]


    Original Primary Outcome:

    Current Secondary Outcome:

    • Toxicity [ Time Frame: 2012 ]
    • Biliary complication rate [ Time Frame: 2012 ]


    Original Secondary Outcome:

    Information By: Federation Francophone de Cancerologie Digestive

    Dates:
    Date Received: March 15, 2006
    Date Started: October 2005
    Date Completion:
    Last Updated: May 27, 2016
    Last Verified: December 2006