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NCT Number: NCT02240017

A Study Evaluating Chemotherapy With Fractionated Cisplatin/Gemcitabine Versus Carboplatin/Gemcitabine in the Treatment of Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer With Impaired Renal Function.

This is a phase II/III, multicenter, randomized study which includes 420 patients on six years + 3 years follow up. 92 patients will be included during the phase II ; additional 328 patients will be included.

Patients with an advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer with impaired renal function will be randomized in one of the two following chemotherapy arm:

* Fractionated Cisplatin + Gemcitabine. * Carboplatin + Gemcitabine.

The main objective of the part II study will be to evaluate the efficacy and the safety of a chemotherapy with a doublet platinum salt compound/Gemcitabine with fractionated Cisplatin or Carboplatin in this population.

The main objective of the part III study will be to compare the efficacy in terms of overall survival of a chemotherapy with a doublet platinum salt/Gemcitabine with fractionated Cisplatin or Carboplatin in this population.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2 / Phase 3

Primary location

INSTITUT DE CANCEROLOGIE DE L'OUEST - Site Paul Papin, Angers, France

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • . Age < or = 18 years, patients aged 75 years or more will benefit from a geriatric assessment.
  • . Advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer confirmed histologically or cytologically.
  • . Patients liable to receive a first -line chemotherapy for advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
  • . Measurable disease according to RECIST criteria V1.1.
  • . Patients who received neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy based on platinum salt must have completed treatment at least 6 months before entering the study.
  • . Performance status < or = 2.
  • . Life expectancy > 3 months.
  • . Patients with creatinine clearance between 40 and 60 ml / min ( according to Cockcroft and Gault ).
  • . Patients having no contra-indication to overhydration.
  • . Satisfactory hematological tests: Neutrophils > 1.5 G / l Platelets > 150 G / l , hemoglobin ≥ 10 g / dl.
  • . Satisfactory liver function tests: total bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN (upper limit of normal), AST (aspartate aminotransferase) and ALT (alanine aminotransferase)<or = 2.5 x ULN (or 5 x ULN if liver metastases).
  • . In case of prior radiotherapy, a minimum of 14 days must relapse between the end of radiotherapy and study entry.
  • . For women of childbearing age , use an effective contraceptive method to study entry and for the duration of the study and 6 months after the last dose of study treatment ; For sexually active fertile men having a partner of childbearing age using effective contraception for the duration of the study and 6 months after the last dose of study treatment.
  • . Patient affiliated to a social security system in France.
  • . Patient signed informed consent before inclusion in the study and before any specific procedure for the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • . Any concomitant or previous malignancy within 5 years prior to the study ( with the exception of basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma in situ).
  • . Pregnant or lactating women.
  • . Patients with brain metastases or meningeal or symptoms suggestive of such secondary locations.
  • . Bisphosphonate or Denosumab treatment initiated within 28 days prior to randomization into the study or patient who have started such treatment during the study ( a bisphosphonate or denosumab treatment initiated within a period longer than 28 days before randomization may be continued without change during the study ).
  • . Other concomitant cancer (radiation therapy, radiopharmaceutical agent chemotherapy).
  • . Patients with uncontrolled infection.
  • . Patients with peripheral neuropathy grade> 1, whatever the origin or patients with hearing loss.
  • . Patient with unstable disease (eg: unstable diabetes, poorly controlled hypertension , congestive heart failure or myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to study entry).
  • . Known hypersensitivity to study drugs.
  • . Treatment with any other investigational drug within 30 days before inclusion.
  • . Any psychological condition , familial, sociological or geographical not to comply with medical monitoring and / or procedures in the study protocol.
  • . Patient protected by law.

Treatment and study plan

carboplatin

Drug

Carboplatin AUC (area under curve) 4,5 at day 1 of each cycle until 6 cycles.

Fractionated Cisplatin

Drug

Cisplatin 35mg/m² at day 1 and day 8 of each cycle until 6 cycles.

Gemcitabine

Drug

Gemcitabine 1000mg/m² at day 1 and day 8 of each cycle until 6 cycles.

Primary outcomes

  1. Phase II: Efficacy - Rate of non progression at the end of treatment (C6D21).

    Time frame: 5 years.

    Progression is defined according to RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors) criteria V1.1.

  2. Phase III: Overall survival (in months).

    Time frame: 9 years.

    Overall survival is defined as the time from randomization until death or last follow up news (censured data).

  3. Phase II: Tolerance - Percentage of patients for whom at least one of the 3 defined tolerance criteria (see description) is observed.

    Time frame: 5 years.

    Defined tolerance criteria :

    • Postponement of chemotherapy > or = 2 weeks.
    • Alteration of renal function.
    • Need to decrease twice Gemcitabine dose on day 1 for : NCI CTC (National Cancer Institut Common Toxicity Criteria) grade III or IV non-hematologic toxicity, hematologic toxicity.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Phase II and III: Objective response.

    Time frame: Phase II: 5 years ; Phase III: 9 years.

    Objective response (ie complete or partial response) will be evaluated according to RECIST v1.1 criteria.

  2. Phase II and III: Tolerance according to NCI toxicity scale (version 4.0).

    Time frame: Phase II: 5 years ; Phase III: 9 years.

  3. Phase II and III: Geriatric evaluation using questionnaires.

    Time frame: Phase II: 5 years ; Phase III: 9 years.

    The geriatric assessment will be evaluate using the following questionnaires: G8 (oncodage) , ADL (activity of daily living), CIRSG (cumulating illness rating scale geriatric) , MMS (mini-mental score), IADL (instrumental activities of daily living), GDS (geriatric depression scale), MNA (mini-nutritional assessment).

  4. Phase II and III: Quality of life using the EORTC QLQ - C30 questionnaire (European Organization for research and treatment of Cancer - Quality of life questionnaire).

    Time frame: Phase II: 5 years ; Phase III: 9 years.

  5. Phase II and III: Pharmacokinetics - Platin concentrations

    Time frame: At cycles 1 and 2 day 1 - 5 mn before the end of infusion, one hour after the end of infusion, 3 hours (arm A) or 4 hours (arm B) after the end of infusion.

  6. Phase II and III: Pharmacogenetics, exploration of cytidine deaminase activity and study of its genetic polymorphisms.

    Time frame: Prior to the initial dose on cycle 1 day 1.

  7. Phase II and III: Progression free survival.

    Time frame: Phase II: 5 years ; phase III: 9 years.

    Progression free survival will be evaluated according to RECIST v1.1 criteria.

  8. Phase II and III: Overall survival.

    Time frame: Phase II: 5 years ; Phase III: 9 years.

    Overall survival is defined as the time from randomization until death from all causes combined.

  9. Phase II and III: Time to treatment failure.

    Time frame: Phase II: 5 years ; Phase III: 9 years.

    Time to treatment failure is defined as the time from randomization to treatment discontinuation, whatever its cause.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Institut Claudius Regaud

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Registry information

Official study title

Randomized, Multicenter, Phase II/III Study, Evaluating Fractionated Cisplatin Chemotherapy/Gemcitabine Versus Carboplatin/Gemcitabine in the Treatment of Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer With Impaired Renal Function.

Acronym: VEFORA

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2019
First posted
Sep 15, 2014
Registry last updated
Aug 9, 2019

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