Regorafenib Assessment in Refractory Advanced Colorectal Cancer(RegARd-C)

The primary objective is to identify in a population of patients bearing advanced, refractory colorectal cancers, those who draw no benefit from treatment with regorafenib. There is no specific hypothesis underlying sample size and the study is therefore to be seen as exploratory.

Secondary objectives:

• To analyze PFS and response rate (RR) in relationship with the same covariates as for OS
• To assess regorafenib efficacy (OS, PFS, RR) and safety profile in this study population.
• To assess the Disease control rate (DCR = Complete response [CR] + partial response [PR] + stable disease [SD])
• To compare the relative benefit (OS, PFS) of regorafenib according to history of treatment with bevacizumab.

Inclusion criteria

• Histologically proven colorectal adenocarcinoma that is metastatic or unresectable and for which standard treatments do not exist or are no longer effective.
• Age ≥ 18 years.
• Life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks.
• ECOG performance status ≤ 1.
• Participants must have normal organ and bone marrow function as defined below:

• Leukocytes >3,000/mcL,with an absolute neutrophil count >1,500/mcL, platelets >100,000/mcL, Hb >or=9g/dl.
• Total bilirubin≤1.5×institutional ULN.
• AST/ALT/P-Alk levels ≤ 2.5 × institutional ULN (≤5x institutional ULN in case of liver metastatic involvement).
• Lipase ≤1.5 institutional ULN.
• coagulation tests ≤ 1.5 x institutional ULN.
• Creatinine ≤ 1.5× institutional ULN or creatinine clearance >30mL/min according to the Modified Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) abbreviated formula.
• Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception prior to study entry, until at least 3 months after the last study drug administration.
• Signed Written Informed Consent (IC).
• Presence of a previously collected or freshly obtained at the time of study entry frozen metastatic tumor biopsy in a FDG-PET targetable lesion.
• Presence of at least one metabolically measurable tumoral lesion on FDG PET-CT

Exclusion criteria

• Prior treatment with sorafenib or regorafenib
• Patients with previous cancer that is not disease-free for at least for 5 years prior to registration, EXCEPT for curatively treated cervical cancer in situ, non-melanoma skin cancer and superficial bladder tumors [Ta (Non-invasive tumor), Tis (Carcinoma in situ) and T1 (Tumor invades lamina propria)].
• Participants who have had a major surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to entering the study.
• Unresolved toxicity higher than NCI-CTCAE (version 4.0) Grade 1 attributed to any prior therapy/procedure excluding alopecia and oxaliplatin induced neurotoxicity ≤Grade 2.
• Participants receiving any experimental agents.
• Participants with known brain metastases.
• Bleeding diathesis, history of cardiovascular ischemic disease or cerebrovascular incident within the last six months.
• Any hemorrhage or bleeding event NCI-CTCAE v.4 Grade >or= 3 within 4 weeks prior to the start of study medication.
• Uncontrolled concurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association (NYHA)class> or=2), unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy (beta blockers or digoxin are permitted).
• Uncontrolled hypertension.
• Patients with seizure disorder requiring medication.
• Any history of organ allograft.
• Pleural effusion or ascites affecting respiration.
• Uncontrolled diabetes.
• Non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture.
• Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, or active hepatitis B or C, or chronic hepatitis B or C requiring treatment with antiviral therapy.
• Interstitial lung disease with ongoing signs and symptoms.
• Renal failure requiring hemo-or peritoneal dialysis.
• Dehydration NCI-CTCAE v.4 grade >1.
• Medical,psychological or social conditions that may interfere with the patient's ability to understand informed consent and participation in the study or evaluation of the study results.
• Known hypersensitivity to the study drug or excipients in the formulation.
• Any illness or medical conditions that are unstable or could jeopardize the safety of the patient and his/her compliance in the study.
• Pregnant or lactating women.
• Subjects unable to swallow oral medications.