Second-line Doublet Chemotherapy (FOLFOX or FOLFIRI) Plus Fruquintinib Versus Doublet Chemotherapy (FOLFOX or FOLFIRI) Plus Bevacizumab in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorFederation Francophone de Cancerologie Digestive

About this trial

The standard second-line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) involves chemotherapy (FOLFOX or FOLFIRI) combined with an antiangiogenic agent, such as bevacizumab or aflibercept. Maintaining VEGF inhibition between first and second-line treatments has shown modest clinical benefits, with exploratory analyses suggesting that bevacizumab is more effective in smaller tumors. The ULYSSE trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Fruquintinib, a potent antiangiogenic agent, combined with a doublet chemotherapy (FOLFOX or FOLFIRI) in second-line treatment for BRAF wild-type, MSS mCRC patients who have failed prior treatment.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

- Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 80 years; provided the score of the G8 geriatric questionnaire is >14 for patients 75 years or older

Patients with a histologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), with a documented disease progression (as per RECIST v1.1, assessed by the investigator and confirmed through CT or MRI).

Patients must have previously received first-line therapy with Bevacizumab or an EGFRi, in combination with either FOLFOX or FOLFIRI, for non-resectable mCRC. Patients who progressed during the adjuvant chemotherapy (FOLFOX) or within the 6 months following its completion are eligible for inclusion

Patients must have an unresectable tumor at the time of enrollment.

Disqualifiers

- Patients who have received more than one prior systemic therapy

FOLFIRINOX Regimen +/- targeted therapy in the first line setting

Unknown RAS status

BRAF V600E mutated tumor

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Oxaliplatin intravenous

    Drug

    85 mg/m² IV over 2 hours ; 1 cycle each 15 days

  • 5 FU bolus

    Drug

    5 fluorouracil : 400 mg/m² in bolus of 10 minutes (intravenous)

  • Folinic acid

    Drug

    400 mg/m² in intravenous

  • 5 FU continuous

    Drug

    2400 mg/m² intravenously over 46 hours

  • Irinotecan

    Drug

    180 mg/m² IV over 1h30

  • FRUQUINTINIB

    Drug

    5 mg capsule, taken orally, once daily for 3 weeks, followed by a 7-day break, then resumed (Day 1= Day 29).

  • BEVACIZUMAB

    Drug

    5 mg/kg over 90 minutes for the 1st course and in case of good tolerance the 2nd course should be administered over 60 minutes. The next courses should be administered in 30 minutes in case of good tolerance during the 2nd course

Treatment groups

74 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Experimental arm A FOLFOX/FOLFIRI + FruquintinibExperimental treatment 6 interventions
Group B: Control arm B FOLFOX/FOLFIRI + BevacizumabActive comparator 6 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Disease Control Rate (DCR)

the percentage of patients with a complete response, a partial response or a stable disease at 4 months after the start of treatment.

Time frame
at 4 months after the start of treatment

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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