About this trial
FIRE-8 is a prospective, randomized, open label, multicenter phase II clinical trial. To evaluate the effecacy of trifluridine / tipiracil and panitumumab (Arm A) compared to trifluridine / tipiracil and bevacizumab (Arm B), participants will be randomly assigned to either Arm A or Arm B for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.
The primary objectives of this study is to compare the effecacy of treatment with trifluridine / tipiracil plus panitumumab versus trifluridine / tipiracil plus bevacizumab.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Patient's signed informed consent
Patients ≥ 18 years at the time of signing the informed consent
Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with at least one measurable lesion according to RECIST 1.1 in a computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan performed within 5 weeks prior to randomisation
Disqualifiers
Prior systemic therapy of metastatic disease. Note: Prior adjuvant chemotherapy is permitted, if completed > 3 months prior to randomisation. Multimodal treatment of rectal cancer is not considered antimetastatic therapy and does not preclude study participation
Known brain metastasis. In case of symptoms that are suggestive of brain metastasis, brain metastasis has to be ruled out by means of cranial CT/MRI.
Significant cardiovascular disease such as: New York Heart Association Class III or greater heart failure; myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to randomisation; balloon angioplasty (PTCA) with or without stenting within 6 months prior to randomisation; despite anti-arrhythmic therapy unstable cardiac arrhythmia > grade 2 NCI CTCAE; unstable angina pectoris
Transient ischaemic attack or cerebrovascular accident within 6 months prior to randomization, history of cerebral or aortic aneurysm or dissection
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Panitumumab 20 milligram/ML
Biological/VaccineParticipants receive Panitumumab at 6mg/ kg intravenously (IV) on Day 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Treatment is continued until occurrence of progression according to RECIST 1.1 criteria as evaluated by the investigator or unacceptable toxicity.
Bevacizumab
Biological/VaccineParticipants receive bevacizumab at 5 mg/ kg intravenously (IV) on Day 1 and 15 of each 28-day cycle. Treatment is continued until occurrence of progression according to RECIST 1.1 criteria as evaluated by the investigator or unacceptable toxicity.
Trifluridine/Tipiracil Hydrochloride
DrugParticipants receive Trifluridine/tipiracil at 35 mg/m² BSA, twice daily, orally on days 1-5 and 8-12
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Objective response rate
Objective response rate according to RECIST 1.1
Secondary outcomes
Overall survival
time from randomization to date of death from any cause
Progression-free survival
time from randomization to progression of death from any cause
Sponsors and contacts
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Dominik Paul Modest
Lead sponsor
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Sponsor institution