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A Phase III trial comparing either COntinuous chemotherapy plus cetuximab or INtermittent chemotherapy with standard continuous palliative combination chemotherapy with oxaliplatin and a fluoropyrimidine in first line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
ISRCTN ISRCTN27286448
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT00182715
Public title A Phase III trial comparing either COntinuous chemotherapy plus cetuximab or INtermittent chemotherapy with standard continuous palliative combination chemotherapy with oxaliplatin and a fluoropyrimidine in first line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
Scientific title
Acronym COIN
Serial number at source CR10
Study hypothesis Not provided at time of registration.
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration.
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Metastatic colorectal cancer
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma:
- either previous or current histologically confirmed primary adenocarcinoma of colon or rectum, together with clinical or radiological evidence of advanced and/or metastatic disease
- or histologically/cytologically confirmed metastatic adenocarcinoma, together with clinical and/or radiological evidence of colorectal primary tumour
2. Inoperable metastatic or locoregional disease. Patients who are currently eligible for combination first-line chemotherapy prior to liver resection under National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance are ineligible for this study.
3. Unidimensionally measurable disease (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors [RECIST])
4. No previous systemic palliative chemotherapy for metastatic disease
5. Adjuvant chemotherapy with 5-Fluorouracil (5FU) +/- folinic acid (FA), Capecitabine or irinotecan may have been given, if completed >6 months prior to trial entry
6. Rectal chemoradiotherapy with 5FU +/- FA may have been given, if completed >1 month prior to trial entry
7. World Health Organistion (WHO) performance status (PS) 0, 1 or 2 and considered by responsible consultant to be fit to undergo combination chemotherapy
8. Baseline laboratory tests (within 1 week prior to randomisation):
White blood cell count (WBC) ≥4 x 10^9/l, neutrophils ≥1.5 x 10^9/l and platelet count >150 x 10^9/l.
Serum bilirubin ≤1.25 x upper limit of normal (ULN), alkaline phosphatase ≤5 x ULN, and serum transaminase (either aspartate transaminase [AST] or alanine transaminase [ALT]) ≤3 x ULN.
Estimated creatinine clearance >50 ml/min or measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid [EDTA] clearance) >50 ml/min.
9. For women of childbearing potential, negative pregnancy test and adequate contraceptive precautions
10. Consent to allow surplus pathological material to be analysed for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) testing
Participants - exclusion criteria 1. Patients who are unfit for the chemotherapy regimens in this protocol e.g.
Severe uncontrolled concurrent medical illness (including poorly-controlled angina or very recent myocardial infarction [MI], i.e. in previous 3 months) likely to interfere with protocol treatments
Any psychiatric or neurological condition which is felt likely to compromise the patient's ability to give informed consent or to comply with oral medication
Partial or complete bowel obstruction
Pre-existing neuropathy (>grade 1)
2. Patients requiring ongoing treatment with a contraindicated concomitant medication
3. Patients with another previous or current malignant disease which, in the judgement of the treating investigator, is likely to interfere with COIN treatment or assessment of response
Anticipated start date 01/08/2003
Anticipated end date 01/08/2005
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants Not provided at time of registration.
Interventions Chemotherapy
The Oxaliplatin regimens used in the trial can be selected on a per patient basis, but prior to knowledge of the treatment randomisation. This conforms with the NICE guidance regarding allowing patient choice with respect to oral or intravenous (IV) therapy. Some centres may be subject to practical constraints such that only one of the regimens will be feasible. In this case the centre may make a policy that all patients treated in that centre will receive one or other regimen. There is no data yet to indicate that one regimen is superior to the other. The regimen will be either:
OxMdG: a combination of folinic acid (200 mg/m^2 IV over 2 h), concurrent administration of Oxaliplatin (85 mg/m^2 IV over 2 h) plus bolus 5FU (400 mg/m^2) followed by a 46 hour IV infusion of 5FU 2400 mg/m^2 repeated every 2 weeks.
or:
XELOX: a combination of Capecitabine plus Oxaliplatin: Oxaliplatin 130 mg/m^2 IV over 2 hours day 1, plus Capecitabine 1000 mg/m^2 twice a day (bd), orally (po) days 1-14 repeated 3 weekly.

Treatment duration and breaks
Arm A:
Continuous chemotherapy (Control Arm): These patients will continue the
chemotherapy regimen (with dose reductions as required) until progressive disease
is identified on radiological grounds (RECIST), or the development of cumulative
toxicity or because of patient choice to stop chemotherapy. Patients in this arm should continue on treatment with no more than a three week interval off treatment for any reason. The cumulative toxicity that is most likely to occur is the neuropathy associated with Oxaliplatin, which increases in incidence from about 7 months duration of therapy. If this occurs, patients may continue on the fluoropyrimidine component of the regimen with dose increment until evidence of disease progression. If the neuropathy resolves to < grade 1 the Oxaliplatin may be reintroduced cautiously at the investigator's discretion. These patients will be evaluated with 12 weekly computed tomography (CT) scans to assess radiological evidence of progression.

Arm B:
Continuous chemotherapy plus Cetuximab: These patients will continue chemotherapy plus Cetuximab as Arm A above. Cetuximab will be continued if chemotherapy is stopped because of toxicity or patient choice, but should be discontinued on evidence of disease progression or unacceptable Cetuximab toxicity. These patients will be evaluated with 12 weekly CT scans to assess radiological evidence of progression.

Arm C:
Intermittent chemotherapy: These patients will be treated for 12 weeks. Chemotherapy will then stop and they will be monitored clinically, at least 6 weekly, and with CT scans at 12 weekly intervals. On evidence of progression of disease using RECIST criteria or on clinical evidence of deterioration, the same chemotherapy will be restarted, for a further 12 weeks course. At that point treatment will again be interrupted. Patients with chemo-sensitive disease may have an unlimited number of 12-week treatments alternating with treatment breaks. When the patient demonstrates resistance to this treatment as evidenced by progressive disease during a period on chemotherapy or clinical choice, they will move on to second-line therapy or supportive care.
Primary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration.
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration.
Sources of funding The trial is funded by Cancer Research UK and Medical Research Council (MRC), via the Clinical Trials Advisory and Awards Committee (CTAAC). The CRUK grant award reference number is C1210-A4528
Trial website http://www.ctu.mrc.ac.uk/studies/CR10.asp
Publications
Contact name Prof  Tim  Maughan
  Address Wales Cancer Network Co-ordinating Office
Velindre Hospital
Whitchurch
  City/town Cardiff
  Zip/Postcode CF4 7XL
  Country United Kingdom
Sponsor Medical Research Council (UK)
  Address 20 Park Crescent
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode W1B 1AL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7636 5422
  Fax +44 (0)20 7436 6179
  Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Date applied 09/08/2004
Last edited 08/01/2009
Date ISRCTN assigned 22/10/2004
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