Overview

Mesalamine for Colorectal Cancer Prevention Program in Lynch Syndrome

Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2038-10-15
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Multicenter, multinational, randomized, 2-arm, double-blind, phase II clinical study with 2000mg mesalamine, or placebo for prevention of colorectal neoplasia in Lynch Syndrome patients during and following daily intake for 2 years.
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Ann-Sofie Backman
Collaborator:
The Swedish Research Council
Treatments:
Mesalamine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Proven tumor-free (including patients in which the polyps are removed endoscopically)
carriers of a germline pathologic mutation in one of the MMR genes including MLH1,
MSH2 (including EpCAM) and MSH6

- Male or female subjects with the age of 30 years or older

- Females who have been post-menopausal more than one (1) year or females of
childbearing potential using a highly efficient method of contraception with less than
1% failure rate (i.e. oral hormonal contraceptives, hormone implants, hormone
injections, sterilization, hormonal or copper intrauterine device,
sterilized/vasectomized partner, or diaphragm in combination with a condom, spermicide
or birth control pills) or should agree to abstain from heterosexual activity during
treatment period. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy
test at screening and before randomization.

- Signed written informed consent prior to inclusion in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Presence of colorectal endoscopically non-removable benign neoplasia (patient can be
included if the adenoma is removed)

- Carriers of germline mutations in PMS2

- Patients with history of stage 3 and 4 CRC are excluded

- Presence of metastatic disease

- Regular use of aspirin/ASA: daily use of ≥100mg in more than 3 continuous months
within the last year

- Regular use of NSAIDs or COX-2 inhibitors: daily use in more than 3 continuous months
within the last year

- Hypersensitivity to 5-ASA

- Patients after any subtotal or total colectomy

- Colorectal surgery within the previous 6 months

- Unwillingness to participate or who is considered incompetent to give an informed
consent

- Pregnant or breastfeeding women

- Participation in another clinical study investigating another IMP within 1 month prior
to screening

- Renal insufficiency (GFR <30ml/min/1.73m2)

- Severe liver disease or liver failure (elevation of liver enzymes above 3xULN)

- Current or history of serious psychiatric disorder or alcohol/drug abuse that in the
opinion of the investigator may impact the assessment of IMP safety and efficacy or
protocol adherence

- Prior history of myocarditis or pericarditis. Other severe acute or chronic medical
condition such as severe chronic lung (COPD, including asthma, kidney and heart
diseases) or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may increase the
risk associated with study participation or ability to comply with study procedures,
investigational product administration and, in the judgment of the investigator, would
make the subject inappropriate for entry into this study