Overview
Rofecoxib After Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Colorectal Cancer
Status:
Completed
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-09-01
2007-09-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
RATIONALE: Rofecoxib may stop the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor and killing tumor cells that remain after surgery. It is not yet known if rofecoxib is effective in treating colorectal cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of giving rofecoxib after surgery in treating patients who have stage II or stage III colorectal cancer.Phase:
Phase 3Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
NoDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Cancer Research Campaign Clinical Trials CentreTreatments:
Rofecoxib
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:- Histologically confirmed colorectal carcinoma
- Stage II (T3-4, N0, M0) or stage III (any T, N1-2, M0) disease
- Completely resected primary tumor without gross or microscopic evidence of residual
disease
- Must have received potentially curative therapy within the past 12 weeks, including
any of the following:
- Surgery alone
- Surgery plus radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
- 18 and over
Performance status:
- WHO 0-1
Life expectancy:
- Not specified
Hematopoietic:
- Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
Hepatic:
- Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- AST/ALT no greater than 1.5 times ULN
Renal:
- Creatinine clearance greater than 30 mL/min
Cardiovascular:
- No severe congestive heart failure
Other:
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- No active peptic ulcer or gastrointestinal bleeding within the past year
- No inflammatory bowel disease
- No known sensitivity to rofecoxib
- No prior adverse reaction to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (e.g.,
asthma, acute rhinitis, nasal polyps, angioneurotic edema, or urticaria)
- No other malignancy within the past 10 years except adequately treated carcinoma in
situ of the cervix or basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
- Not specified
Chemotherapy:
- See Disease Characteristics
Endocrine therapy:
- Not specified
Radiotherapy:
- See Disease Characteristics
Surgery:
- See Disease Characteristics
Other:
- No concurrent long-term NSAIDs except low-dose aspirin (no more than 80 mg/day) for
cardio-prophylaxis