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Lead
Spanish Cooperative Group for the Treatment of Digestive Tumours (TTD)
The purpose of this study is to determine time to disease progression of combination therapy with capecitabine and oxaliplatin (XELOX) vs. oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil in continous infusion (5-FU CI) as first line treatment in advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Written informed consent. Men and women \> or = 18 years Karnofsky functional status \>or=70% at the time of enrollment in study Histologically confirmed diagnosis of CRC Patients must not have received chemotherapy (exception: adjuvant treatment \> 12 months following conclusion of treatment) Presence of at least one lesion detectable by two-dimensional measurement.. Life expectancy greater than 3 months.
You may not be if
Pregnant or nursing woman Prior administration of systemic immunotherapy, chemotherapy (exception: 5-FU as adjuvant treatment \> 12 months following conclusion of treatment) Evidence of allergic reaction to any of the treatment components Clinically relevant myocardial disease or history of myocardial infarction in the past 12 months Documented or suspected cerebral and/or leptomeningeal metastases. Prior malignant tumour in past 5 years, except history of basal cell skin carcinoma or pre-invasive cervical carcinoma.
Neutrophil count \< 1.5 x 109/l , platelets \< 100 X 109/l serum creatinine \> 1.5 x ULN. Total bilirubin count \> 2 x ULN Alkaline Phosphatase \> \> 2.5 x ULN (\> 5 x ULN if there are hepatic metastases) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) \> 2.5 x ULN (\> 5 x ULN if there are hepatic metastases, \> 10 x ULN if there are bone metastases) Creatinine clearance \< 30 ml/min Surgery within 4 weeks prior to enrollment in the study. Any investigational drug during the 4 weeks prior to enrolment. Uncontrolled active infection Any medical or psychological disorder which, in the opinion of the investigator, does not allow the patient to conclude the study or sign the informed consent
