Title
Randomized Study on Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Adjuvant Chemo-Immunotherapy in Colon Carcinoma Dukes C
A Prospectively Randomized Phase III Study on Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Adjuvant Chemo-Immunotherapy in Patients With Operated Colon Carcinoma Dukes C (Stage III; T1-4, N1-30, M0).
Phase
Phase 3Lead Sponsor
Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer GroupStudy Type
InterventionalStatus
Completed No Results PostedIndication/Condition
Colon Cancer Stage IIIIntervention/Treatment
fluorouracil levamisole interferon alpha-2b ...Study Participants
598This clinical investigation examined the effectivity 5-fluorouracil, of adding levamisol or interferon to 5-fluorouracil, and of a 5-fluorouracil/levamisol/interferon triple combination, in terms of recurrence-free and overall survival in curatively operable colon carcinoma Stage III.
Inclusion Criteria: Patients with histologically verified, curatively operated colon carcinoma Stage III (R0, T1-4, N1-3, M0) Age: less than 80 years WHO Performace Status > 2 Adequate bone marrow reserve Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Rectal cancer R1, R2, carcinosis peritonei Start of chemo- or chemo-immunotherapy > 42 days postop; other adjuvant radiotherapy, chemotherapy or immunotherapy Serious concomitant disease, in particular chronically inflammatory large intestine, cardiopathic disease, malignant second carcinoma