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CTRI Number  CTRI/2010/091/000161 [Registered on: 24/02/2011]
Last Modified On: 24/02/2013
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study
Modification(s)  
Observational PMS 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   An observational study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of FOLFIRI / FOLFOX plus Cetuximab as first-line therapy in patients with KRAS wild-type metastatic Colorectal cancer 
Scientific Title of Study   An observational study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of FOLFIRI / FOLFOX plus Cetuximab as first-line therapy in patients with KRAS wild-type metastatic Colorectal cancer 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
EMR062202-517  Protocol Number 
NCT01134666  ClinicalTrials.gov 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr S H Advani 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  SL Raheja Hospital
Mahim West
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400016
India 
Phone  022 66529999  
Fax    
Email  shadvani2000@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr. Rajiv Rana 
Designation   
Affiliation  Merck Limited 
Address  5th Floor , Shivsagar Estate
Dr. Annie Besant Road
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400018
India 
Phone  +91-22-66609117  
Fax  +91-22-4936046  
Email  rajiv.rana@merck.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr. Sudipto Chatterjee 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  6th Floor , Shivsagar Estate
Dr. Annie Besant Road
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400018
India 
Phone  +91-22-66609056  
Fax  +91-22-4936046  
Email  sudipto.chatterjee@merck.co.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Merck Specialities Pvt Limited 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Merck Specialities Pvt Limited 5th Floor , Shivsagar Estate Dr. Annie Besant Road Mumbai 400018 
Address   
Type of Sponsor   
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL   
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 28  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr. S. S. Nirni  Ambaa Hospital  ,-
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
919849062003

nirni2002@gmail.com 
Dr. Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra  Apollo Speciality Hospital  ,-
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
91-9840033512

realpv60@hotmail.com 
Dr. Naresh Somani  Bhagwan Mahavir Cancer Institute  ,-
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
0141-2700107

drsomani@somexresearch.com 
Dr Boman Dhabhar  BND Onco Centre  ,-
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
91-9820344570

drboman@hotmail.com 
Dr. Jaydip Biswas  Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute  ,-

 
91-9830026696

drjbiswas.cnci@gmail.com 
Dr. J. S. Sekhon  D. M. C. & Hospital  ,-

 
91-9815292928

jagdevsekhon@hotmail.com 
Dr. Rajeev Bedi  Delwyn Hospital  ,-
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
919815855338

rajeevbedi@yahoo.co.in 
Dr. Sunil Kumar Gupta  Dept of Medical Oncology, RGCI  ,-
New Delhi
DELHI 
91-9811102971

drsgonco@yahoo.com 
Dr Lalit Sharma  Dr. Lalit Sharmas Clinic  67/166, Sector 6, Pratap Nagar, Jaipur, Sanganer, India
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9815292928

drlalit2003@yahoo.com 
Dr. Rajeev Gupta  Fortis Escorts Hospital  ,-
New Delhi
DELHI 
91-9779949615

dr_rajeevgupta@rediffmail.com 
Dr. Chirag Desai  Hemato-Oncology Clinic Ahmedabad Pvt. Ltd  ,-
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
91 -79 4004 2223

chiragdesai.oncology@gmail.com 
Dr. Harsh Dua  Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals  ,-
New Delhi
DELHI 
91-9810056002

drharshdua@yahoo.co.in 
Dr. Puneet Gupta  Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals  ,-
New Delhi
DELHI 
01126925858/5801

pgcancer@gmail.com 
Dr. R. Gopal  Joy Hospital  ,-

 
91-9820192131

rgopal1@gmail.com 
Dr. S. G. Ramanan  Kumaran Hospital Pvt Ltd  ,-
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
91-9840410194

mccf.mog@gmail.com 
Dr. B. K. Smruti  Lilavati Hospital  ,-

 
91-9820222964

drsmruti2002@yahoo.co.in 
Dr. Narayanankutty Warrier  Medical College Calicut  ,-

 
91-495-2740995

n_goray@rediffmail.com 
Dr. NVS Ramakrishna  Medwin Hospitals  ,-

 
040-23206666

rnalla@gmail.com 
Dr. Sanjay Sharma  Mumbai Cancer Clinic  ,-
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
91-9820024364

drsanjaysharma5@gmail.com 
Dr. R. C. Joshi  Northern Railway Central Hospital  ,-
New Delhi
DELHI 
91-9717630533

joshi_rama@hotmail.com 
Dr. Vineet Talwar  Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre  ,-
New Delhi
DELHI 
91-9810241512

drvineettalwar@yahoo.com 
Dr. Minish Jain  Ruby Hall Clinic  ,-
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
919823133390

minishjain009@gmail.com 
Dr. P. K. Das  Senior Consultant Hemato & Medical Oncologist, Apollo Cancer Institute  ,-

 
91-9810444600

drpratapdas@gmail.com 
Dr. Sameer Khatri  Shanti Mukand Hospital  ,-
New Delhi
DELHI 
91-9810381883

drsamkhatri@rediffmail.com 
Dr. Shiekh Aejaz Aziz  SKIMS  ,-
Srinagar
JAMMU & KASHMIR 
91-9419415365

saejaz2000@yahoo.co.in 
Dr. D. P. Singh  SMS Hospital Jaipur  ,-
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
91-094142-63400

drdpsingh@yahoo.com 
Dr. Jayaprakash Madhavan  TC 14/ 764 Sreemangalam  ,-

 
91-9447217437

jprakash.madhavan@gmail.com 
Dr. Vinay Vyas  Vyas Cancer Care  ,-

 
91-9413063148

vinay25vyas@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 3  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Care Ethics Committee, Mumbai  Approved 
Ethics Committee of Care Institute of Medical Sciences, Ahmedabad  Approved 
Institutional Review Board of Ambaa Hospitals, Hyderabad  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
Modification(s)  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Patients with KRAS wild-type metastatic Colorectal cancer,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Cetuximab + 5-FU + leucovorin + Oxaliplatin/ Irinotecan  Cetuximab 400mg/m2 loading dose followed by 250mg/m2 weekly OR 500 mg/m2 biweekly in combination FOLFOX/ FOLFIRI 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria
Modification(s)  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  The eligibility of the patients for this study is based on the
SPC label
- KRAS wild-type status of tumor tissue
- Chemotherapy naïve patients
- Signed written informed consent (at the discretion of
Centre) 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Known severe (grade 3 or 4; U.S. National Cancer Institute ? Common Toxicity Criteria; NCl-CTC) hypersensitivity reaction to Cetuximab Pregnancy and Lactation 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Safety and tolerability evaluated based on the incidence and severity of adverse events  At the end of study 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Response rate 2. Disease Control Rate (DCR) 3. Progression Free Survival (PS) 4. Overall Survival (OS)   At the end of the study 
 
Target Sample Size
Modification(s)  
Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  15/11/2009 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="3"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Open to Recruitment 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)   
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   Phase 4, observational study of Cetuximab in combination with FOLFOX/ FOLFIRI as a first line therapy in KRAS wildtype mCRC patients. Treatment duration is till disease progression, followed by a 3 year followup of the patients. It is primarily a safety and tolerability study, with secondary endpoints focussed on response rates, Progression free survival and Overall survival. 100 patients to be recruited , first patient enrolled on 15th November 
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