TY - JOUR
T1 - N08C9 (alliance)
T2 - A phase 3 randomized study of sulfasalazine versus placebo in the prevention of acute diarrhea in patients receiving pelvic radiation therapy presented at the 55th annual meeting of the American society for radiation oncology, September 22, 2013, Atlanta, Georgia
AU - Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
AU - Miller, Robert C.
AU - Petereit, Daniel G.
AU - Sloan, Jeff A.
AU - Liu, Heshan
AU - Martenson, James A.
AU - Bearden, James D.
AU - Sapiente, Ronald
AU - Seeger, Grant R.
AU - Mowat, Rex B.
AU - Liem, Ben
AU - Iott, Matthew J.
AU - Loprinzi, Charles L.
N1 - Funding Information:
The content of this manuscript is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The study was funded by the US National Institutes of Health grant CA 124477 ; The trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov No. NCT01198145 . The research for North Central Cancer Treatment Group N08C9 (Alliance) was supported, in part, by grants from the NCI to the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, Chair) (CA31946) and to the Alliance Statistics and Data Center (Daniel J. Sargent, PhD) (CA33601). The study agent was provided by Pfizer. Mayo Clinic paid for preparation of the study placebo.
Funding Information:
US National Institutes of Health grant CA 124477.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2016/7/15
Y1 - 2016/7/15
N2 - Purpose To provide confirmatory evidence on the use of sulfasalazine to reduce enteritis during pelvic radiation therapy (RT), following 2 prior single-institution trials suggestive that benefit existed. Methods and Materials A multi-institution, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial was designed to assess the efficacy of sulfasalazine versus placebo in the treatment of RT-related enteritis during RT including the posterior pelvis (45.0-53.5 Gy) and conducted through a multicenter national cooperative research alliance. Patients received 1000 mg of sulfasalazine or placebo orally twice daily during and for 4 weeks after RT. The primary endpoint was maximum severity of diarrhea (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0). Toxicity and bowel function were assessed by providers through a self-administered bowel function questionnaire taken weekly during RT and for 6 weeks afterward. Results Eighty-seven patients were enrolled in the trial between April 29, 2011, and May 13, 2013, with evenly distributed baseline factors. At the time of a planned interim toxicity analysis, more patients with grade ≥3 diarrhea received sulfasalazine than received placebo (29% vs 11%, P=.04). A futility analysis showed that trial continuation would be unlikely to yield a positive result, and a research board recommended halting study treatment. Final analysis of the primary endpoint showed no significant difference in maximum diarrhea severity between the sulfasalazine and placebo arms (P=.41). Conclusions Sulfasalazine does not reduce enteritis during pelvic RT and may be associated with a higher risk of adverse events than placebo. This trial illustrates the importance of confirmatory phase 3 trials in the evaluation of symptom-control agents.
AB - Purpose To provide confirmatory evidence on the use of sulfasalazine to reduce enteritis during pelvic radiation therapy (RT), following 2 prior single-institution trials suggestive that benefit existed. Methods and Materials A multi-institution, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial was designed to assess the efficacy of sulfasalazine versus placebo in the treatment of RT-related enteritis during RT including the posterior pelvis (45.0-53.5 Gy) and conducted through a multicenter national cooperative research alliance. Patients received 1000 mg of sulfasalazine or placebo orally twice daily during and for 4 weeks after RT. The primary endpoint was maximum severity of diarrhea (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0). Toxicity and bowel function were assessed by providers through a self-administered bowel function questionnaire taken weekly during RT and for 6 weeks afterward. Results Eighty-seven patients were enrolled in the trial between April 29, 2011, and May 13, 2013, with evenly distributed baseline factors. At the time of a planned interim toxicity analysis, more patients with grade ≥3 diarrhea received sulfasalazine than received placebo (29% vs 11%, P=.04). A futility analysis showed that trial continuation would be unlikely to yield a positive result, and a research board recommended halting study treatment. Final analysis of the primary endpoint showed no significant difference in maximum diarrhea severity between the sulfasalazine and placebo arms (P=.41). Conclusions Sulfasalazine does not reduce enteritis during pelvic RT and may be associated with a higher risk of adverse events than placebo. This trial illustrates the importance of confirmatory phase 3 trials in the evaluation of symptom-control agents.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.01.063
DO - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.01.063
M3 - Article
C2 - 27354129
AN - SCOPUS:84975321353
VL - 95
SP - 1168
EP - 1174
JO - International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
JF - International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
SN - 0360-3016
IS - 4
ER -