UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000056086
Receipt number R000064054
Scientific Title A pragmatic randomized controlled trial to confirm systemic anticancer therapy for patients with advanced solid tumors in the end-stage
Date of disclosure of the study information 2024/11/07
Last modified on 2025/08/01 13:31:03

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Basic information

Public title

A pragmatic randomized controlled trial to confirm systemic anticancer therapy for patients with advanced solid tumors in the end-stage

Acronym

TRUE trial

Scientific Title

A pragmatic randomized controlled trial to confirm systemic anticancer therapy for patients with advanced solid tumors in the end-stage

Scientific Title:Acronym

TRUE trial

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Advanced solid tumors for which treatments recommended by practice guidelines have been completed or are no longer available (breast cancer, lung cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, hepatobiliary pancreatic cancer, gynecologic cancer, urologic cancer)

Classification by specialty

Gastroenterology Hepato-biliary-pancreatic medicine Pneumology
Breast surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology Urology

Classification by malignancy

Malignancy

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To compare the standard of care, best supportive care (BSC), with chemotherapy (physician's choice) in terms of the effectiveness on overall survival (OS) and quality of life (QOL) for patients in the late stages of cancer chemotherapy for whom aggressive chemotherapies are not recommended.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Phase III


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Overall survival

Key secondary outcomes

1) EORTC QLQ-C30 score
2) EQ-5D-5L score
3) Health Economics
4) Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs)
5) Length of hospital stay up to 12 weeks after enrollment
6) Number of scheduled outpatient visits up to 12 weeks after enrollment
7) Number of emergency room and unscheduled outpatient visits up to 12 weeks after enrollment


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine

Interventions/Control_1

Physician's choice of drug therapy will be given to the study treatment group.

Interventions/Control_2

Best supportive care (BSC), the standard of care, will be given to the study control group.

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1) Histologically or cytologically diagnosed with solid cancer (breast cancer, lung cancer, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, hepatobiliary pancreatic cancer [hepatocellular carcinoma, biliary tract cancer (intrahepatic bile duct cancer, extrahepatic bile duct cancer, gallbladder cancer, duodenal papillary cancer), pancreatic cancer], gynecological cancer [ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, peritoneal cancer, cervical cancer, uterine cancer (including sarcoma)], urological cancer [prostate cancer, renal cancer, urothelial cancer]).
2) Advanced, metastatic, or recurrent cancer that is not resectable or radically irradiated.
3) Judged by attending physician that drug therapy is not aggressively recommended since all therapies recommended in the practice guidelines have been completed or judged to be unavailable.
4) There are drug therapies that are not recommended by practice guidelines but can be used.
5) Not scheduled to undergo gene panel testing.
6) 18 years and over at enrollment.
7) Performance status (PS) is 0, 1, or 2 according to ECOG criteria.
8) No measurable lesions are required.
9) No symptomatic brain metastases and no spinal metastases requiring radiation or surgical procedures.
10) Able to make outpatient visits.
11) Preserved organ function to receive drug therapies.
12) Able to complete QOL surveys using an electronic device.
13) Patient's written consent to participate in the study has been obtained.

Key exclusion criteria

1) Infectious disease requiring physical treatment.
2) Psychiatric disorders/symptoms that interfere with daily life and make it difficult to participate in the study.
3) Pregnant, possibly pregnant, within 28 days postpartum, or breastfeeding.
4) Judged difficult to participate in the study by the attending physician.

Target sample size

300


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Kei
Middle name
Last name Muro

Organization

Aichi Cancer Center

Division name

Department of Clinical Oncology

Zip code

464-8681

Address

1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi

TEL

052-762-6111

Email

kmuro@aichi-cc.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Atsuko
Middle name
Last name Nakasato

Organization

Public Health Research Foundation

Division name

Comprehensive Support Project for Oncology Research

Zip code

169-0051

Address

1-1-7 Nishi-waseda, Shinjuku, Tokyo

TEL

03-5287-2636

Homepage URL


Email

csp-qol@csp.or.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Aichi Cancer Center

Institute

Department

Personal name

Muro, Kei


Funding Source

Organization

National Institute of Public Health

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Aichi Cancer Center

Address

1-1 Kanokodono, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi

Tel

052-762-6111

Email

irb-jimu@aichi-cc.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions

愛知県がんセンター(愛知県), 岡山大学病院(岡山県), 神奈川県立がんセンター(神奈川県), 杏林大学医学部付属病院(東京都), 日本赤十字社医療センター(東京都), 秋田大学医学部附属病院(秋田県), 岩手医科大学(岩手県), 大分大学医学部附属病院(大分県), 大阪医科薬科大学病院(大阪府), 大阪国際がんセンター(大阪府), 鹿児島大学病院(鹿児島県), 川崎医科大学附属病院(岡山県), 岐阜大学医学部附属病院(岐阜県), 釧路労災病院(北海道), 群馬県立がんセンター(群馬県), 慶應義塾大学病院(東京都), 高知大学医学部(高知県), 公立学校共済組合九州中央病院(福岡県), 国際医療福祉大学熱海病院(静岡県), 国立病院機構沖縄病院(沖縄県), 札幌医科大学附属病院(北海道), 自治医科大学附属病院(栃木県), 聖マリアンナ医科大学(神奈川県), 聖隷浜松病院(静岡県), 筑波大学附属病院(茨城県), 手稲渓仁会病院(北海道), 東京警察病院(東京都), 東邦大学医療センター大森病院(東京都), 独立行政法人国立病院機構岡山医療センター(岡山県), 独立行政法人国立病院機構四国がんセンター(愛媛県), 栃木県立がんセンター(栃木県), 富山大学(富山県), トヨタ記念病院(愛知県), 豊橋市民病院(愛知県), 名古屋大学医学部附属病院(愛知県), 日本海総合病院(山形県), 日本赤十字社長崎原爆病院(長崎県), 兵庫医科大学(兵庫県), 福井大学医学部附属病院(福井県), 山口大学医学部附属病院(山口県), 山梨大学(山梨県), 関西労災病院(兵庫県), 国際親善総合病院(神奈川県), 昭和医科大学江東豊洲病院(東京都)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2024 Year 11 Month 07 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

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Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


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Results Delayed


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Baseline Characteristics


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Progress

Recruitment status

Enrolling by invitation

Date of protocol fixation

2024 Year 10 Month 11 Day

Date of IRB

2025 Year 01 Month 06 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 03 Month 04 Day

Last follow-up date

2029 Year 11 Month 30 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

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Management information

Registered date

2024 Year 11 Month 07 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 08 Month 01 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000064054