Phase III randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of monosialotetrahexosylganglioside in prevention of oxaliplatin-induced neurotoxicity in stage II/III colorectal cancer patients.

674Background: Monosialotetrahexosylganglioside (GM1) is a glycosphingolipid, which has antioxidant and neuroprotective properties. Cumulative neurotoxicity is a prominent toxicity of oxaliplatin-based therapy. This study was designed to assess the efficacy of GM1 for preventing oxaliplatin-induced neurotoxicity in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Methods: A total of 186 patients with stage II/III CRC undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy with modified FOLFOX6 (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin) were randomly assigned to intravenous GM1 80mg per day or placebo from day 0 to day 4 during chemotherapy. The primary end point was the rate of grade 2 or worse cumulative neurotoxicity, measured by investigator using the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) version 4.0. The secondary end point were the chronic cumulative neurotoxicity measured by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Chemotherapy-Induced Pe...