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Updated June 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 3INTERVENTIONAL

Comparison of Oral Cyclophosphamide vs Doxorubicin in ≥65 Years Old Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients

Randomized Phase III Study of Oral Cyclophosphamide vs Doxorubicin in 65 Years or Older Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma: a UNICANCER/GERICO Multicenter Program

Comparison of Oral Cyclophosphamide vs Doxorubicin in ≥65 Years Old Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients (NCT04757337) is a Phase 3 interventional studying Advanced Soft-tissue Sarcoma and Metastatic Soft-tissue Sarcoma, sponsored by UNICANCER. RECRUITING as of the most recent ClinicalTrials.gov update. Talk to your doctor before contacting the trial site.

Important: This information is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

About This Trial

Most advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS) are unfortunately incurable, making the preservation of the patient's quality of life a major goal, along with prolonging survival. Age is not a criterion for not providing effective treatment, but the goals of treatment change with age and must be integrated into the treatment decision. Elderly patients prioritise a life free of dependency, preservation of their cognitive functions and quality of life related to their state of health. They are therefore reluctant to receive a treatment that does little to improve life expectancy at the cost of significant functional losses. Patients aged 65 years and older account for one third of all patients with STS. In the absence of dedicated recommendations, these elderly patients are currently receiving doxorubicin-based chemotherapy as first-line treatment (as recommended for younger patients), with a substantial risk of toxicity (especially cardiac). In this specific population, previous studies have shown that oral cyclophosphamide seems to have a promising activity, but also a very acceptable toxicity. Thus, the GERICO study aims to compare standard doxorubicin chemotherapy with oral cyclophosphamide for the treatment of elderly patients with STS.

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 3 trials confirm efficacy and safety in large patient groups (often 300–3,000+) and form the evidence base for an FDA approval submission. For Advanced Soft-tissue Sarcoma, Phase 3 studies typically randomize participants between the investigational treatment and either a placebo or current standard of care. A successful Phase 3 result is the threshold most treatments need to clear before regulatory approval.

This trial is currently recruiting participants. The sponsor has registered the study with ClinicalTrials.gov as actively enrolling, which means new applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can be considered for screening. Trial status can change between updates — confirm current recruiting status with the study contact before traveling for a screening visit.

Target enrollment of 214 participants puts this in the typical range for a Phase 2-style efficacy study or a moderate Phase 3 trial in a focused Advanced Soft-tissue Sarcoma subpopulation. At this scale, the study has enough statistical power to detect a clear treatment effect but is not the largest cohort in the field.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: 1. Patient must have signed a written willing to sign a consent form form prior to any trial specific procedures. When the patient is physically unable to give their written consent, a trust person of their choice, independent from the investigator or the sponsor, can confirm in writing the patient's consent 2. Age ≥65 years (inclusions will be managed to ensure that at least 50% of the randomized patients are ≥75 years old) 3. Diagnosis of soft-tissue sarcoma diagnosed by tissue sample (biopsy-confirmed) by Réseau de Référence en Pathologie des Sarcomes et des Viscères (RRePS) 4. Metastatic or locally advanced disease not amenable to surgery, radiation, or combined modality treatment with curative intent. Palliative radiation therapy is permitted only if direct on nontarget lesion 5. Documentation of disease progression within the last 6 months before randomization 6. Measurable disease, defined as at least 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion on a CT-scan as defined by response evaluation criteria in solid tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) 7. expected to live at least 6 months 8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤2 9. G8 score \>14 10. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) value by echocardiogram or Multiple gated acquisition scanning (MUGA) ≥55% 11. Adequate bone marrow, renal, and hepatic function, as evidenced by the following within 7 days of study treatment initiation: 1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1,500/mm³ 2. platelet count at least 100,000/mm³ 3. blood count (hemoglobin) at least 9.0 g/dL 4. Serum creatinine ≤2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) 5. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥50 ml/min/1.73m² (calculated with MDRD) 6. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5 x ULN (≤5.0 × ULN for patients with liver involvement of their cancer ) 7. Total bilirubin ≤1.5 X ULN ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

These are translations of the protocol\'s inclusion and exclusion criteria, simplified for patients and caregivers. The original clinical text appears below. Eligibility is ultimately confirmed by the trial site\'s screening process — this summary is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor, not a final determination.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient must have signed a written informed consent form prior to any trial specific procedures. When the patient is physically unable to give their written consent, a trust person of their choice, independent from the investigator or the sponsor, can confirm in writing the patient's consent 2. Age ≥65 years (inclusions will be managed to ensure that at least 50% of the randomized patients are ≥75 years old) 3. Diagnosis of soft-tissue sarcoma histologically confirmed by Réseau de Référence en Pathologie des Sarcomes et des Viscères (RRePS) 4. Metastatic or locally advanced disease not amenable to surgery, radiation, or combined modality treatment with curative intent. Palliative radiation therapy is permitted only if direct on nontarget lesion 5. Documentation of disease progression within the last 6 months before randomization 6. Measurable disease, defined as at least 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion on a CT-scan as defined by response evaluation criteria in solid tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) 7. Life expectancy of at least 6 months 8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤2 9. G8 score \>14 10. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) value by echocardiogram or Multiple gated acquisition scanning (MUGA) ≥55% 11. Adequate bone marrow, renal, and hepatic function, as evidenced by the following within 7 days of study treatment initiation: 1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1,500/mm³ 2. Platelets ≥100,000/mm³ 3. Hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL 4. Serum creatinine ≤2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) 5. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥50 ml/min/1.73m² (calculated with MDRD) 6. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5 x ULN (≤5.0 × ULN for patients with liver involvement of their cancer ) 7. Total bilirubin ≤1.5 X ULN 8. Alkaline phosphatase ≤2.5 x ULN (≤5 x ULN with liver involvement of their cancer) 9. serum albumin \>25 g/L 10. Prothrombin time (PT)/International normalized ratio (INR) ≤1.5 x ULN Patients who are therapeutically treated with an agent such as warfarin or heparin will be allowed to participate provided that no prior evidence of underlying abnormality in coagulation parameters exists. Close monitoring of at least weekly evaluations will be performed until PT/INR is stable based on a measurement that is pre-dose as defined by the local standard of care 12. Male patients must agree to use adequate contraception for the duration of trial participation and up to 6 months after completing treatment/therapy. Adequate contraception is defined as any medically recommended method (or combination of methods) as per standard of care 13. Patients must be affiliated to a Social Security System (or equivalent) 14. Patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures including follow-up Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous systemic treatment for advance or metastatic sarcoma 2. Previous neoadjuvant or adjuvant anthracycline treatment for localized sarcoma 3. Soft-tissue sarcoma with the following histological subtypes: dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, desmoid tumor, alveolar or embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, Desmoplastic small round cell tumor, Kaposi Sarcoma, Gastro-Intestinal stromal tumor, Peripheral neuroectodermal tumors 4. Primary bone sarcoma (including osteosarcoma, Ewing tumor, chondrosarcoma, and chordoma) 5. Symptomatic or known central nervous system (CNS) metastases 6. Known history of or concomitant malignancy likely to affect life expectancy in the judgment of the investigator and history of radiotherapy mediastinal in the last five years 7. Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days before Day 1 of treatment 8. Active cardio vascular disease including any of the following: Congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association (NYHA) ≥Class 2), unstable angina (angina symptoms at rest), new-onset angina (begun within the last 3 months), acute inflammatory cardiopathy, severe arrythmia, high risk of bleeding, cerebrovascular accident within the last 6 months 9. Uncontrolled grade \>2 hypertension. (Systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg or diastolic pressure ≥100 mmHg despite optimal medical management) 10. Ongoing infection ≥Grade 2 according to NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 (CTCAE v5.0) 11. Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection 12. Known history of chronic hepatitis B or C 13. History of organ allograft 14. Pre-existing acute hemorrhagic cystitis, urinary tract obstruction, acute urinary tract infection 15. Concomitant disease or condition that could interfere with the conduct of the study, or that would, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an unacceptable risk to the subject in this study 16. Substance abuse, medical condition, that may interfere with the patient's participation in the study or evaluation of the study results 17. Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs, study drug classes, or excipients in the formulation 18. Inability to swallow oral medications, any malabsorption condition. 19. Persons deprived of their liberty or under protective custody or guardianship 20. Participation in another therapeutic trial within the 30 days prior to randomization and during the study 21. Patients having received live attenuated vaccine therapy used for prevention of diseases as influenza, chickenpox, zoster, measles, mumps, rubella, tuberculosis, rotavirus or yellow fever within 4 weeks of the first dose of study drug. These vaccinations are not permitted during the study up to 6 months after the last treatment 22. Patients unwilling or unable to comply with the medical follow-up required by the trial because of geographic, familial, social, or psychological reasons

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Doxorubicin

6 x 3-week cycles corresponding to a maximal duration of 18 weeks

DRUG

Cyclophosphamide

Until progression up to 24 months

Locations (1)

Trial sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for this study. Site activation status can vary — confirm with the specific site before traveling for a screening visit.

Institut Claudius Reagaud-IUCT Oncopôle
Toulouse, France

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT04757337), the sponsor (UNICANCER), and the key eligibility criteria — to your next appointment. Your doctor can review the inclusion and exclusion criteria against your medical history, lab values, and current treatments to assess whether you are likely to qualify. They can also help you weigh whether trial participation makes sense alongside your existing care plan.

Useful questions to walk through together: What does the trial protocol require beyond standard care? How long is the active treatment phase, and how long is follow-up? Are there study visits at sites I can reach? Who pays for the trial-specific procedures, and who pays for standard-of-care portions? See our 25 questions to ask about clinical trials guide for a more complete checklist.

Authoritative Sources

The official record for this trial lives on ClinicalTrials.gov — the federal registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. For background on how this trial fits into the FDA approval pathway, see the FDA drug approval process. For oncology-specific guidance for patients considering trials, the National Cancer Institute publishes patient-oriented overviews. International trial registries are aggregated by the WHO ICTRP.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCT04757337 clinical trial studying?

Most advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS) are unfortunately incurable, making the preservation of the patient's quality of life a major goal, along with prolonging survival. Age is not a criterion for not providing effective treatment, but the goals of treatment change with age and must be integrated into the treatment decision. Elderly patients prioritise a life free of dependency, preservation of their cognitive functions and quality of life related to their state of health. They are therefore reluctant to receive a treatment that does little to improve life expectancy at the co… The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT04757337?

Eligibility for this trial depends on the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria set by the sponsor. The plain-English summary above translates the most important criteria into accessible language; the official clinical text is preserved in the collapsible section underneath. Whether you fit any specific trial is a medical decision your doctor needs to confirm — bring the trial information to your treating physician for a full review against your medical history.

How do I contact the trial site for NCT04757337?

Contact information registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is shown in the sidebar of this page. Before reaching out, confirm with your treating physician that this trial is appropriate for your situation. The trial site will then walk you through the screening process to determine final eligibility.

Is participating in a clinical trial safe?

Clinical trials in the United States are regulated by the FDA and overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review the protocol for safety. Risk varies by trial — Phase 1 studies test new treatments in humans for the first time, while Phase 3 trials use treatments that have already passed earlier safety screening. The informed consent document for any specific trial details the known risks and what to expect. Discuss those risks with your physician before deciding whether to participate.

Where can I verify the data on this page?

Every detail on this page comes directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. Click "View on ClinicalTrials.gov" in the sidebar to see the official, unmodified record. The federal record is always authoritative; this page is a structured presentation with a plain-English eligibility translation. For background on how clinical trials are regulated, see the FDA drug approval process documentation.

How This Page Is Built

Every field on this page is pulled directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — no estimates, no proxies. The plain-English eligibility translation is generated from the original protocol text and reviewed for fidelity to the underlying clinical criteria. The original clinical text remains visible in the collapsible section above so users and clinicians can verify the translation. Read the full methodology for the data pipeline and known limitations.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 record for NCT04757337. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Public domain. Cite as: "TrialFinderData. NCT04757337. Data: ClinicalTrials.gov."

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Last updated 2026-06-07 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.