Chemoembolization in Treating Patients With Primary Liver Cancer or Metastases to the Liver

NCT ID: NCT00003907

Last Updated: 2023-07-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1999-12-15

Study Completion Date

2012-08-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Chemoembolization kills tumor cells by blocking the blood flow to the tumor and keeping chemotherapy drugs near the tumor.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of chemoembolization in treating patients who have primary liver cancer or metastases to the liver that cannot be surgically removed.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Evaluate time to progression of disease in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma or neuroendocrine hepatic metastases undergoing chemoembolization.
* Evaluate tumor response achievable with chemoembolization in this patient population.
* Evaluate the toxicities of this treatment in these patients.
* Evaluate survival of these patients following this treatment.
* Evaluate extrahepatic patterns of failure following chemoembolization, to determine whether intrahepatic progression may be forestalled and survival affected in these patients.
* Validate a consistent method of performing chemoembolization in a multicenter setting.

OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to disease (hepatocellular carcinoma vs neuroendocrine hepatic metastases).

Patients undergo placement of a visceral arterial catheter. Patients receive doxorubicin, mitomycin, and cisplatin as a chemoemulsion via the arterial catheter into 1 hepatic lobe only. Immediately following delivery of the chemoemulsion, particulate embolization is performed. The opposite lobe, if involved, is treated within 3-5 weeks of treatment of the initial lobe.

In the absence of unacceptable toxicity, each involved lobe is treated separately a second time, in the same sequence, beginning 8 weeks after the last lobular chemoembolization. After completion of all protocol therapy, retreatment on study of either lobe is allowed for regrowth, recurrence, or new disease, provided at least 3 months have elapsed since the initial treatment of that lobe.

Patients are followed for 5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 19-42 patients will be accrued for this study within 1 year.

Conditions

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Liver Cancer Metastatic Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Hepatocellular carcinoma

Chemoemulsion (doxorubicin, mitomycin and cisplatin) followed by embolization. The entire procedure will be repeated separately to each involved lobe beginning within 8 weeks of the last lobar chemoembolization.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Doxorubicin 30 mg, mitomycin 30 mg, and cisplatin 100 mg (all in powdered form) should be dissolved in 10-15 cc of contrast agent (such as isovue or optiray).

doxorubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

Doxorubicin 30 mg, mitomycin 30 mg, and cisplatin 100 mg (all in powdered form) should be dissolved in 10-15 cc of contrast agent (such as isovue or optiray).

mitomycin

Intervention Type DRUG

Doxorubicin 30 mg, mitomycin 30 mg, and cisplatin 100 mg (all in powdered form) should be dissolved in 10-15 cc of contrast agent (such as isovue or optiray).

embolization

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Immediately following delivery of the chemoemulsion, particulate embolization is performed. The particulate embolic material is prepared on a separate table or tray, using absorbable gelatin sponge (Gelfoam, Upjohn, Kalamazoo, MI), in either powder or pledget form. Approximately 1 g of this temporary occlusive agent is dissolved in 20-30 cc of full-strength contrast with 2.4 cc of absolute alcohol.

Neuroendocrine hepatic metastases

Chemoemulsion (doxorubicin, mitomycin and cisplatin) followed by embolization. The entire procedure will be repeated separately to each involved lobe beginning within 8 weeks of the last lobar chemoembolization.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Doxorubicin 30 mg, mitomycin 30 mg, and cisplatin 100 mg (all in powdered form) should be dissolved in 10-15 cc of contrast agent (such as isovue or optiray).

doxorubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

Doxorubicin 30 mg, mitomycin 30 mg, and cisplatin 100 mg (all in powdered form) should be dissolved in 10-15 cc of contrast agent (such as isovue or optiray).

mitomycin

Intervention Type DRUG

Doxorubicin 30 mg, mitomycin 30 mg, and cisplatin 100 mg (all in powdered form) should be dissolved in 10-15 cc of contrast agent (such as isovue or optiray).

embolization

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Immediately following delivery of the chemoemulsion, particulate embolization is performed. The particulate embolic material is prepared on a separate table or tray, using absorbable gelatin sponge (Gelfoam, Upjohn, Kalamazoo, MI), in either powder or pledget form. Approximately 1 g of this temporary occlusive agent is dissolved in 20-30 cc of full-strength contrast with 2.4 cc of absolute alcohol.

Interventions

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cisplatin

Doxorubicin 30 mg, mitomycin 30 mg, and cisplatin 100 mg (all in powdered form) should be dissolved in 10-15 cc of contrast agent (such as isovue or optiray).

Intervention Type DRUG

doxorubicin

Doxorubicin 30 mg, mitomycin 30 mg, and cisplatin 100 mg (all in powdered form) should be dissolved in 10-15 cc of contrast agent (such as isovue or optiray).

Intervention Type DRUG

mitomycin

Doxorubicin 30 mg, mitomycin 30 mg, and cisplatin 100 mg (all in powdered form) should be dissolved in 10-15 cc of contrast agent (such as isovue or optiray).

Intervention Type DRUG

embolization

Immediately following delivery of the chemoemulsion, particulate embolization is performed. The particulate embolic material is prepared on a separate table or tray, using absorbable gelatin sponge (Gelfoam, Upjohn, Kalamazoo, MI), in either powder or pledget form. Approximately 1 g of this temporary occlusive agent is dissolved in 20-30 cc of full-strength contrast with 2.4 cc of absolute alcohol.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Cis-diaminedichloroplatinum Cis-diaminedichloroplatinum (II), diaminedichloroplatinum, cis-platinum, platinum, Platinol, Platinol-AQ, DDP, CDDP, DACP, NSC 119875 Adriamycin, Rubex, Adriamycin RDF, Adriamycin PFS, hydroxydaunorubicin, hydroxydaunomycin, ADR Mutamycin, trans-arterial chemoembolization, TACE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Biopsy-proven intrahepatic hepatocellular carcinoma or neuroendocrine tumor.
* Unresectable.
* Bidimensionally measurable disease by Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or UltraSound Scanning (US) within 6 weeks of registration.
* Evidence of patent portal vasculature by Doppler US, MRI, or angiography.
* Serum total bilirubin \< 2.0 mg/dl and serum creatinine \< 2.0 mg/dl within 4 weeks of registration.
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 2000/µl and platelets \> 50,000/µl within 4 weeks of registration.
* Expected survival of at least 3 months.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
* Age \>= 18 years.

Exclusion Criteria

* Evidence of extrahepatic disease that is likely to be life-threatening within 3 months, such as brain or symptomatic lung metastases.
* Previous intra-arterial or intra-hepatic chemotherapy or prior systemic chemotherapy within 4 weeks.
* Concurrent malignancy.
* Pregnant or breast-feeding women.
* History of life-threatening contrast allergy.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Keith E. Stuart, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Locations

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Front Range Cancer Specialists

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Baptist Cancer Institute - Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur)

Decatur, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center

Aurora, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Hematology and Oncology Associates

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Swedish Covenant Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Hinsdale Hematology Oncology Associates

Hinsdale, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Midwest Center for Hematology/Oncology

Joliet, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West

Joliet, Illinois, United States

Site Status

North Shore Oncology and Hematology Associates, Limited - Libertyville

Libertyville, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Hematology Oncology Associates - Skokie

Skokie, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Hematology/Oncology of the North Shore at Gross Point Medical Center

Skokie, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers

Michigan City, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Mercy Capitol Hospital

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status

John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status

John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates - West Des Moines

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Borgess Medical Center

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Site Status

West Michigan Cancer Center

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Bronson Methodist Hospital

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Memorial Hospital

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Somerset Medical Center

Somerville, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Overlook Hospital

Summit, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

St. Rita's Medical Center

Lima, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Albert Einstein Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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U10CA021115

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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E4298

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000067083

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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