Single-arm Study of Photodynamic Laser Therapy Using Foscan for Non-curatively-resectable Bile Duct Carcinoma

NCT ID: NCT01016002

Last Updated: 2009-11-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

35 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess efficacy and safety of Foscan (temoporfin) photodynamic therapy in the treatment of locally advanced perihilar bile duct carcinoma without distant metastases.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Non-curative Resectable Bile Duct Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Temoporfin

Intervention Type DRUG

Drug treatment: Temoporfin 0.15 mg/kg body weight, intravenous injection within at least 6 min.

Laser Treatment: 652nm wavelength; 30 Joules/cm diffusor length ( 200 sec at 150mW/cm diffusor length), within 96 h after Foscan

Interventions

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Temoporfin

Drug treatment: Temoporfin 0.15 mg/kg body weight, intravenous injection within at least 6 min.

Laser Treatment: 652nm wavelength; 30 Joules/cm diffusor length ( 200 sec at 150mW/cm diffusor length), within 96 h after Foscan

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Foscan Meso-tetrahydroxyphenyl Chlorin

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* bile duct carcinoma proven by histology in advanced or non-operable stage or tumor extension:

1. Bismuth type III or IV ( not resectable with R0-margins )
2. Bismuth type I or II, if resective surgery is contraindicated for old age or poor surgical risk of patient
* sufficient general condition to undergo PDT (Karnofsky status \> 30%)
* age \> 19 years
* access to common bile duct (either via endoscopy after sphincterotomy or percutaneously after transhepatic drainage),
* informed written consent

Exclusion Criteria

* porphyria or other diseases exacerbated by light
* known intolerance or allergies to porphyrin derivatives
* a planned surgical procedure within the next 30 days
* coexisting ophthalmic disease likely to require slit lamp examination within the next 30 days
* impaired kidney or liver function (creatinine \> 2.5x elevated, INR \> 2.2 on vitamin K),
* leukopenia ( WBC \< 2000/cmm ) or thrombopenia ( \< 50000/cmm ),
* cytotoxic chemotherapy within the past 4 weeks.
* pregnancy ( and safe contraception for 6 months after PDT )
* accompanying/complicating disease with very poor prognosis (expected survival \< 6 weeks),
* proven advanced peritoneal carcinomatosis ( PET scan imaging, ascites positive for tumor cells)
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Biolitec Pharma Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Salzburg

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Department of Internal Medicine I, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria

Principal Investigators

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Frieder Berr, Prof., MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Internal Medicine I, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria

Lohse A, Prof., MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany

Locations

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Department of Internal Medicine I, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg

Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

Site Status RECRUITING

Internal Medicine Dept., University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg, City state of Hamburg, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Austria Germany

Central Contacts

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Frieder Berr, Prof., MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: (43-) 662-4482

Email: [email protected]

Lohse A, Prof., MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +49-(0)40-4280

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Frieder Berr, Prof., MD

Role: primary

A. Lohse, Prof., MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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EUDRA CT 2005-004866-17

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Foscan 1/2005

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id