Portal Vein Embolization Using Coils Plus TAGM vs Multiple Coils for Patients With Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma or Hepatocellular Carcinoma

NCT ID: NCT04386772

Last Updated: 2020-06-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

56 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-27

Study Completion Date

2022-12-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to investigate the differences of safety and liver hypertrophy between portal vein embolization (PVE) using coils plus tris-acryl gelatin microspheres (TAGM) and multiple coils in patients with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) or with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Detailed Description

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Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) both are common primary hepatobiliary tumors, which often require extensive hepatic resection and challenge perioperative management as surgery remains the only chance of long-term survival for such patients. PVE induces effective hypertrophy on one side of the liver parenchyma ahead of a planned liver resection of the other side which becomes atrophic.

Technically, the percutaneous transhepatic approach becomes the standard of care for PVE. PVEs themselves with different embolization materials could vary in the degree of liver hypertrophy, though some techniques, such as TAE, HVE and stem cell, have been already used in combination with PVE and could promote the hypertrophy. Several aspects on the use of PVE are insufficiently studied and most recommendations are based on low-grade evidence. Large clinical studies that compare the effect of different embolic materials on the hypertrophy response are lacking. PVE using multiple coils to completely occlude all the target segmental and sectional branches is a conventional and fundamental approach in our center, which ensured a reliable hypertrophy response with a low PVE-related morbidity and post-hepatectomy liver failure rate in the past decades. PVE using with tris-acryl gelatin microspheres (TAGM) distally and coils proximally, which needs more interventional experience, has become one of standard approaches in our center. However, the study of high-grade evidence regarding the hypertrophy effect of PVE with TAGM and coils is still lacking.

In this randomized study, the investigators aim to compare PVE using TAGM plus coils to PVE using coils alone, in term of PVE-related complications, hypertrophy degree, hepatectomy completion rate, post-hepatectomy liver failure rate, features of immunohistochemical examination on parenchyma, for patients stratified by either pCCA or HCC.

Conditions

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Portal Vein Occlusion Cholangiocarcinoma, Perihilar Hepatocellular Carcinoma Liver; Hypertrophy, Acute

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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PVE with coils plus TAGM

PVE with coils proximally plus TAGM distally and subsequent major hepatectomy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

PVE with coils plus TAGM

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

PVE with TAGM distally and coils proximally and subsequent scheduled major hepatectomy. Sequential transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and PVE for patients with HCC. Selective biliary drainage on future liver remnant (FLR) side for patients with pCCA when obstructive jaundice is present.

PVE with multiple coils

PVE with multiple coils and subsequent major hepatectomy

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

PVE with multiple coils

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Procedure: PVE with multiple coils PVE with multiple coils proximally and distally and subsequent scheduled major hepatectomy. Sequential transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and PVE for patients with HCC. Selective biliary drainage on FLR side for patients with pCCA when obstructive jaundice is present.

Interventions

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PVE with coils plus TAGM

PVE with TAGM distally and coils proximally and subsequent scheduled major hepatectomy. Sequential transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and PVE for patients with HCC. Selective biliary drainage on future liver remnant (FLR) side for patients with pCCA when obstructive jaundice is present.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

PVE with multiple coils

Procedure: PVE with multiple coils PVE with multiple coils proximally and distally and subsequent scheduled major hepatectomy. Sequential transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and PVE for patients with HCC. Selective biliary drainage on FLR side for patients with pCCA when obstructive jaundice is present.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female patients \> 18 years and ≤ 70 years of age.
* Diagnosis of pCCA or HCC (through imaging, serology, and/or histological biopsy)
* Performance status: Karnofsky score ≥ 70
* Candidates for right portal vein embolization for potential major hepatectomy with curative intent. Volumetric indication for PVE is less than 40% of standardized FLR.
* Selective biliary drainage on FLR side for patients with pCCA should be performed when total bilirubin level is above 85.5μmol/L or bile duct dilation of FLR presents. Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization should be performed between 1 and 4 weeks before PVE for patients with HCC.
* Criteria of liver function: Child-Pugh A-B7 level, serum total bilirubin \< 85.5μmol/L after biliary drainage in pCCA, alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase ≤ 3 times the upper limit of normal value.
* Patients who can understand this trial and have signed the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with apparent cardiac, pulmonary, cerebral and renal dysfunction, which may affect the treatment.
* Patients with a history of any other malignant tumor, or allergic to iodine or gelatin.
* Subjects participating in other clinical trials.
* Platelet count \< 80×109/L and/or moderate or severe esophageal varices.
* ICGR15 ≥ 15% for HCC patients
* Obstructive jaundice lasts for \>2 months before PVE for pCCA patients.
* Tumor becomes unresectable by local progression and/or distant metastasis presents before PVE.
* Right portal vein is occluded by tumor invasion or embolus before PVE.
* Free portal vein pressure \>20 mmHg or porto-hepatic vein fistula at the beginning of PVE procedure.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Shen Feng

Professor and Chief Surgeon, Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Easter hepatobiliary surgery hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Feng SHEN, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

0086-21-81875005

Bin YI, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

0086-21-81887805

Facility Contacts

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Bin YI, MD

Role: primary

021-81887565

Other Identifiers

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EHBHKY2018-02-024

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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