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Clinical Trials/NCT04824742
NCT04824742Not yet recruitingNot Applicable

A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study of Neoadjuvant PDT in the Treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma

First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University1 site in 1 country50 target enrollmentStarted: April 1, 2021Last updated:
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Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Not yet recruiting
Enrollment
50
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
R0 resection rate

Study Overview

Brief Summary

For patients with locally advanced cholangiocarcinoma with resectable margins, patients who meet the selection criteria are randomly divided into two groups A and B. Group A: neoadjuvant PDT therapy combined with radical surgery; Group B: radical surgery. This study aims to explore the clinical effectiveness and safety of neoadjuvant photodynamic therapy for cholangiocarcinoma, as well as its role in destroying local tumors and enhancing systemic inflammation.

Detailed Description

The average 5-year survival rate of patients with cholangiocarcinoma is about 5-10%. Only 30%-40% of patients have the opportunity to obtain radical surgery. Surgical resection is limited by the extent of tumor spread along the bile duct branches and segments, and the degree of involvement of the portal vein and (or) hepatic artery branches. Complete resection with negative margins (R0) is the only possible radical treatment. Only 60%-78% of radical surgery for cholangiocarcinoma are considered to achieve true R0 resection, and the tumor-free margin is often very short. Even after R0 resection, the recurrence rate is as high as 50%-76%. Photodynamic therapy is a tumor specific ablation method with small side effects and repeated treatments will not produce drug resistance. It provides a new prospect for the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma. For the current patients with locally advanced cholangiocarcinoma, neoadjuvant photodynamic therapy is used to make them resectable. Demotion and subsequent resection may potentially improve their results. Similarly, patients with resectable margins can benefit from tumor downgrading by increasing their chances of undergoing R0 resection. In order to increase the negative rate of resection margins, and to ensure sufficient tumor-free margins of the bile duct stumps, the research is still blank. For patients with locally advanced cholangiocarcinoma with resectable margins, patients who meet the selection criteria are randomly divided into two groups A and B. Group A: neoadjuvant PDT therapy combined with radical surgery; Group B: radical surgery. This study aims to explore the clinical effectiveness and safety of neoadjuvant photodynamic therapy, as well as its role in destroying local tumors and enhancing systemic inflammation.This study plans to enroll 50 patients. It is planned to complete the enrollment operation within 2 years, and the follow-up observation will be continued for 5 years after the operation. All patients are expected to complete neoadjuvant PDT treatment and radical surgery within 2 years, survival period (5 years survival rate), R0 resection rate and local recurrence rate are the main observation indicators, and the bilirubin level, the number of intraoperative freezing, the length of the tumor-free margin of the tumor tissue, and the incidence of complications (biliary leakage, cholangitis, phototoxicity) are the secondary observation indicators.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Patients with age between 18 to 75 years;
  • •Patients'gender was not limited;
  • •Patients with locally advanced cholangiocarcinoma who have a clear diagnosis of the primary disease and require surgical resection or potential surgical resection;
  • •No history of radiotherapy and chemotherapy;
  • •Willing to accept this clinical trial, sign informed consent and be able to cooperate with follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Women during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and those with mental illness;
  • •Patients allergic to porphyrin drugs, porphyria;
  • •Long-term use of glucocorticoids or autoimmune suppression;
  • •Surgical contraindication, including:
  • •Child-Pugh C with hepatic encephalopathy Anyone with heart, lung, kidney dysfunction or other organ dysfunction, and cannot tolerate surgery.Hepatic ducts stone disease, who was diagnosed as Acute Cholangitis of Severe Type, especially complicated with bacteremia or septic shock. End stage disease, complicated with biliary cirrhosis or portal hypertension.Patients with long- term obstructive jaundice, dehydration, electrolyte disturbance or coagulation defects; Patients have the tendency or history of bleeding.

Arms & Interventions

radical surgery

Active Comparator

Patients with cholangiocarcinoma undergo radical surgical resection

Intervention: Radical surgery (Procedure)

neoadjuvant PDT + radical surgery

Experimental

Photodynamic therapy for neoadjuvant treatment of cholangiocarcinoma

Intervention: Neoadjuvant PDT + radical surgery (Procedure)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

R0 resection rate

Time Frame: During operation

Compare the incidence of positive margins of bile duct after surgical resection of cholangiocarcinoma between the two groups

Local recurrence rate

Time Frame: 1-year post operation

Compare the local recurrence rate of cholangiocarcinoma between the two groups

Survival time

Time Frame: 5-year post operation

Compare the 5-year survival time of the two groups

Secondary Outcomes

  • Bilirubin level(1,3,6,12-month post operation)
  • Complication rate(1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8-week Post operation)
  • Tumor-free margin length(During operation)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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