Biliary stenting with or without photodynamic therapy in treating patients with locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic cholangiocarcinomas or other biliary tract tumours that cannot be removed by surgery
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancerCancerMalignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of biliary tract
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN87712758
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity College London (UK)
- Brief Summary
2012 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23200007 results 2018 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30094069 results
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 93
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged over 16 years of age, either sex
2. Histologically/cytologically confirmed biliary tract carcinoma, unsuitable for surgery
3. Adequate biliary drainage
4. World Health Organization (WHO) performance score of 0, 1, 2 or 3
5. Life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks
Exclusion Criteria
1. Receiving concurrent treatment for metastatic disease
2. Other/prior malignancy or intercurrent disease
3. Unable to give consent
4. Shows symptoms of porphyria
5. Pregnant or lactating
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method