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Delivering a Diuretic Into the Liver Artery Followed by Plugging up the Artery to Starve Out Liver Cancer Cells

Phase 1
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Interventions
Procedure: Hepatic artery embolization (HAE)
Registration Number
NCT03107416
Lead Sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the safety of Bumetanide , at different doses to find out what effects, if any, it has on people who undergo tumor TAE as part of their regular care. Bumetanide is a commonly used medication to reduce the amount of water in the body.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with diagnoses of HCC according to European Association for the Study of Liver disease (EASL) criteria for diagnosis (See Appendix 1). Regional lymphadenopathy will be allowed.

    • Any virus status accepted (e.g. Hepatitis C etc.)
    • Any prior liver treatment
  • Patients within unresectable HCC

  • At least 18 years old

  • ECOG performance status 0 or 1

  • Radiographically measurable disease per mRECIST 1.1

  • Meets standard of care to undergo embolization

Exclusion Criteria
  • Women who are pregnant or lactating

  • Documented hypersensitivity to bumetanide or sulfonamides

  • Patients with resectable HCC

  • High risk for post-embolization hepatic failure:

    °Child's C cirrhosis

    °> 80% liver involvement by tumor

  • Contraindication to angiography/embolization including:

    • Patients cannot receive contrast:
    • Severe allergic reaction to contrast despite premedication
    • Poor renal function not on dialysis
    • Other, based on judgment of the investigator
  • ECOG score 2

  • Main portal vein tumor thrombus

  • BCLC D = patients with distant metastasis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
BumetanideBumetanideThree escalating doses of bumetanide will be used: 0.01 mg/kg (level 1), 0.02 mg/kg (level 2) and 0.04 mg/kg (level 3) in a standard 3+3 design. Starting with level 1, three patients will first be enrolled at each level.
BumetanideHepatic artery embolization (HAE)Three escalating doses of bumetanide will be used: 0.01 mg/kg (level 1), 0.02 mg/kg (level 2) and 0.04 mg/kg (level 3) in a standard 3+3 design. Starting with level 1, three patients will first be enrolled at each level.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) (phase I)1 year

Three escalating doses of bumetanide will be used: 0.01 mg/kg (level 1), 0.02 mg/kg (level 2) and 0.04 mg/kg (level 3) in a standard 3+3 design. Starting with level 1, three patients will first be enrolled at each level.

estimate the local tumor progression (LTP) rates (phase II)1 year

After the last first stage patient has three months followup, 6-month LTP will be estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods. If the one-sided 90% lower confidence bound is less than 40% the study will stop. Otherwise 12 more patients will be enrolled for a total of 30. At the end of the study 12-month LTP will be estimated using competing risk (cumulative incidence) methods.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent and follow-up only)

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Harrison, New York, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent and follow-up only)

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Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent and follow-up only)

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Middletown, New Jersey, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent and follow-up only)

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Montvale, New Jersey, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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New York, New York, United States

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