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Clinical Trials/NCT00103298
NCT00103298CompletedPhase 2

A Phase II Trial of Isolated Hepatic Perfusion (IHP) and Systemic FOLFOX4 for Subjects With Metastatic Unresectable Colorectal Cancers of the Liver With ≥ 40% Hepatic Tumor Burden

National Cancer Institute (NCI)2 sites in 1 countryStarted: December 1, 2004Last updated:
Conditions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Completed
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Response and duration of response

Study Overview

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) and giving the drugs in different ways may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well isolated hepatic perfusion with melphalan followed by combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with unresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Determine the response and duration of response in patients with previously untreated unresectable liver metastases secondary to colorectal cancer treated with isolated hepatic perfusion with melphalan followed by leucovorin calcium, oxaliplatin, and fluorouracil.

Secondary

  • Determine the patterns of recurrence (liver vs systemic) in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine progression-free and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.
  • Correlate health-related quality of life with length of survival of patients treated with this regimen.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

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

Inclusion Criteria

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed colorectal cancer
  • Metastatic disease limited to the parenchyma of the liver
  • No evidence of unresectable extrahepatic disease by preoperative radiology
  • Limited extra-hepatic disease and dominant life-limiting liver disease allowed provided extra-hepatic sites are treatable by local ablative measures (e.g., surgical resection or external beam radiotherapy)
  • At least 40% hepatic replacement by tumor by axial CT scan or MRI
  • Unresectable liver metastases, defined by 1 of the following:
  • More than 3 sites of disease in the liver
  • Bilobar disease
  • Tumor abutting major vascular or ductal structures
  • Measurable disease
  • Previously untreated disease
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • 18 and over
  • Performance status
  • Life expectancy
  • Not specified
  • Hematopoietic
  • Hematocrit > 27.0%
  • WBC > 3,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count > 100,000/mm^3
  • Bilirubin < 2.0 mg/dL
  • PT < 2 seconds above upper limit of normal
  • Elevated transaminase levels allowed if due to liver metastases
  • No cirrhosis by biopsy
  • No significant portal hypertension as manifested by any of the following:
  • Esophageal varices by endoscopy
  • Significant collateral vessels around the organs drained by the portal venous system by radiography
  • No chronic active hepatitis
  • Hepatitis B and C surface antigen negative
  • No history of veno-occlusive disease
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL OR
  • Creatinine clearance > 60 mL/min
  • Cardiovascular
  • No ischemic cardiac disease
  • No history of congestive heart failure
  • LVEF > 40% by echocardiogram or stress thallium scan (for patients with cardiac disease)
  • No chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or other chronic pulmonary disease
  • Pulmonary function tests ≥ 50% of predicted (for patients with pulmonary disease)
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Weight > 30 kg
  • No active infection
  • No peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 2
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • Not specified
  • Chemotherapy
  • Prior adjuvant chemotherapy (including leucovorin calcium, oxaliplatin, and fluorouracil) allowed provided it was administered > 6 months before liver metastases were diagnosed
  • +7 more not shown

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Response and duration of response

Secondary Outcomes

  • Patterns of recurrence
  • Progression-free and overall survival
  • Correlation of health-related quality of life with length of survival

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Nih

Study Sites (2)

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