Registry Study of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation & Transplant for Cholangiocarcinoma Patients
- Registration Number
- NCT00301379
- Lead Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
This is an observational study intended to validate results of a previous study done at the Mayo Clinic. Patients are treated with combination chemotherapy and radiation and maintained on oral Xeloda until they can receive liver transplant. A staging laparotomy is performed before chemoradiation in order to identify patients who will most benefit from the tr...
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 59
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Diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma that has been established preoperatively by at least one of the following criteria:
- A positive brush cytology or biopsy result obtained at the time of cholangiography;
- Fluorescence in situ hybridization demonstrating aneuploidy;
- A serum CA 19-9 value greater than 100 U/mL in the presence of a radiographically characteristic malignant stricture in the absence of cholangitis.
- Listed for OLT for hilar cholangiocarcinoma
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Tumor/stricture is above the cystic duct and is unresectable.
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A suitable candidate for orthotopic liver transplantation as judged by the liver transplant team. All 3 treatment modalities are not needed to confirm eligibility for this registry trial.
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>/= 18 years of age.
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Willing and able to provide written informed consent.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 Observation data collection study. Patients with unresectable cholangiocarcinoma.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of patients withdrawn due to toxicity and other treatment related events. Completion of treatment for all patients (estimated to be 18 years total)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of patients who respond to treatment Completion of treatment for all patients (estimated to be 18 years total) -Response is defined as an absence of progressive disease or metastasis, so that the patient remains a candidate for liver transplantation
Overall survival Completion of treatment for all patients (estimated to be 18 years total) Disease-free survival Completion of treatment for all patients (estimated to be 18 years total)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Washington University School of Medicine
🇺🇸Saint Louis, Missouri, United States