LIver Transplantation for Non-Resectable Intrahepatic CholAngiocarcinoma (LIRICA)
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 10
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Overall Survival
Study Overview
Brief Summary
LIRICA is a prospective non-randomized study aimed at exploring the outcome of liver transplantation in selected patients with unresectable iCCA after a downstaging/disease control protocol with standard of care chemotherapy, in terms of overall survival and quality of life. Additionally, the study aims to identify pre-transplant biological markers and clinical factors that can stratify patients with the best post-transplant prognosis. Finally, the study aims to investigate the role of preoperative PET-MR, especially in relation to lymph node locations, by correlating the results with histological examination after iliac lymphadenectomy.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Histologically confirmed diagnosis of iCCA
- •First diagnosis of iCCA
- •Recurrence after R0 hepatic resection, N0, M0 without macrovascular invasion
- •Disease considered unsuitable for hepatic resection based on tumor location and extent or underlying liver dysfunction
- •Absence of major vascular invasion, extrahepatic disease, or involvement of regional lymph nodes detected on radiological study
- •No evidence of extrahepatic metastatic disease after chest-abdomen-pelvis CT and PET-MR (or PET-CT)
- •At least six months have passed since the first diagnosis of iCCA (or recurrence) to the date of inclusion on the liver transplant waiting list
- •The patient has received at least six months of SOC chemotherapy, achieving disease stability or partial response (according to RECIST version 1.1) at the time of listing for transplantation
- •Hematochemical evaluation: Hb ≥ 9 g/dL, Leukocytes ≥ 3.0 X 109/L, Neutrophils ≥ 1.5 X 109/L, Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm3 (≥ 10 X 109/L), Total Bilirubin ≤ 3 mg/dL (≤ 51 umol/L), AST or ALT ≤ 5 times the upper limit of normal, Serum Creatinine and Urea < 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
- •ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance status ≤ 1
- •Patient's BMI ≥ 18 and ≤ 30 kg/m2
- •Signed informed consent, and expected patient cooperation for treatment and follow-up, must be obtained and documented according to good clinical practice and national/local regulations
Exclusion Criteria
- •Tumor involving nearby extrahepatic structures (including involvement of major hepatic vessels) by direct invasion (T4 per AJCC 8th edition)
- •Tumor penetrating the visceral peritoneum (T3 per AJCC 8th edition)
- •Previous extrahepatic metastatic disease
- •Prior neoplasms, except those treated curatively for more than 5 years without recurrence
- •Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- •Known history of solid organ or bone marrow transplantation
- •Substance abuse and medical, psychological, or social conditions that may interfere with the patient's participation in the study or with the evaluation of study outcomes
- •Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- •Medical-surgical contraindications for liver transplantation
- •Any reason for which, in the investigator's judgment, the patient should not participate in the study
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Overall Survival
Time Frame: 3 and 5 years
Survival from time of transplantation to time of death or last follow up
Secondary Outcomes
- PFS comparison with chemotherapy alone(3 years)
- OS comparison with chemotherapy alone(3 years)
- Disease-Free Survival (DFS)(3 and 5 years)
- Concordance of surgical and PET_RM staging (number, size, location)(Perioperative)
- Quality of life assessed using EORTC QLQ-C30(5 years)
- Biological markers(5 years)
- Overall survival from the time of recurrence(5 years)
- Cancer-related mortality(3 and 5 years)
- Morbidity(90 days)
- Drop out(5 years)
- Quality of life assessed using FACT-Hep questionnaire(5 years)
Investigators
Enrico Gringeri
Associate Professor
Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
