Impact of Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Prior to Liver Resection for Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Metastases

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Colorectal Cancer; Liver Metastases
• Interventions: Procedure: PET diagnostic imaging

• Registration Number: NCT00265356
• Lead Sponsor: Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG)

Brief Summary

The purpose of this trial is to improve the management of patients with potentially surgically curable colorectal cancer liver metastases.

The primary objective is to determine the impact of pre-operative positron emission tomography (PET) on patients who have been assessed as having resectable colorectal cancer liver metastases by conventional imaging (computed tomography (CT) abdomen/thorax, colonoscopy), by determining the proportion of patients who have a change in management resulting from PET.

Detailed Description

Colorectal cancer remains a leading cause of death in men and women. A significant number of patients with colorectal cancer will either present with, or subsequently develop, liver metastases. In contrast to many other epithelial solid tumours, resection of colorectal cancer hepatic metastases results in long-term survival and even cure. However, despite state of the art CT imaging, 60-75% of patients who appear to have limited disease amenable to surgical resection will eventually die from extra-hepatic and recurrent hepatic metastases. If occult micrometastatic disease that becomes evident after liver resection could be detected reliably during pre-operative assessment, patients harboring more widespread disease could be spared a non-curative liver resection. This is one of the present challenges of liver surgery. PET imaging has the potential to improve the detection of both hepatic and extra-hepatic metastatic disease, not detected by conventional imaging modalities.

This prospective, multicenter trial will enroll patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases considered resectable, based on CT scans of the thorax, abdomen and pelvis, which demonstrate no evidence of extra-hepatic disease. A full colonoscopy within the preceding 12 months will ensure there is no local recurrence, or other primary cancer at the time of planned liver resection. These patients will be randomized to PET scan or not.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-11
• Study First Submitted: 2005-12-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-12-12
• Study First Posted: 2005-12-14
• Primary Completion: 2010-04
• Study Completion: 2013-04
• Status Verified: 2013-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-10-18
• Last Update Posted: 2013-10-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 404

Inclusion Criteria

1. Histologic proof of previous colorectal adenocarcinoma (not carcinoid, squamous cell cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, or lymphoma)
2. Contrast-enhanced spiral CT scan of the thorax, and a tri-phasic CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis performed within 30 days (plus up to 14 days) before randomization demonstrating resectable metastasis(es) that are isolated to the liver
3. Full colonoscopy performed within the preceding 18 months showing no evidence of malignancy (other than a synchronous colorectal primary expected to be removed at time of liver resection)
4. Age over 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Extrahepatic disease including enlarged portal lymph nodes on CT
2. Prior liver resection
3. Previous radiofrequency ablation of malignant liver lesion
4. Systemic chemotherapy within three weeks prior to randomization
5. Radiotherapy within two months prior to randomization
6. Significant concurrent medical problems (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, active cardiac disease, significant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) making the patient unfit for surgery
7. Pregnant or lactating female
8. Unable to lie supine for imaging with PET
9. Previously treated cancer other than non-melanocytic skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix, unless disease-free for 5 years or greater
10. Patients who, at the time of the initial evaluation, have already undergone a whole body PET within 6 months prior to randomization

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	PET diagnostic imaging	PET diagnostic imaging

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
proportion of patients who have a change in management resulting from PET	12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
proportion of patients precluded from having a liver resection because of additional metastatic disease identified on PET	12 months
3-year overall survival of all patients	12 months
3-year overall survival of patients who undergo surgery with curative intent	12 months
prognostic ability of the PET standard uptake value (SUV) in predicting 3-year overall survival	12 months
sensitivity and specificity of PET in detecting other hepatic and extra-hepatic metastatic disease prior to a potentially curable liver resection for colorectal adenocarcinoma metastatic disease	12 months
economic analysis of the addition of PET in the diagnostic work-up	4 year

Trial Locations

Locations (9)

St. Joseph's Healthcare; 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

London Health Sciences; 🇨🇦 London, Ontario, Canada

Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario at Kingston General Hospital; 🇨🇦 Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

University Health Network; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hamilton Health Sciences; 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

The Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre; 🇨🇦 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

St. Joseph's Health Centre; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Grand River Regional Cancer Centre; 🇨🇦 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada