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Radiofrequency Ablation Followed By Hepatic Artery Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Colorectal Cancer That Has Spread to the Liver
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
First Received: December 10, 1999   Last Updated: February 6, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsors and Collaborators: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00004142
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Radiofrequency ablation may be able to shrink or destroy cancer cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Chemotherapy delivered directly into the blood vessels of the liver may prevent new tumors from growing. Combining these therapies may be an effective treatment for colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation followed by chemotherapy delivered directly into the blood vessels of the liver in treating patients who have colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver.


Condition Intervention Phase
Colorectal Cancer
Metastatic Cancer
Drug: floxuridine
Drug: fluorouracil
Procedure: conventional surgery
Procedure: radiofrequency ablation
Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Colorectal Cancer
Drug Information available for: Floxuridine Fluorouracil
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment
Official Title: Phase II Study of Radiofrequency Ablation of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases Combined With Post-Ablation Hepatic Arterial Infusion of Floxuridine Alternating With 5-Fluorouracil

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Study Start Date: September 1999
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency tissue ablation followed by hepatic arterial chemotherapy with floxuridine and fluorouracil in patients with colorectal cancer metastatic to the liver.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo an open laparotomy to identify the target tumor in the liver using intraoperative ultrasound followed by radiofrequency tissue ablation over 20 minutes to each tumor and placement of hepatic arterial catheter. Within 35 days postoperatively, patients receive hepatic arterial chemotherapy consisting of floxuridine on days 1-7 and fluorouracil over 1 hour on days 15, 22, and 29. Treatment repeats every 5 weeks for 6 courses.

Patients are followed at 1 month, every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 42 patients will be accrued for this study.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed colorectal cancer metastatic to the liver No preoperative or intraoperative evidence of extrahepatic metastasis including clinical, radiographic, gross or microscopic evidence Tumors must be no more than 4 cm in diameter No more than 6 total tumors May have failed prior systemic chemotherapy Failure of 1 prior intra-arterial regimen excluding floxuridine, fluorouracil, or another fluoropyrimidine allowed if liver enzymes recovered No evidence of cirrhosis No gross ascites

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Zubrod 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 16 weeks Hematopoietic: Granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min Other: No active duodenal or gastric ulcers Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6-8 weeks since nitrosoureas or mitomycin) Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy No prior radiotherapy to the liver Surgery: Not specified

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004142

Locations
United States, Texas
University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-4009
Sponsors and Collaborators
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Investigators
Study Chair: Lee M. Ellis, MD M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  More Information

Additional Information:
No publications provided

Study ID Numbers: CDR0000067373, MDA-ID-98035, NCI-G99-1616
Study First Received: December 10, 1999
Last Updated: February 6, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00004142     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
stage IV colon cancer
stage IV rectal cancer
recurrent colon cancer
recurrent rectal cancer
liver metastases

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Antimetabolites
Digestive System Neoplasms
Immunologic Factors
Floxuridine
Rectal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Rectal Neoplasm
Intestinal Diseases
Immunosuppressive Agents
Rectal Diseases
Recurrence
Intestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Diseases
Rectal Cancer
Fluorouracil
Neoplasm Metastasis
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Antimetabolites
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Immunologic Factors
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents
Colonic Diseases
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Rectal Diseases
Neoplastic Processes
Neoplasms by Site
Pathologic Processes
Therapeutic Uses
Neoplasm Metastasis
Digestive System Neoplasms
Floxuridine
Intestinal Diseases
Immunosuppressive Agents
Intestinal Neoplasms
Pharmacologic Actions
Neoplasms
Digestive System Diseases
Fluorouracil
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms

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