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Regional chemotherapy after surgery for colorectal liver metastases - a randomized controlled trial

Adjuvant hepatic arterial infusion pump chemotherapy after resection of colorectal liver metastases in patients with a low clinical risk score - a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2018-001696-21-NL
Enrollment
230
Registered
2018-06-05
Start date
2018-08-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Patients with resectable colorectal liver metastases

Interventions

Sponsors

Erasmus MC Kanker Instituut
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Age = 18 years. • ECOG performance status 0 or 1. • Clinical Risk Score (CRS) of 0-2 • Histologically confirmed colorectal cancer (CRC) • Radiologically confirmed CLM amenable for resection or open ablation • Positioning of a catheter for HAIP chemotherapy is technically feasible based on a CT excellent arterial phase • Adequate bone marrow, liver and renal function conducted within 15 days prior to inclusion Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 115 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 115

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Presence of extrahepatic disease (including positive portal lymph nodes) at the time of liver resection or any time since CRC diagnosis. Patients with small (= 1 cm) extrahepatic lesions that are not clearly suspicious of metastases are eligible. • Second primary malignancy except in situ carcinoma of the cervix, adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, or other malignancy treated at least 5 years previously without evidence of recurrence. • Prior hepatic radiation, resection, or ablation. • CLM requiring two-staged resections. • Liver-first resections. • Postoperative radiation of non-surgically treated (resection or open ablation) CLM • (Partial) portal vein thrombosis. • DPD-deficiency (heterozygous or homozygous) • Pregnant women or lactating women. • History of psychiatric disability judged by the investigator to be clinically significant, precluding informed consent or interfering with compliance for HAIP chemotherapy. • Serious concomitant systemic disorders that would compromise the safety of the patient or his/her ability to complete the study, at the discretion of the investigator. • Organ allografts requiring immunosuppressive therapy. • Serious, non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture. • Chronic treatment with corticosteroids (dose of = 10 mg/day methylprednisolone equivalent excluding inhaled steroids). • Serious infections (uncontrolled or requiring treatment). • Current or recent (within the 28 days prior to randomization) treatment with another investigational drug or participation in another investigational study. • Any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule; those conditions should be discussed with the patient before registration in the trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: The primary objective is to compare the efficacy of surgery and adjuvant HAIP chemotherapy to surgery alone in patients with resectable colorectal liver metastases with a low clinical risk score (CRS 0-2 point).;Secondary Objective: Secondary objectives are to compare postoperative complications, adverse events, quality of life, and costs between the two arms. Another secondary objective is to determine whether CT angiography can replace a nuclear medicine scan to rule out extrahepatic perfusion of the pump. Next, we aim to identify predictive biomarkers for the efficacy of HAIP chemotherapy and study the pharmacokinetic profile of floxuridine.;Primary end point(s): The primary endpoint is progression free survival (PFS). ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: One year after inclusion of the last patient

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): Secondary endpoints include OS, PFS in the liver, postoperative complications, adverse events, quality of life, and cost effectiveness. Also, the accuracy of CT angiography to detect extrahepatic perfusion will be evaluated. Next, we aim to identify predictive biomarkers for the efficacy of HAIP chemotherapy. Furthermore, the pharmacokinetic profile of intra-arterial administration of floxuridine will be established. ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: After inclusion of the last patient, one year after the inclusion of the last patient and 6 years after the inclusion of the last patient

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public ContactResearcher

Erasmus MC Kanker Instituut

f.buisman@erasmusmc.nl31107042125

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026