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Drug-Eluting Bead, Irinotecan (DEBIRI) Therapy of Liver Metastasis From Colon Cancer With Systemic Fluorouracil, Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin and Bevacizumab

Drug-Eluting Bead, Irinotecan (DEBIRI) Therapy of Liver Metastasis From Colon Cancer With Concomitant Systemic Oxaliplatin, Fluorouracil and Leucovorin Chemotherapy, and Anti-Angiogenic Therapy

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00932438
Acronym
DEBIRI
Enrollment
70
Registered
2009-07-03
Start date
2009-06-30
Completion date
2012-12-31
Last updated
2021-06-11

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Conditions

Colon Cancer With Metastases to the Liver

Keywords

colon cancer, liver metastases

Brief summary

This is a multicentre, open labeled, controlled phase study designed to assess effectiveness of chemoembolization with LC Beads, both with and without systemic chemotherapy, in the treatment of unresectable liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer.

Detailed description

This is a multicentre, open labeled, prospective, randomized, controlled phase I/II study designed to assess the clinical performance of chemoembolization with Low Compression Bead (LC Bead), loaded with irinotecan in combination with intravenous chemotherapy and bevacizumab versus intravenous chemotherapy in combination with bevacizumab in the treatment of unresectable liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer.

Interventions

DEVICELC beads loaded with Irinotecan

Chemoembolization using LC beads loaded with 100mg Irinotecan

DRUGOxaliplatin

Oxaliplatin 85 mg/sqm, IV infusion every two weeks

DRUGLeucovorin

Leucovorin 200 mg/sqm, IV infusion every two weeks

DRUG5-Fluorouracil

5-Fluorouracil 2400 mg/sqm, IV infusion every 2 week

DRUGBevacizumab

Bevacizumab 5 mg/kg given at the discretion of the treating physician

Sponsors

Biocompatibles UK Ltd
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
University of Louisville
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion: * Patients over 18 years of age, of any race or sex, who have histologic or radiologic proof of colorectal cancer to the liver, who are able to give informed consent, will be eligible. * Patients with at least one measurable liver metastases, with size \> 1cm response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) * Patients with liver dominant disease defined as ≥80% tumor body burden confined to the liver * Patients with patent main portal vein * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status score of \< 2 * Life expectancy of \> 3 months * Non-pregnant with an acceptable contraception in premenopausal women. * Hematologic function: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L, platelets ≥75 x109/L, international normalized ratio (INR) ≤1.3\* (\*If patient is on anticoagulants, they must be able to stop medication temporarily prior to TACE and must have INR ≤1.3 prior to receiving TACE) Adequate liver function as measured by: Total bilirubin ≤ 2.0mg/dl, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤5 times upper limits of normal (ULN), albumin ≥2.5g/dl, Adequate Hemoglobin and Hematocrit as measured by (Male: for approximate 45 - 62%; and approximate Female: 37 - 48%) or Hemoglobin (Male: approximate 13 - 18 gm/dL Female: approximate 12 - 16 gm/dL). If patient is asymptomatic with Hemoglobin for male 10 to 12.9 or Female 9.5 to 11.9 and do not wish to be transfused they still will be eligible for treatment. * Adequate renal function (creatinine ≤ 2.0mg/dl) * Women of child bearing potential and fertile men are required to use effective contraception negative serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (βHCG) * Signed, written informed consent * Patient is at least one month out from any treatment for Stage III colorectal cancer * Patient is at least one year out from any treatment for their Stage IV colorectal cancer. \- these patients should not be candidates for curative treatments, and will have recovered from any chemotherapeutic toxicities' they may have experienced. * Less than 60% liver tumor replacement Exclusion: * Any patient eligible for curative treatment (i.e. resection or radiofrequency ablation). Note: resectability is defined as a single tumor \<5cm with adequate liver function defined: Total bilirubin ≤ 2.0mg/dl non-resectability includes patients with greater than 6, tumors close to blood vessels, patients with hepatic-pulmonary shunting, or patients of poor performance * Active bacterial, viral or fungal infection within 72 hours of study entry * Women who are pregnant or breast feeding * Allergy to contrast media that cannot be managed with standard care (e.g. steroids), making magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) contraindicated. * Presence of another malignancy with the exception of cervical carcinoma in situ and stage I basal or squamous carcinoma of the skin. * Any contraindication for hepatic embolization procedures: * Large shunt as determined by the investigator (pretesting with TcMMA not required) * Severe atheromatosis * Hepatofugal blood flow * Main portal vein occlusion (e.g. thrombus or tumor) * Other significant medical or surgical condition, or any medication or treatment, that would place the patient at undue risk and that would preclude the safe use of chemoembolization or would interfere with study participation * Patients with prior contraindications for the use of irinotecan therapy-this would include chronic inflammatory bowel disease and or bowel obstruction, history of severe hypersensitivity reactions to irinotecan hydrochloride, trihydrate, lactic acid or to any of the excipients of camptosar, severe bone marrow failure, history of Gilbert Syndrome or concomitant use with St. John's Wort * Patients with prior contraindications for the use of fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, leucovorin or bevacizumab

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Tumor ResponseMonths 2, 4 and 6Tumor response will be determined using Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST). Response will classified as: Complete response - disappearance of all lesions; Partial response - at least 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of longest diameter or 30% reduction of arterial enhancement; Progressive disease - at least 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest longest diameter recorded since start of treatment or appearance of one or more new lesions greater than 1cm in size; Stable disease - neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for partial response nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter since start of treatment.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Serious Adverse EventsFirst treatment through one year post treatment completionTotal number of serious adverse events that occurred in both Arms of the study.

Countries

Argentina, United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
LC Beads Loaded With Irinotecan and FOLFOX6
Device: LC Beads loaded with 100mg Irinotecan Drug: Systemic Chemotherapy (FOLFOX6) Oxaliplatin 85 mg/sqm, IV infusion every two weeks Leucovorin 200mg/sqm, IV infusion every two weeks 5-Fluorouracil 2400mg/sqm, IV infusion every two weeks Bevacizumab 5mg/kg given at the discretion of treating physician LC bead loaded with Irinotecan: Chemoembolization using LC beads loaded with 100mg Irinotecan Oxaliplatin Leucovorin 5-Fluorouracil Bevacizumab
40
FOLFOX6 and Bevacizumab
Drug: Systemic Chemotherapy (FOLFOX6) Oxaliplatin 85 mg/sqm, IV infusion every two weeks Leucovorin 200mg/sqm, IV infusion every two weeks 5-Fluorouracil 2400mg/sqm, IV infusion every two weeks Bevacizumab 5mg/kg given at the discretion of treating physician Oxaliplatin Leucovorin 5-Fluorouracil Bevacizumab
30
Total70

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicLC Beads Loaded With Irinotecan and FOLFOX6FOLFOX6 and BevacizumabTotal
Age, Continuous57 years60 years58.5 years
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
7 Participants4 Participants11 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
33 Participants25 Participants58 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Argentina
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
39 Participants30 Participants69 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
16 Participants21 Participants37 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
24 Participants9 Participants33 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
30 / 4018 / 30
other
Total, other adverse events
40 / 4030 / 30
serious
Total, serious adverse events
40 / 4020 / 30

Outcome results

Primary

Tumor Response

Tumor response will be determined using Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST). Response will classified as: Complete response - disappearance of all lesions; Partial response - at least 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum of longest diameter or 30% reduction of arterial enhancement; Progressive disease - at least 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest longest diameter recorded since start of treatment or appearance of one or more new lesions greater than 1cm in size; Stable disease - neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for partial response nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter since start of treatment.

Time frame: Months 2, 4 and 6

Population: Intent to treat population: all randomized subjects who received at least one cycle of intravenous chemotherapy or LC bead loaded with irinotecan

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
LC Beads Loaded With Irinotecan and FOLFOX6Tumor Response31 participants
FOLFOX6 and BevacizumabTumor Response16 participants
Secondary

Number of Serious Adverse Events

Total number of serious adverse events that occurred in both Arms of the study.

Time frame: First treatment through one year post treatment completion

Population: Any subject who received at least one bead treatment in Arm 1 and any subject who received at least one dose of chemotherapy in Arm 2

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
LC Beads Loaded With Irinotecan and FOLFOX6Number of Serious Adverse Events49 Serious Adverse Event
FOLFOX6 and BevacizumabNumber of Serious Adverse Events21 Serious Adverse Event

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026