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Surefire Infusion System vs. Standard Microcatheter Use During Holmium-166 Radioembolization

Surefire Infusion System vs. Standard Microcatheter Use During Holmium-166 Radioembolization for the Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases (SIM Trial)

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02208804
Acronym
SIM
Enrollment
25
Registered
2014-08-05
Start date
2014-11-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2016-11-09

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Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms, Digestive System Neoplasms, Liver Diseases, Neoplasm Metastasis

Keywords

Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases

Brief summary

The objective of the SIM trial is to investigate whether using the Surefire Infusion System during holmium-166 radioembolization increases the posttreatment tumor to non-tumor activity concentration ratio, compared with using a standard end-hole microcatheter.

Detailed description

Study design: clinical within-subject randomized controlled trial. Study population: 25 patients with unresectable, chemorefractory, liver-dominant colorectal liver metastases. Intervention: scout and therapeutic doses of holmium-166 microspheres will be administered in the left and right hepatic artery during two sequential angiography procedures on the same day. In all subjects, the use of the Surefire Infusion System and the standard end-hole catheter will be randomly allocated to the infusion site (left and right hepatic artery). Baseline and follow-up investigation: at baseline and during follow-up, patients will undergo physical examination and laboratory investigations for toxicity assessment, and a whole-body 18F-FDG-PET + dual-phase liver CT (at baseline and 3-months follow-up) for tumor response assessment. After the scout procedure and therapeutic procedure, a holmium-166 SPECT/CT will be obtained for the assessment of the microsphere distribution. Main study parameters/endpoints: The primary endpoint is the tumor to non-tumor activity concentration ratio on SPECT/CT. Secondary endpoints include mean absorbed doses of radioactivity in tumorous and healthy liver tissue, tumor response, the predictive value of holmium-166 scout dose and infusion efficiency. These endpoints will be compared between the Surefire Infusion System and standard microcatheter infusions. A dose-response relationship, clinical toxicity and overall survival will be assessed for the entire cohort.

Interventions

DEVICEHolmium-166-poly (L-lactic acid) microspheres

Sponsors

UMC Utrecht
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Written informed consent * Histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum * Hepatic metastases with measurable morphological appearance (≥ 1 cm) on cross sectional imaging, located in the right and left hepatic arterial perfusion territory * Unresectable, liver dominant disease * Progressive disease after second line chemotherapy or no further chemotherapeutical treatment options due to severe side effects or unwillingness of the patient to undergo systemic chemotherapy * Age ≥ 18 years * Expected adequacy of follow-up

Exclusion criteria

* World health organization performance score \> 2 * Inadequate bone marrow function (hemoglobin \< 6.0 mmol/l, leukocyte count \< 3.0 x 109/l, platelet count \< 75x 109/l), inadequate liver function (bilirubin \> 35 µmol/l, aspartate aminotransferase / alanine aminotransferase (AST/ALT) \> 5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)) or inadequate renal function (creatinine \> 1.5 x ULN) * Prior hemihepatectomy * Compromised biliary system (biliary stent or hepaticojejunostomy) * Child Pugh score B7 or worse * Active hepatitis B or C * Main portal vein thrombosis on CT (or previous portal vein embolization) * Severe celiac axis stenosis on CT * Unsuitable hepatic arterial anatomy on CT * Treatment with systemic chemotherapy within 4 weeks prior to radioembolization * Previous participation in a study classified as class III by a radiation safety committee * Bleeding diathesis * Pregnancy or breast feeding * Life expectancy \< 3 months * Patients who are declared incompetent * Any condition that prevents from safe treatment with radioembolization

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Posttreatment tumor to non-tumor activity concentration ratio on SPECT/CT5 days after treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Infusion efficiencyOn the day of treatmentDefined as the percentage of calculated treatment activity that was administered
Overall survivalFrom date of treatment until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 1 year
Clinical and laboratory toxicityUp to 3 months after treatmentAccording to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.03
Dose-response relationship between tumor absorbed doses on SPECT/CT and tumor response on CT and 18F-FDG-PET3 months after treatment
Posttreatment tumor response on CT and 18F-FDG-PET3 months after treatment
Predictive value of the holmium-166 scout doseOn the day of treatment
Mean absorbed radiation doses in tumorous and healthy liver tissue on SPECT/CT5 days after treatment

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Primary ContactMaurice AAJ van den Bosch, Prof. dr.
mbosch@umcutrecht.nl+ 31 88 7554755
Backup ContactAndor F van den Hoven, MD
a.f.vandenhoven@umcutrecht.nl+ 31 88 7567375

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 12, 2026