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Study of the Intra-patient Variability of the Quantitative Parameters of Tumor Perfusion Evaluated With Ultrasound Contrast

Study of the Intra-patient Variability of the Quantitative Parameters of Tumor Perfusion Evaluated With Ultrasound Contrast

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02666690
Acronym
VARIA-DCE-US
Enrollment
59
Registered
2016-01-28
Start date
2011-07-01
Completion date
2013-10-01
Last updated
2026-08-19

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Conditions

Breast Metastatic Cancer, Colon Metastatic Cancer, GIST Metastatic Cancer, Kidney Metastatic Cancer, Rectal Metastatic Cancer

Brief summary

RECIST criteria for evaluating tumor response are often inadequate for the evaluation of anti-angiogenic drugs. An evaluation model of tumor perfusion with contrast-enhanced ultrasonography was developed at Gustave Roussy. It assesses the tumor vascular response through the analysis of 7 different parameters. Several studies (four at IGR, involving 117 patients, and a multicenter study involving 400 patients) showed that CEUS allows early evaluation of the effect of anti-angiogenic drugs. Two of these parameters are particularly interesting for the early identification of patients responding (or not) to treatment. Those are area under curve , and area under the wash-out. To further validate the use of these parameters, it is essential to measure and describe the level of their intra-patient variability.

Interventions

DEVICECEUS (Contrast-enhanced ultrasound)

Each patient will be performed 2 contrast echocardiography (a pre-prandial - a post-prandial) before the antiangiogenic treatment, at D15 and D30.

Sponsors

Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Patient being treated at IGR for metastatic cancer by anti-angiogenic (s) drug (s) in the following indications: * Gastrointestinal sarcoma (GIST) * Breast Cancers * Kidney Cancers * Colorectal Cancers * Melanoma These anti-angiogenic drugs are used alone or in combination: Bevacizumab (Avastin), imatinib (Gleevec), Sorafenib (Nexavar), sunitinib (Sutent), Everolimus (Afinitor) Temsirolimus (Torisel), ... (non exhaustive list). 2. With at least one clearly identified metastatic tumor lesion (and accessible to ultrasound for acquisition 3 minutes without losing the target), measuring more than 2 cm, less than 50% of the volume is necrotic. Metastatic lesions are: * Liver (30 patients) * Or outside the liver (30 patients) 3. Physiological Age: 18-80 years 4. performance status \<2 5. Patient information and signature of informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Background known hypersensitivity to sulfur hexafluoride or one of the components, 2. recent history of acute coronary syndrome or unstable ischemic heart disease, 3. Acute heart failure, heart failure stage III or IV, or severe rhythm disorders, 4. uncontrolled hypertension or severe pulmonary hypertension, 5. Right-Left Shunt, 6. Respiratory Distress Syndrome, 7. Patient without vascularized tumor (without contrast enhancement) 8. patient whose antiangiogenic has already started, 9. Pregnant woman likely to be or breastfeeding, 10. Persons deprived of liberty or under guardianship, 11. Unable to submit to medical monitoring of the trial for geographical, social or psychological reasons

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Variability of quantitative parameters of Tumor Perfusion Evaluated With Ultrasound ContrastAssessed 30 days after inclusionDemonstrate that for the hepatic metastatic sites and for non hepatic metastatic sites the variability of the measured quantitative parameters on two different perfusion curves is less than 30%

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 20, 2026