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Efficacy of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

EFFIPEC - Efficacy of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy, Single-arm Phase I Study, Followed by an Open-label, Randomized, Controlled Registry-based Phase III Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04861558
Acronym
EFFIPEC
Enrollment
213
Registered
2021-04-27
Start date
2021-05-01
Completion date
2029-12-31
Last updated
2025-05-30

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

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer, Peritoneal Metastases

Brief summary

A dose titration study and a combined superiority registry-based open-label randomized control trial is planned to answer the trial objectives. The study will be registry-based to allow simpler and more comprehensive follow-up. Patients with colorectal cancer will be treated with cytoreductive surgery (CRS) together with either standard oxaliplatin HIPEC (the control for the efficacy study) or oxaliplatin/irinotecan HIPEC in combination with 5-FU 24-hour EPIC. The 5-FU will be administered postoperatively when the abdomen is completely sutured. The drug is divided equally into 2 injections of 200 ml each and injected through two abdominal drains that are clamped for 16 hours. For dose escalation, the titration groups (á 3 or 6 patients) are followed for 30 days postoperatively after which the Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) will determine whether or not to increase the 5-FU dose for the following group of patients. To study efficacy, randomization is performed intraoperatively. The patient is followed up postoperatively for a total of 3 years for the secondary endpoints which may be extended by the study committee to 5 years. Since the trial is registry based, the long-term follow-up does not require separate eCRF evaluations. These evaluations can be automatically retrieved from the registry - both recurrence data, quality of life, and morbidity data. Some specific eCRF evaluations will be integrated as a separate study part of the HIPEC registry, such as inclusion/exclusion criteria and adverse event reporting (including SUSAR reporting).

Detailed description

Not detailed description entered.

Interventions

DRUG5Fluorouracil

Injection of 250-850 mg/m2.

DRUGIrinotecan

Injection of 360 mg/m2

DRUGOxaliplatin

Injection of 460 mg/m2

Sponsors

Uppsala University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 79 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Provision of written informed consent prior to any study specific procedures. 2. ECOG Performance Status Score 0,1 or 2 alternatively Karnofsky 60-100 3. Adequate kidney, liver, bone marrow function according to laboratory tests 4. For females of childbearing potential, a negative pregnancy test must be documented 5. ≥ 18 years old and ≤78 years old 6. Colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases +/- liver metastases (maximum 3) 7. Concomitant resectable pulmonary metastases are allowed 8. All patients deemed eligible for CRS and HIPEC according to clinical routine management during a HIPEC multidisciplinary board at each respective hospital can be included.

Exclusion criteria

1. Previous severe toxicity/allergic reactions to systemic chemotherapy agents oxaliplatin or irinotecan or 5-fluorouracil 2. Unable to tolerate intensified HIPEC treatment due to comorbidity 3. Metastasis other than peritoneum or liver or lung 4. Complex liver-perenchymal sparing surgery or hemihepatectomy procedures are to be excluded. 5. Previous CRS or HIPEC 6. Pregnant or lactating (nursing) women 7. Active infections requiring antibiotics 8. Active liver disease with positive serology for active hepatitis B, C, or known HIV 9. Concurrent administration of any cancer therapy other than planned study treatment within 4 weeks prior to and up to 4 weeks after study treatment 10. Incomplete cytoreduction defined as completeness of cytoreduction score 2-3 11. Histopathology of other origin than colorectal cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Recurrence-free survival24 months after treatmentTo study the recurrence-free survival (RFS) of patients

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall survival5 years after treatmentSurvival is followed through the HIPEC registry.
Recurrence-free survival5 years after treatmentSurvival is followed through the HIPEC registry. The RECIST criteria are used to determine recurrence and site of first recurrence
Postoperative complication rateWithin 30 days after treatmentMorbidity is registered in the HIPEC registry within 30 days of treatment administration.
Patient evaluations of quality of life3 years after treatmentEORTC QLQ questionnaire filled out at baseline, 12 and 36 months after surgery using the established QoL database.

Countries

India, Sweden

Contacts

Primary ContactPeter Cashin, MD, PhD
peter.cashin@surgsci.uu.se+46 (0)18 6174304
Backup ContactLana Ghanipour, MD, PhD
lana.ghanipour@surgsci.uu.se+46 (0)18 6110000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026