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Impact of Total Intravenous Anesthesia Following Cancer Surgery, TIVACS Study

The Impact of Total Intravenous Anesthesia Following Cancer Surgery (TIVACS) Study

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04992507
Enrollment
8
Registered
2021-08-05
Start date
2023-06-02
Completion date
2024-01-26
Last updated
2025-07-10

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Conditions

Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Brief summary

This phase II trials studies the impact of total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) following cancer surgery. Surgery and the anesthesia delivered causes physiologic stress and trauma resulting in immune suppression. TIVA is an alternative method of general anesthesia that has several benefits over volatile inhalation agents such as reducing nausea, vomiting, and opioid consumption, and promotes earlier return of bowel function following surgery. In addition, TIVA is less immunosuppressive than inhalational agents and has been shown to decrease cancer cell proliferation, migration, and metastasis formation. Giving TIVA during cancer-directed abdominal surgery may decrease the immunosuppressive state in the peri-surgical period.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To evaluate the impact of anesthetic agent on inflammation and immunosuppression among patients undergoing abdominal cancer surgery. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine the impact of anesthetic choice on short-term anesthetic and surgical outcomes. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Patients undergo surgical resection with TIVA. ARM II: Patients undergo surgical resection with inhaled volatile anesthetics. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for up to 2 years.

Interventions

Given TIVA

DRUGGeneral Anesthesia Procedure

Given inhaled volatile anesthetics

PROCEDUREResection

Undergo surgical resection

Sponsors

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
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

* Adults: ≥18 years old on the day of consent * Non-metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma * Able to provide consent * ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 * Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test for the patient at the time of surgery. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion criteria

* Previous identified allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of the study treatment * Allergies to eggs, egg products, soybeans, or soy products * Personal or first degree relative with a history of malignant hyperthermia * Has a known additional malignancy that is expected to require active treatment within two years, or is likely to be life-limiting in the opinion of the treating investigator. Superficial bladder cancer, non-melanoma skin cancers, or low-grade prostate cancer not requiring therapy would not exclude participation in this trial. * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to: Symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. * Pregnant or lactating females * Major surgery within 2 months before enrollment. Complete healing from major surgery must have occurred 1 month before enrollment. Complete healing from minor surgery (eg, simple excision, tooth extraction) must have occurred at least 7 days before enrollment. Subjects with clinically relevant complications from prior surgery are not eligible. * Patients who undergo reoperation during their initial hospitalization will be censored at the time of reoperation. * Prisoner status

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Impact of Anesthetic Agent on Inflammation and ImmunosuppressionUp to 2 yearsAll data analysis will use Student's t-test, Chi2 test and multivariable regression analysis using linear mixed model. The incidence of these outcomes will also be associated with NET levels.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Impact of Anesthetic Choice on Short-term Anesthetic and Surgical OutcomesUp to 2 yearsAll data analysis will use Student's t-test, Chi2 test and multivariable regression analysis using linear mixed model. The incidence of these outcomes will also be associated with NET levels.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Arm I (Surgical Resection With TIVA)
Patients undergo surgical resection with TIVA. Anesthesia Procedure: Given TIVA Resection: Undergo surgical resection
5
Arm II (Surgical Resection With Inhaled Volatile Anesthetics)
Patients undergo surgical resection with inhaled volatile anesthetics. General Anesthesia Procedure: Given inhaled volatile anesthetics Resection: Undergo surgical resection
3
Total8

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyDeath01
Overall StudyStudy terminated early due to principal investigator departing sponsoring organization52

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicArm I (Surgical Resection With TIVA)Arm II (Surgical Resection With Inhaled Volatile Anesthetics)Total
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
2 Participants2 Participants4 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
3 Participants1 Participants4 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
5 Participants3 Participants8 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants0 Participants0 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
5 Participants3 Participants8 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
5 participants3 participants8 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1 Participants1 Participants2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
4 Participants2 Participants6 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 51 / 3
other
Total, other adverse events
3 / 52 / 3
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 50 / 3

Outcome results

Primary

Impact of Anesthetic Agent on Inflammation and Immunosuppression

All data analysis will use Student's t-test, Chi2 test and multivariable regression analysis using linear mixed model. The incidence of these outcomes will also be associated with NET levels.

Time frame: Up to 2 years

Population: Due to the early termination of the study, only one participant underwent surgery and received treatment and that participant did not stay on study long enough to have data collected for the primary or secondary outcome measure. Therefore, there is no collected data to report for this outcome measure.

Secondary

Impact of Anesthetic Choice on Short-term Anesthetic and Surgical Outcomes

All data analysis will use Student's t-test, Chi2 test and multivariable regression analysis using linear mixed model. The incidence of these outcomes will also be associated with NET levels.

Time frame: Up to 2 years

Population: Due to the early termination of the study, only one participant underwent surgery and received treatment and that participant did not stay on study long enough to have data collected for the primary or secondary outcome measure. Therefore, there is no collected data to report for this outcome measure.

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