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Hepatic Artery Infusion of Carfilzomib in Participants With Liver Metastatic Disease Previously Treated With Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump Therapy

Phase I Study Evaluating Hepatic Artery Infusion of Carfilzomib in Participants With Liver Metastatic Disease Previously Treated With Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump Therapy

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07715903
Enrollment
20
Registered
2026-07-21
Start date
2026-09-22
Completion date
2031-12-31
Last updated
2026-09-17

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Conditions

Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Colorectal Neoplasms, Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Metastasis, Neoplasm, Neoplasms

Keywords

Hepatic artery infusion, Carfilzomib, Colorectal Cancer, Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, Adrenocortical Cancer, Measurable liver metastasis

Brief summary

Background: Cancers that begin in the colon, adrenal glands, or bile ducts may spread to the liver. These liver tumors are often treated using a hepatic artery infusion (HAI) pump. The HAI pump is installed in the artery that goes to the liver; drugs are administered directly to the liver through this pump. But these tumors often return after treatment. Carfilzomib (CFZ) is a drug approved to treat another kind of cancer. Researchers want to find out if this drug may be helpful when administered through the HAI pump directly to the liver for people with colon, adrenal glands, or bile duct cancer that has spread to the liver. Objective: To test the safety of carfilzomib (CFZ) delivered via a hepatic artery infusion (HAI) pump directly to the liver in people with cancer in their liver. Eligibility: People aged 18 years or older with cancers of the colon, adrenal glands, or bile ducts that spread to the liver and persist after treatment. They must have a functioning hepatic artery infusion (HAI) pump in place from previous treatment of HAI pump therapy. Design: Participants will be screened. They will have a physical exam, blood tests, imaging scans, and a test of their heart function. They will also have a test to show how the blood flows through their liver: A radioactive substance will be injected into a vein, and a special camera will take pictures of the blood flow for up to 1 hour. Participants will receive the study drug for about 6 months. They will visit the clinic once a week. Their HAI pump will be filled with the drug at each visit; the drug will slowly drain from the pump into the liver. Blood tests and imaging scans will be repeated during the study. Participants will have follow-up visits 1 and 3 months after their last dose of study drug. An optional liver biopsy (tissue sample) for research purposes may be done before the study drug is given, and again (optional) within 28 days after first receiving the study drug. Individuals may participate in the study even if they do not agree to have the biopsies done. ...

Detailed description

Background: * Targeting protein homeostasis with proteasome inhibitors has demonstrated excellent efficacy across multiple pre-clinical cancer models, although translation to patients with solid tumors has consistently failed to yield meaningful responses secondary to new protein synthesis rebound associated with intermittent dosing. * Implantable pumps for outpatient continuous infusion were developed and culminated in a commercialized product in 1980, though the only drug used to date is floxuridine. * Carfilzomib (CFZ), a second-generation irreversible 20S core particle proteasome inhibitor, can be delivered by the hepatic artery infusion pump to diminish extra-hepatic systemic clearance and feasibly direct a larger percentage of the total dose to the desired tissues at continuous concentrations. Objective: -To establish the safety of hepatic artery infusion (HAI) of carfilzomib (CFZ) in participants with liver metastatic disease who were previously treated with HAI pump therapy Eligibility: * Participants with colorectal cancer (CRC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), or adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) with liver metastatic disease not amenable to resection * Participants must have been treated with HAI floxuridine and already have a surgically inserted HAI pump in place * Age \>= 18 years * Adequate organ function Design: * Open-label, single-center, non-randomized Phase I study * Treatment with HAI infusion of CFZ will be delivered in cycles of 28 days for up to 6 cycles.

Interventions

DRUGCarfilzomib

Variable doses, continuously administered via Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump (HAIP) for up to 6 cycles

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Lead SponsorNIH

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 120 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* INCLUSION CRITERIA: * Participants must have a histologically or cytologically confirmed by pathology report diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), or adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). * Participants must have measurable liver-dominant metastatic disease. Note: liver-dominant metastatic disease is defined as \>=75% of metastatic disease present in the liver as assessed by the principal investigator. * Extrahepatic disease should be treated with anticancer therapy, if applicable, and should be stable by RECIST criteria for at least 6 weeks prior to study treatment initiation. * Participants must have previously undergone hepatic artery infusion pump therapy and have a functioning hepatic artery infusion pump in place. * Participants must have progressed on, been intolerant of, or have residual disease after HAI floxuridine and appropriate current standard-of-care treatment. * Age \>= 18 years. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \<= 2. * Participants must have an adequate organ and marrow function as defined below: Leukocytes \> 3,000/mcL Hemoglobin \>= 9 mg/dL Absolute neutrophil count \> 1,500/mcL Platelets \> 100,000/mcL Total bilirubin \< 2 X institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \< 2.5 X institutional (ULN) Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \< 2.5 X institutional (ULN) Creatinine \<2 X institutional (ULN) * Participants positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1/2 antibody must have a negative HIV viral load. * Participants positive for Hepatitis C (HCV) antibody must have a negative HCV viral load. * Participants positive for Hepatitis B (HBV) core antibody (HBcAb) must have a negative HBV viral load. Note: Participants positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) are excluded. * Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must agree to use effective contraception (barrier, hormonal, intrauterine device, abstinence, surgical sterilization) at the study entry and up to 6 months after the last dose of the study drug. A participant may request a male partner to use an effective form of contraception to fulfill this requirement (e.g., condom/barrier). Men must agree to use an effective method of contraception (barrier, surgical sterilization, abstinence) at the study entry and up to 3 months after the last dose of the study drug. A participant may request a female partner to use an effective form of contraception to fulfill this requirement (e.g., intrauterine device, hormonal contraceptives). Men must not freeze or donate sperm within the same period. * Women who are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed must agree to discontinue/postpone breastfeeding from study treatment initiation through 2 weeks after the last dose of the study drug. * Ability of participant to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion criteria

* Participants with liver metastases amenable to resection. * Participants who received floxuridine within 6 weeks prior to the study treatment initiation. * Participants who received any anticancer therapy within 2 weeks prior to the study treatment initiation. * Participants who received any investigational agents within 4 weeks prior to the study treatment initiation. * Participants with incontrovertible radiographic evidence of disease progression per the RECIST definition outside of the liver within 3 months prior to the study treatment initiation. Note: Pulmonary lesions less than 1 cm are allowed. * Prior radiation to the liver (Yttrium-90 \[Y-90\] or External Beam Radiation Therapy \[EBRT\]). * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical composition to CFZ. * Positive serum or urine Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (Beta-HCG) pregnancy test performed at screening. * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, evaluated by medical history, electrocardiogram (EKG), physical exam, and laboratory testing, or social situations that would unacceptably increase risk for the participant or impair the ability to evaluate the endpoints of the study or that would limit compliance with study requirements.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Establish the safety of hepatic artery infusion (HAI) of carfilzomib (CFZ) in participants with liver metastatic disease who were previously treated with HAI pump therapyDLT assessment will occur during Cycle 1 (28 days total).Assessment of adverse events will occur from the first study intervention through 28 days after the last study intervention or initiation of a new anti-cancer treatment whichever comes firstThe safety of the study therapy will be evaluated by the maximum dosage at which no more than 1 of 6 participants experience DLT during DLT period (Cycle 1) and by reporting the grade and type of toxicity at each dose level

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Establish the Overall Response Rate (ORR), defined as complete response (CR) + partial response (PR) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)Assessed based on imaging studies prior to starting cycles 1, 3 and 5, Day 28 Safety visit, and 3-month Follow Up visitThe proportion of participants with partial response or complete response along with a 95% confidence interval (analyzed in a combined fashion, regardless of dose level).

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTKathleen M Smith, R.N.
kathleen.smith3@nih.gov(240) 858-3531
CONTACTJonathan M Hernandez, M.D.
jonathan.hernandez@nih.gov(240) 760-6072
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJonathan M Hernandez, M.D.

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 18, 2026