Endoscopic Placement of Metal Stent in Patients With Cancer-Related Bowel Obstruction

May 31, 2012 updated by: Northwestern University

A Pilot Phase I/II Trial of Enteral Wallstents for Colonic Obstruction in the Setting of Malignancy

RATIONALE: The use of endoscopy to place a metal stent in the large intestine is less invasive than surgery for treating cancer-related bowel obstruction and may have fewer side effects and improve recovery.

PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of endoscopic placement of a metal stent in treating patients who have cancer-related bowel obstruction.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the objective response and clinical outcome in patients with colonic obstruction secondary to malignancy treated with enteral Wallstents.
  • Evaluate the efficacy and safety of this treatment in these patients.
  • Evaluate the quality of life of these patients after enteral Wallstent placement.

OUTLINE: All patient undergo a colonoscopy, followed by placement of an enteral Wallstent through an endoscope under fluoroscopic guidance into the large intestine.

Quality of life is assessed at 48 hours and 6 months after the procedure.

Patients are followed at 48 hours, 30 days, 6 months, and then yearly thereafter until death.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611-3013
        • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Endoscopically confirmed localized tumor as the cause of colonic obstruction

    • All primary tumor types are eligible
  • No prior colonic Wallstents

  • Must have symptoms of gastrointestinal obstruction, including:

    • Inability to move bowels, absence of flatus, nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, or diarrhea

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-3

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Platelet count greater than 50,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • INR no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal

Renal:

  • Not specified

Cardiovascular:

  • No cardiac condition

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • No significant active infection (e.g., pneumonia, peritonitis, wound abscess) that would preclude endoscopy
  • No other serious concurrent illness
  • No uncontrolled metabolic disease (e.g., diabetes or hypothyroidism)
  • No dementia, psychiatric disorder, or altered mental status that would preclude compliance
  • History of other neoplastic disease allowed
  • Veterans Administration patients are not eligible

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • Prior or concurrent chemotherapy allowed

Endocrine therapy:

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy:

  • Prior or concurrent radiotherapy allowed

Surgery:

  • At least 3 weeks since prior surgery and recovered

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Northwestern University

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2000

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

February 1, 2003

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

February 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 7, 2000

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 13, 2003

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

May 14, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 6, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 31, 2012

Last Verified

May 1, 2012

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • NU 98CC3
  • NU-98CC3
  • NCI-G00-1704

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