Comparing Hepatic Intra-arterial Injection of Yttrium-90 Microspheres Versus Fluorouracil (5FU) in Colorectal Cancer Metastatic to the Liver Only

February 23, 2011 updated by: Jules Bordet Institute

Comparison Hepatic Intra-arterial Injection of Yttrium-90 Versus 5FU in Colorectal Cancer Metastatic to the Liver Only

This is a Phase III trial comparing hepatic intra-arterial injection of Yttrium-90 microspheres (selective internal radiation [SIR] spheres) versus infusional intravenous (IV) 5FU in colorectal cancer metastatic to the liver only and refractory to standard IV chemotherapy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

  • Belgium
      • Brussels, Belgium, 1000
        • Jules Bordet Institute

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically proven colorectal adenocarcinoma, metastatic to the liver only.
  • Failure of prior chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer.
  • Adequate laboratory values of hematologic, renal and liver function
  • World Health Organization (WHO) performance status (PS) <= 2
  • Written consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or lactating patients
  • Other tumor type than adenocarcinoma (leiomyosarcoma; lymphoma).
  • Patients with cirrhosis or other chronic liver disease
  • Thrombosis of the hepatic main artery of the portal vein
  • Lung shunting > 20% as determined by nuclear medicine breakthrough scan
  • Patients with serum bilirubin > 1.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or with AST and/or ALT and/or alkaline phosphatase > 5 x ULN
  • Patients with concurrent or within 4 week period administration of any other experimental drugs.
  • Other serious illness or medical conditions.

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Jules Bordet Institute

Collaborators

University Hospital, Ghent

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 20, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 24, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 23, 2011

Last Verified

February 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Sir-Spheres1

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