Catheter Guided Chemo-infusion in Breast Cancer

December 14, 2022 updated by: mohamed ahmed abdel wahab, Assiut University

Role of Catheter Guided Intra-arterial Chemo-infusion in Breast Cancer.

In the present prospective study, we will analyze the outcome of image-guided delivery of intra-arterially infused chemotherapeutic drugs for patients with breast cancer in III, IV stages.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Detailed Description

Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies affecting women worldwide, and its incidence has seen a steady increase over the years with the involvement of women at a much younger age, which poses a serious health threat to women and has a staggering global impact.

Lymph node and hematogenous metastasis occurs at the early stage of breast cancer and is the principal cause of mortality of breast cancer patients.

Surgical resection is the most effective method for the treatment of breast cancer, and neoadjuvant chemotherapy reduces the risk of disease recurrence and death in women who have operable breast cancer.

For patients with inoperable breast cancer, neoadjuvant chemotherapy reduces tumor bulk and tumor stage, thereby increasing the chance of surgical resection and reducing postoperative tumor recurrence and metastasis.

Local or regional chemotherapy is an alternative for reducing metastatic lesions and increasing patient survival .Intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy (chemoinfusion), a form of regional chemotherapy, has been used in the treatment of gastrointestinal tumors, liver cancer, and pancreatic cancer.

In the present prospective study, we will analyze the outcome of image-guided delivery of intra-arterially infused chemotherapeutic drugs for patients with breast cancer in III, IV stages.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

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

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult female had stage III,IV breast cancer.
  • Female had received no prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or definitive surgical therapy for breast cancer.
  • Patient had adequate organ function.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients known to have absolute contraindications for contrast.
  • Patient known to have systemic organ failure.

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Advanced breast cancer patients
Tumors are staged according to the criteria of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). Tumor volume was determined by mammography or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Patients will be cannulated via the femoral artery. Then, a 4F fixed-curve catheter (Cobra catheter, Cook Corporation, Bloomington) was advanced to the ipsilateral subclavian artery. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) was performed to determine tumor arterial blood supply. Super selection of the internal mammary artery done by micro-catheter. Chemo-infusion was decided by the major feeding artery. The intra-arterial chemoinfusion regimen consisted of docetaxel 75 mg/m2 and epirubicin 50 mg/m2 in 200 mL of normal saline and 5% glucose; the drugs were slowly infused via the catheter over at least 15 minutes. Intraarterial infusion was performed once every 3 weeks on average.
Patients will be cannulated via the femoral artery. Then, a 4F fixed-curve catheter (Cobra catheter, Cook Corporation, Bloomington) was advanced to the ipsilateral subclavian artery. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) was performed to determine tumor arterial blood supply. Super selection of the internal mammary artery done by micro-catheter. Chemo-infusion was decided by the major feeding artery. The intra-arterial chemoinfusion regimen consisted of docetaxel 75 mg/m2 and epirubicin 50 mg/m2 in 200 mL of normal saline and 5% glucose; the drugs were slowly infused via the catheter over at least 15 minutes. Intraarterial infusion was performed once every 3 weeks on average.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Lesion size after chemotherapy
Time Frame: 3 weeks
Patient will be evaluated 3 weeks after the second intra-arterial chemo infusion. If the primary lesion and the involved lymph nodes shrunken markedly in volume and skin and muscle involvement improved noticeably, patients were assigned to undergo surgical resection
3 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mohamed A Abdelwahab, MSc, Assiut university

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

April 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

April 1, 2025

Study Completion (Anticipated)

May 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 14, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 14, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

December 22, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 22, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 14, 2022

Last Verified

December 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • catheter guided chemo-infusion

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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