Hepatic Arterial Infusion in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced, Non-Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Summary

This pilot clinical trial studies the safety and effectiveness of continuous hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) of floxuridine (FUDR) alone or in combination with other chemotherapeutic drugs in treating patients with locally advanced cholangiocarcinoma that cannot be removed by surgery. HAI is a method to deliver higher concentrations of FUDR more directly to liver tumors and reduces side effects. HAI alone or in combination with oxaliplatin and/or gemcitabine may significantly improve clinical outcomes of patients with locally advanced cholangiocarcinoma.

Timeline

Start

2012-04-03

Primary completion

2018-08-08

Completion

2022-08-02

Publications

• Background Valle JW WH, Palmer DD, Cunningham D, Anthoney DA, Maraveyas A, Hughes SK, Roughton JA, Bridgewater JA: Gemcitabine with or without cisplatin in patients (pts) with advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer (ABC): Results of a multicenter, randomized phase III trial (the UK ABC-02 trial). J Clin Oncol 27:15s, 2009 (suppl, abstr 4503), 2009
• Background Tan BR, Brenner WS, Picus J, Marsh S, Gao F, Fournier C, Fracasso PM, James J, Yen-Revollo JL, McLeod HL. Phase I study of biweekly oxaliplatin, gemcitabine and capecitabine in patients with advanced upper gastrointestinal malignancies. Ann Oncol. 2008 Oct;19(10):1742-8. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdn375. Epub 2008 Jun 4.
• Background Kemeny NE, Melendez FD, Capanu M, Paty PB, Fong Y, Schwartz LH, Jarnagin WR, Patel D, D'Angelica M. Conversion to resectability using hepatic artery infusion plus systemic chemotherapy for the treatment of unresectable liver metastases from colorectal carcinoma. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Jul 20;27(21):3465-71. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.1301. Epub 2009 May 26.
• Background Kemeny NE, Gonen M. Hepatic arterial infusion after liver resection. N Engl J Med. 2005 Feb 17;352(7):734-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200502173520723. No abstract available.
• Background Jarnagin WR, Schwartz LH, Gultekin DH, Gonen M, Haviland D, Shia J, D'Angelica M, Fong Y, DeMatteo R, Tse A, Blumgart LH, Kemeny N. Regional chemotherapy for unresectable primary liver cancer: results of a phase II clinical trial and assessment of DCE-MRI as a biomarker of survival. Ann Oncol. 2009 Sep;20(9):1589-1595. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdp029. Epub 2009 Jun 2.

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