Status:

COMPLETED

Heat Activated Liposomal Doxorubicin and Radiofrequency Ablation in Treating Patients With Primary or Metastatic Liver Tumors

Lead Sponsor:

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Liver Cancer

Metastatic Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as liposomal doxorubicin, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiofrequency ablation uses high-frequency ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Determine the maximum tolerated dose of heat activated doxorubicin HCl liposome when combined with radiofrequency ablation in patients with primary or metastatic tumors of the liver. * ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed tumor of the liver
  • Primary or metastatic disease
  • No more than 4 lesions
  • No single lesion \> 7 cm in maximum diameter
  • Not a candidate for curative surgical resection due to tumor histology or prior surgery
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • 18 and over
  • Performance status
  • ECOG 0-2
  • Life expectancy
  • At least 3 months
  • Hematopoietic
  • Platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm\^3
  • WBC ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL (transfusions to attain levels ≥ 10g/dL allowed)
  • Hepatic
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • PT or PTT ≤ 1.5 times control (except for patients receiving anticoagulation therapy for an unrelated medical condition \[e.g., atrial fibrillation\])
  • Renal
  • Creatinine ≤ 2.5 mg/dL
  • Cardiovascular
  • See Hepatic
  • Ejection fraction ≥ 50% by MUGA
  • No congestive heart failure
  • No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • No cerebral vascular accident within the past 6 months
  • No life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia
  • Other
  • Weight \< 136 kg
  • Glucose ≤ 300 mg/dL
  • No uncontrolled diabetes
  • No known serious uncontrolled reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) to contrast agents used in this study
  • No known allergy to egg or egg products
  • No other serious medical illness
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • No concurrent interferon
  • No live vaccines (for immunosuppressed patients only) during and for 30 days after study treatment
  • Chemotherapy
  • Not specified
  • Endocrine therapy
  • Not specified
  • Radiotherapy
  • Not specified
  • Surgery
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Other
  • More than 3 weeks since prior therapy for liver tumor(s)
  • More than 3 weeks since prior systemic therapy for non-life-threatening extrahepatic disease and recovered
  • No other concurrent systemic therapy
  • No administration of any of the following medications during and for 30 days after study treatment:
  • Cyclosporine
  • Phenobarbital
  • Phenytoin
  • Streptozocin
  • No concurrent administration of any of the following medications:
  • Amphotericin B by injection
  • Antithyroid agents for overactive thyroid
  • Azathioprine
  • Chloramphenicol
  • Colchicine
  • Flucytosine
  • Ganciclovir
  • Plicamycin
  • Zidovudine
  • Probenecid
  • Sulfinpyrazone

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    January 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    30 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00093444

    Start Date

    September 1 2004

    End Date

    January 1 2010

    Last Update

    March 15 2012

    Active Locations (2)

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    Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892-1182

    2

    Queen Mary Hospital - Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, China