Status:
NO_LONGER_AVAILABLE
Therasphere® for Treatment of Unresectable Primary Liver Cancer and Metastatic Liver Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center
Conditions:
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Neoplasm Metastasis
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this protocol is to provide supervised and limited access to Therasphere® treatment for patients with primary liver cancer and chemotherapy refractory liver metastasis who cannot be tre...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Confirmed diagnosis of primary or metastatic intrahepatic carcinoma
- The cancer must be unresectable with limited established treatment options
- ECOG Performance Status Score 0-2
- Age 19 years or older
- Able to comprehend and provide written informed consent
Exclusion
- Any pre-treatment laboratory findings within 15 days of treatment demonstrating:
- Absolute granulocyte count ≤ 1,500/ul
- Platelet count ≤ 75,000/ul
- Serum creatinine \> 2.0 mg/dl
- Serum bilirubin ≥ 2.0 mg/dl
- Any of the following contraindications to angiography and selective visceral catheterization:
- History of severe allergy or intolerance to any contrast media, narcotics, sedatives, or atropine
- Bleeding, diathesis, not correctable by usual forms of therapy
- Severe peripheral vascular disease that would preclude catheterization
- Substantial venous shunt away from the liver
- Evidence of potential delivery of greater than 11 mCi (20 Gy absorbed dose) of radiation to the lungs on either 1) first Therasphere® administration; or 2) cumulative delivery of radiation to the lungs over multiple treatments
- Evidence of any detectable Tc-99 MAA flow to the stomach or duodenum, application of established angiographic techniques to stop such flow
- Significant extrahepatic disease representing an imminent life- threatening situation outcome
- Severe liver dysfunction or pulmonary insufficiency
- Active uncontrolled infection
- Significant underlying medical or psychiatric illness
- Pregnant women may not participate
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
Trial Type :
EXPANDED_ACCESS
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00701168
Last Update
August 23 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Leo W Jenkins Cancer Center at East Carolina University School of Medicine
Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834